Utility Mapping

Professional Underground Utility Mapping, Locating and Detection Services.

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Civil Infrastructure Design, Planning and Construction;
Port and Airport Authorities;
Local and Government Authorities;
School Redevelopment Schemes (BSF);
Hospital and Health Authorities;
Industrial, Manufacturing and Retail sectors;
Refineries, Services Stations and Forecourt Developments;
Rail and Road Developments;
Town and City Redevelopment;
Network Maintenance and Development by Utility Providers; and
Brownfield Site Developments

Via Earth Radar, we provide survey solutions and technical assistance to customers across many industry sectors throughout Australia. We assist asset owners, consultants and contractors during the design, construction and asset management phases for projects related to:

Leading Utility Survey and Detection Services from Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney to Brisbane

Making the invisible - visible.

Our utility mapping capabilities are provided by our Earth Radar team, Australia’s most accurate utility mapping specialist. Earth Radar a VAC Group Company use advanced utility survey technologies to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with working around underground services, cables and utilities. By using the latest in underground pipe location and cable locator devices combined with non-destructive vacuum excavation techniques, Earth Radar offers a complete underground utility locator and mapping service throughout Australia. Their highly experienced, competent and accredited locators use a robust methodology for utility detection services, utility mapping services and safe exposure of cables, to ensure the job is done right the first time. Through VAC Group’s investment in Earth Radar’s cutting edge ground penetrating radar (GPR), GPS, Survey and Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI) capabilities, we can provide you with the most comprehensive utility mapping service in the industry.

All works are carried out in accordance with Australian Standard AS5488-2019 and completed by DBYD Certified locators.

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Knowing the location, depths and routes of existing pipes, cables and other buried infrastructure is a principal requirement for those engaged in feasibility studies, design, construction and asset maintenance activities.

As experienced utility mapping and detection specialists, we reduce uncertainty and project risk due to old, incomplete, missing, ambiguous or unavailable ‘as-constructed’ utility data, by locating underground services with a high degree of accuracy through the use of EMI, 2D and 3D GPR and vacuum excavation.

We undertake projects ranging from small-scale locating of individual utilities for connection or maintenance purposes, to comprehensive borehole clearance surveys and utility asset mapping for industry and construction.

The benefits of using these methods include the:

Identification of the routes, types and depths of buried services,

Identification of potential conflicts, enabling more effective planning and design,

Reducing the costs associated with the digging of speculative trial holes, and

Mitigating the risk of cable strikes and damage to third party services

Utility Mapping Subcontractors Offering Precise Utility Locating Services for All Purposes

Topographical Surveys are used to map the shape, form, level and geographical position of the earth, both natural and unnatural. The term ‘earth’, can mean anything from a small garden to a national park, farm track to a motorway or from a small building plot to multi hectare development.

Vac Group understands that each site presents specific risks and challenges, however our highly skilled survey team can tailor survey requirements to meet each site’s specific survey needs. Our survey standards meet Australian Survey Standards SP1 and local Government Standards G71 (Control Surveys) and G73 (Detail or Topographical Surveys). These surveys can be coordinated locally or can be linked to MGA and AHD survey networks throughout Australia. Using the latest technology and equipment, our surveyors can produce high quality survey models/drawings and services which include:

Small to large scale land surveys;
GPS surveys;
Triangulation and contour modelling;
Boundary Overlays (CAD);
Civil Works (Setting Out) construction site works;
Trig levelling to 5mm accuracy;
Surveying of Underground Assets to the relevant Australian Standard including Class Accuracy.
Establishing or working within Control Survey Networks; and
Survey for future design needs.

All our drawings and detailed information are digitally mapped using Autocad dependant on your required final digital format. We create Digital Terrain models with Meta Data files including relevant Model Validation in accordance with

AS/NZS ISO 9001 quality management.

Topographical Surveys

Earth Radar are industry leaders who, with their innovative 3D ground penetrating radar (GPR) technologies, achieve a more complete picture of surface and subsurface features to provide clients with better understanding of site conditions and so enabling more effective

protection of underground assets.

Utility Surveys

In Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and beyond, at VAC Group we aim to meet all your specific survey requirements – no project is too small or too big. Call us on 1300 822 834 to find out more about our cable locator services, utility mapping services or non-destructive digging for your project.