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Design Utility Locates for Municipalities & Public Works

At Know Before You Dig Locates, we help municipalities, counties, and public works departments gather accurate, field-verified data about buried infrastructure on public and private property. Whether you’re planning a capital works project, building your GIS database, or locating legacy utilities, we deliver design-grade underground utility data (QL‑B) that supports safe planning, infrastructure renewal, and informed decision-making.

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Build a Better Underground Record

Public infrastructure teams are often responsible for systems they didn’t install—and sometimes can’t find. Whether you're missing records or need to verify what’s in the field, we can help you:

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  • Locate undocumented or abandoned lines

  • Add missing segments to your GIS

  • Support engineering consultants and capital projects with QL‑B data

  • Scan surface structures like manholes, catch basins, or vaults for civil applications

 

We assist with mapping buried infrastructure in parks, easements, facility yards, cul-de-sacs, schools, fire halls, community buildings, and more.

CAD utility map showing QL-B field markings for water, sewer, storm, and electrical lines
Open water vault scanned for structure data and mapped with field markings

Why Municipalities Work With Us

  • We deliver QL‑D through QL‑B data in line with ASCE 38-22 standards.

  • We support internal teams, contracted surveyors, or engineering consultants with field locates and deliverables.

  • Our team can locate public and private lines across roads, parks, sidewalks, or facilities—even past the meter.

  • We offer optional LiDAR scans of surface structures (e.g., manholes, catch basins) to capture pipe sizes, structure competence, and elevations. 

  • You’ll receive a photo-documented locate summary, CAD-ready sketches, and QL-level designations.

  • If you’re updating your GIS, we can export data in shapefile or GIS-compatible formats.

What You Get

  • Utility Record Compilation (QL-D)

If available, we start with existing drawings and records from municipal or external sources.

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  • Surface Feature Verification (QL‑C)

We inspect and match visible utility features—valves, meters, vaults, hydrants, chambers—to confirm alignments and identify unknown connections.

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  • Field Utility Locates (QL‑B)

Using GPR, EM locating, and sondes, we detect and document underground infrastructure in areas under your jurisdiction.

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  • Structure Scanning (Optional)

We can scan and measure manholes, catch basins, or chambers to assist with civil planning and storm/sanitary system mapping.

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  • CAD / GIS Deliverables

You’ll receive PDF reports, photos, CAD layers, and optional GIS shapefiles formatted for integration into your mapping systems.

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⚠️ We do not provide stamped engineering drawings but can support your consultants, internal GIS team, or contractors with reliable, field-verified QL‑B utility data.

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Map Smarter. Plan Safer. Serve Better.

Partner with us to locate and document your municipal buried infrastructure—whether for a single project or long-term data improvement.

CONTACT US 

Or call us at 1-800-905-8204

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