CAD/GIS/GPS Utility Surveying | Underground Services, Inc.

GIS and Survey Specialistics

SoftDig® is equipped with Total Station surveying equipment, handheld GPS, antennae, and desktop CAD/GIS software. Using this equipment, our GIS and Survey Specialists are capable of producing high quality utility maps. The antennae we connect to our GPS units allow us to produce shapefiles accurate to 5 cm post-processing.

Whether using traditional survey methods, or using GPS survey, the experts at SoftDig® are capable of providing the highest quality CAD/GIS deliverables. While we frequently use traditional survey methods to produce deliverables, our mapping grade GIS deliverables are growing in popularity. There is a small drop in accuracy between the two, but this allows us to provide utility mapping of large sites in much less time than necessary using traditional survey methods.

Precise GPS/GIS Services

The GPS/GIS services provided by SoftDig® are still produced with precision accuracy down to 5 cm, and it allows us to provide clients with an array of GIS products to our clients (e.g. maps, Google Earth compatible KMZ files, and geodatabases). The accuracy and variety are both important, because the work our clients do are often important to the improvement and development of social and economic climates on local to global scales. Setbacks on such projects can have major consequences, so the additional data allows our clients to proceed with their projects with confidence.

The eminently accurate CAD/GIS outputs produced by SoftDig®, attributed to the decisive work of our employees, is useful in many ways. These services SoftDig® produces have been used in property management, real estate, infrastructure improvement, and various other markets. We proudly provide these services in aid to clients’ decision making, conservation, and safety. SoftDig® is happy to be valued as experts in the utility locating field, and to be providing highly accurate deliverables to depict the adept work of our field analysts and technicians.

FAQs

How is GIS used in utility mapping projects?

GIS helps crews create detailed digital maps showing the type and location of underground utility lines. Sewers, electric cables, telephone cables, gas mains, and water mains are among the items that can be found during the operation.
What are the main advantages of using GIS for utility mapping?

With GIS, utility mapping is less expensive and more effective. It supports solid decision-making, project communication, better land-use management, and advanced geographic information archiving. By automating the data gathering process and creating a centralized system for efficient data storage and management, GIS improves utility field operations' efficiency while also improving the quality and accessibility of previously recorded data.
What types of applications benefit from GIS technology?

Geographic information systems help decrease damage and plan for the future. It is employed in managing forest fires, limiting the impact of natural disasters, optimizing natural resources, designing wastewater management, and remediating events such as oil spills.
Are CAD and GIS better than traditional surveying tools?

Unlike traditional surveying tools, these new tools provide a central location for data and analysis. While GIS has concentrated more on data management, geographical analysis, and visualization and less on the spatial accuracy of data, surveying has traditionally focused on precision. GIS uses common projections and global coordinate systems, where surveying frequently uses local or assumed coordinate systems.