We use non-invasive GPR scanning technology to detect and map obstacles underground on your construction site.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a non-invasive technology that transmits and receives electromagnetic waves to detect both metal and non-metal objects beneath the surface. Our experienced technicians interpret the resulting data to provide horizontal and depth locations for underground targets, giving you all the structural information you need prior to construction. Our ground radar scans a wide variety of surfaces including: soil, rock, concrete, asphalt, ice, wood and water.
Traditional utility locating equipment is limited to conductive materials (e.g. metal). GPR is capable of locating virtually any object beneath the surface, conductive or non-conductive. Our professional technicians use GPR technology to locate clay pipe, plastic/PVC pipe, concrete pipe, metal pipe, telecommunications lines, fiber optic cable, underground storage tanks, missing valves, paved-over manholes, storm drains and more. We help you understand the material, location and status of underground utilities so you can avoid them.
Our GPR technology can help you analyze existing infrastructure for commercial or residential renovation projects. This includes, but is not limited to, identification of reinforcing cables, cracks, slab/wall thickness, concrete scanning, asphalt layer thickness and void detection. We eliminate the unknowns of working with existing infrastructure.
Our GPR technicians can analyze corrosion of metal reinforcement within concrete structures on your projects. This is done by detecting signal attenuation caused by corrosion by-products. We show you where to focus your time on road and bridge repair projects.
Our GPR professionals help companies conduct roadway investigations prior to paving operations. Our technology can easily detect paved-over manholes, valves and access points to avoid the risk of a strike during construction. We get road and heavy highway projects started safely.
Our GPR technology also has less traditional applications outside of engineering and construction projects, including:
Law Enforcement: Buried contraband and human remains location.
Geotechnical: Locate soil density changes, previous fill locations, buried debris and voids.
Environmental: Locate plumes of contaminants, particularly within water, determine limits of particular sediments and landfill limits.
Grave Location: Locate unmarked graves or confirm the precise location of marked graves.
Archaeology: Analyze soil inconsistencies and buried objects, assist in targeting dig sites.
Let’s talk about your construction project and how Vosburg Welsh can help.
Our technicians are fully certified with over 20 years of field experience. We have a reputation for prioritizing safety and showing up on time, every time.
Not only do we locate utilities and obstacles, we provide detailed maps and CAD files that your team can immediately use in the field.
We work until we’re 100% sure that we’ve done everything we can do to keep your team safe and that we don’t interrupt your project timeline to get it done.
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