![]() ![]() Installation of most buried assets was before today’s accurate GPS/GIS technology.In many cases, builders, contractors, or property owners install domestic connections, The asset owner may not have done the actual installation.Misplaced or missing marker posts or relying on old measurements being exact, which people tend to do, is hazardous therefore, in most cases, measurements for depths/alignments are not supplied by asset owners. ![]() Asset owners do not have ongoing visibility or control of the environment around their assets, so they do not know if changes have occurred. Also, misrepresenting property boundaries may occur, e.g., fences may not be in the correct alignment. For example, some underground assets were installed 30 years ago or longer since then, surface levels could have changed up or down due to floods, agricultural practices etc. Asset owners cannot record the exact measurements of depths and alignments because the ground profile could have changed since the cable/pipe was installed, rendering the measurements inaccurate and giving you a false indication of where it is. ![]() Asset owners only record the general locations of their assets. ![]()
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