Utility Mapping to be featured at the 2003 DPC in Tampa

Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com
Thu Nov 6 13:18:00 UTC 2003



Remember how the government got upset a graduate student generated
maps of underground utilities, and there were suggestions that his project
be classified.

Or was the real problem was he had figure out how to do it cheaply, and
wasn't planning to sell the information for large sums of money?



Utility Mapping to be featured at the 2003 DPC

Burnsville, MN (November 5, 2003) - Underground utility mapping will be
one of the features of the program for the 2003 Damage Prevention
Conference and Exposition (DPC) to be held December 3-5 at the Tampa
Convention Center in Tampa, FL.  Accurate maps of underground facility
locations are still difficult to obtain in many parts of the nation, but
you can find solutions at the 2003 DPC!

Historically, manual record keeping of locations of underground energy,
water and communications systems has been inadequate, and consequences
continue to surface as facility owners work to maintain and protect their
systems. New technologies and systems are coming on-line to upgrade the
map records of these vital underground delivery systems. These include
computerized mapping systems, geospatial information databases, and use
of global positioning satellites (GPS) to accumulate field data on
existing utilities.

[...]
The exhibit hall will feature a mapping and technology pavilion with
vendors showcasing a wide array of products from GIS, GPS, AM, FM, One
Call Ticket Management Systems and much, much more! A sampling of the
2003 Mapping & Technology Pavilion exhibitors include:
[...]




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