Ground Penetrating Radar Used for Utility Locating at the US / Mexico Border
Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. of Arizona was contacted by a national contractor to locate all underground utilities for the U.S. Border Patrol fence at the US / Mexico Border in Yuma, Arizona. The contractor was given the difficult task of excavating near the Border Patrol fence line in order to install a new observation post for Homeland Security. This was a highly secured area requiring security escorts from Homeland Security and the need for specialized utility locating techniques due to the site having no above ground utilities.
Conventional utility locating is done by transmitting a signal through accessible above ground utilities. With the highly secured location, all utilities boxes were inaccessible and/or welded closed. Without this access, GPRS, LLC. arrived on site to provide digital underground imaging (Ground Penetrating Radar) as well as the use of signal induction solutions to locate all underground utilities. GPRS was able to successfully scan over 7 miles of US Border Patrol fence line, providing accurate details of where all power lines were located.
Ground Penetrating Radar was ideal on this site as it allowed for our technician to visually see underground utilities. Each utility could also then be detected and confirmed through wireless signal induction.
Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. specializes in ground penetrating radar service and is our primary source of revenue. With that in mind, the amount of experience and specialization of concrete imaging and investigations as well as a nationwide network of technicians; GPRS, LLC. is unrivaled in the industry. GPRS, LLC. can supply your project with the safest and most accurate ground penetrating radar service in the business. Your safety and job efficiency is our main goal at Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC. We are the experts in GPR.
Ground penetrating Radar mapping is a great tool to scan areas of post tension cables, rebar, and conduits, including PVC pipes. Ground penetrating radar can also be used to locate underground utilities such as water, gas, electrical, communication, sewer, and other objects prior to digging or excavating. Please contact Ground Penetrating Radar Systems - GPRS to learn how we can assist with your next project. If you are interested in learning more about our concrete imaging capabilities or other Ground Penetrating Radar applications such as locating utilities and sub-surface anomalies along a proposed pipeline trench, Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) locating, clearing boring locations of possible utilities for soil samples, underground or under-concrete void detection, or even structural investigations. Don’t hesitate to contact us for a demonstration or lunch and learn session – let us buy your team lunch so we can tell you more about our company and what we can offer your company and projects.
GPRS has done many projects such as this in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, Flagstaff, Prescott, Kingman, and throughout the entire state of Arizona and performs GPR surveys throughout the United States. Contact Regional Manager, Nate Holscher at (480) 227-8614 or nate.holscher@gprsinc.com today to schedule an appointment for a free demonstration or if you have any inquiries for your next project.