Michael A. Twohig, our SUE/SUM Services Manager, recently had an article published in Trenchless Technology online. His article, “Tech Forum: How the Future of Underground Mapping Can be Found in the Cloud,” discusses:

• Past methods for mapping and keeping track of the underground environment

• Mismanagement of as-built records

• Moving to cloud-based systems for underground mapping

“In the utility location and mapping communities, there is an urgent need to standardize workflows in utility tracing, surveying, and data sharing. This is not only true of traditional utility constructors, but also of specialized trenchless utility providers,” said Twohig.

Read more at Trenchless Technology.