Trimble and Radiodetection are collaborating to improve the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process. Integrating the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS system and Radiodetection’s RD MapTM+ application and precision locator products helps to streamline utility-locating workflows to provide accurate measurement capabilities and generate underground utilities maps in a single field operation.
When using conventional technology, field technicians mark their measurements onsite or rely on data entries to provide to office staff for map creation after a site visit. However, data collected with the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS system can now be simultaneously synchronised with Radiodetection RD Map+ and precision locators that find and mark buried utilities. By streamlining this connection, workers can digitise utility-line locations and reduce reporting errors.
“Accurate geolocation is critical to the operation and maintenance of underground utilities and public infrastructure,” said Stephanie Michaud, strategic marketing manager, Trimble Surveying & Mapping Field Solutions. “By adding survey-grade capabilities to existing utility workflows, this collaboration creates a connected solution that provides confidence and reliability during the data capture process.”
The combined technologies provide accurate data for construction firms to work from, assisting with the establishment of dependable digital twins.
