Knowing what is underneath
Knowing what is underneath
(OP)
Is there any technology which can be used to survey an open land to ascertain if there are any cable underneath it? If there is any, is it cheap and easily available?
These cables may be live or dead.
These cables may be live or dead.






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Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...
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I would never check for myself, which legally means little, or nothing, but would utilize this free service.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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Cables installed by private property owners are NOT usually documented or located by the utilties. In fact, the locates in my region SPECIFICALLY state that the POCO is not responsible for non-utility stuff, including private cables and even city-owned street light cables.
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Regards
Marmite
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You call it, they come out, mark stuff to look out for, and you dig. If you mess up and cut something, then it's THEIR fault.
You don't call, you mess something up, you're liable for all the losses including outages and direct damage, PLUS the added ignominy of a state fine.
Now once you get inside the fence of a private facility like a plant or a factory, that's another problem, but most that I've worked with are VERY careful, not wanting to see what happens with a puncture of a high-pressure gas line or a major HV feeder.
old field guy
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