Prior to digging, trenching, and excavating, it is essential to know where underground utility lines and storage tanks are located. In February 2013, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was locating utilities before digging was preformed.

GPR is a great tool to locate underground utility lines including electrical and telecommunications conduits, water and irrigation lines, sewers, and other obstructions. GPRS technicians can help you locate underground utilities on your job site, keeping you and your crews safe and productive while safeguarding the assets of your...

Prior to digging, trenching, and excavating, it is essential to know where underground utility lines and storage tanks are located. In January 2013, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was locating the underground utilities and storage tanks before soil borings were performed.

GPR is a great tool to locate underground utility lines including electrical and telecommunications conduits, water and irrigation lines, sewers, and other obstructions. GPRS technicians can help you locate underground utilities on your job site, keeping you and your crews safe and productive while...

Prior to digging, trenching, and excavating, it is essential to know where underground utility lines are located. In August 2012, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was brought to the KMA Plant in Clanton, AL to use Ground Penetrating Radar map the underground utilities.

GPR is a great tool to locate underground utility lines including electrical and telecommunications conduits, water and irrigation lines, sewers, and other obstructions. GPRS technicians can help you locate underground utilities on your job site, keeping you and your crews safe and productive while...

Prior to digging, trenching, and excavating, it is essential to know where underground utility lines are located. In September 2012, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was locating the underground utilities before soil borings were performed.

GPR is a great tool to locate underground utility lines including electrical and telecommunications conduits, water and irrigation lines, sewers, and other obstructions. GPRS technicians can help you locate underground utilities on your job site, keeping you and your crews safe and productive while safeguarding the assets of your...

SMW engineering frequently contacts GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems) to perform site surveys to locate any and all unknown utilities. They typically are performing and requesting this service to provide an accurate map and plan view of the area prior to site development. SMW utilizes ground penetrating radar technology because it is quick, efficient, accurate and cost effective. On this particular project in Bay Minette, AL SMW contacted Chris Moore with GPRS operation in Florida to mobilize to the site and survey nearly 3 acres to locate any and all unknown utilities on...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was requested on site at the Dothan Regional Airport, in Dothan, Alabama to locate any power, water lines, piping and etc. Before trenches were saw cut and removed.

GPR can be used to locate rebar and post-tensioned cable, as well as embedded electrical and telecommunications conduits. GPRS technicians are able to scan walls, floors, and ceilings to determine the location of obstructions prior to your saw cutting, core drilling, or hammer drilling project.

Mitch White is the GPRS contact based in Birmingham, AL and he can be...

Jeff Dehart of GPRS was called to the Birmingham International Airport Birmingham, Alabama to locate utilities for the upcoming demolition and rebuilding of the C Terminal. GPRS was requested on this project due to the stringent safety and insurance requirements of the job site, as well as the tight schedule that

GPRS uses Ground Penetrating Radar along with Radio detection to quickly and accurately locate utilities in construction areas. The non-destructive nature of the GPRS method allows projects to be completed with minimal disturbance to other work going on in the...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Birmingham was requested on site at the Wise Alloys plant. Around some footings there was concern of voids. Mitch White came and scanned around 4 of the concrete footings to find any voids.

GPR can be used to locate rebar and post-tensioned cable, as well as embedded electrical and telecommunications conduits. GPRS technicians are able to scan walls, floors, and ceilings to determine the location of obstructions prior to your saw cutting, core drilling, or hammer drilling project.

Mitch White is the GPRS contact based in Birmingham, AL and he...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at the Gunters Annex in Montgomery, AL to determine if reinforced concrete structures had been poured under existing generator pads. The GPR 400MHz antenna was used to map out the pattern of the reinforcing in the concrete to let the contractor know the precise edges of the concrete structures.

The GPRS contact serving the Montgomery, AL area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243 or by email at

andy.foshee@gp-radar.com

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at Presbyterian Apartments in Huntsville, AL to scan an exterior concrete wall to map out the rebar in an area where the contractor needed to core a 4” hole. The GSSI 2000MHz Palm antenna was used to precisely mark each bar crossing horizontally and vertically in the desired drilling area to insure the contractor missed all rebar when coring his hole.

The GPRS contact serving the Northern Alabama area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243 or by email at andy.foshee@gp-radar.com

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at Greene Cemetery in Birmingham, AL to scan the existing grave sites to locate and verify graves dating back to the mid-1800s. GPRS was able to locate several of the graves in question. The GPR 400 MHz antennas was used for this project.

GPRS has the capability to use GPR technology to investigate and determine the size and depths of graves that may have been lost. This was a very special opportunity for GPRS to be a part of this project and we extend our thanks to Mr. Erwin. The GPRS contact serving the greater Birmingham, AL...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at the Mercedes dealership located on Highway 31 in Birmingham, AL to perform a site survey of underground utilities. The purpose of this scan was to map out any underground utilities that may be in the trenching path for the new fiber cable Star Construction was installing. All detected utilities were marked directly on the ground surface with orange marking paint and depths were provided to the tops of the utilities.

The GPRS contact serving the Birmingham, AL area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243 or by...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at Talladega Super Speedway to scan 3 designated areas for any possible underground utilities in the area. The purpose of this GPR investigation was to mark out all detected utilities prior to the excavation for new video board towers.

GPRS used the 400 MHz antenna and Radio Detection to accurately detect underground utilities behind victory lane. Each utility was marked on surface and depths were provided to each.

The GPRS contact serving the greater Birmingham, AL area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at the Belk at The Summit in Birmingham, AL to scan the two proposed areas prior to saw cutting. All findings were traced out and marked on surface using blue painters tape at the customer’s request. The GPR 1600MHz antenna was used along with the RD 7000.

The customer was able to choose the best path to run their conduits while avoiding cutting through the detected live power lines. The GPRS contact serving the greater Birmingham, AL area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243 or by email at...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site at the BB&T Bank in Lineville, AL to locate the septic tank in question. The 400MHz antenna was used on this project to successfully locate and map out the edges of the detected tank.

The GPRS contact serving the greater Birmingham, AL area is Andy Foshee and he can be reached at 205.410.0243 or by email at andy.foshee@gp-radar.com

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site to perform a GPR investigation for underground utilities in an area where soil boring drilling will take place. The GPR 400MHz antenna as well as Radio Detection were used to detect a conduit, water line and other unknown utilities crossing through the area.

The average max GPR depth penetration of the 400MHz antenna is 4’-6’ in the Birmingham area. Depth indications were marked with each utility detected with GPR.

Utilities that were known to be larger lines such as water and drain pipes were marked with hashes on each...

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems was requested on site to perform a GPR inspection of an elevated concrete slab where core drilling was going to take place. The purpose of this GPR investigation was to mark out any detected rebar, post tension cables, or conduits that may be cut in the drilling process. All findings were marked on the floor surface with black marker as shown above. The GPR 1600MHz antenna was used on this project. The average max GPR depth penetration of this antenna is 12” – 16” through concrete.

The pictures you see below are from a local attraction in Orlando, FL. The demolition contractor was removing a curb when they unknowingly broke a main feed line for the sprinkler system. This would normally not have been something difficult to remedy. However, they did not know where the shut-off valve was for the system. With this problem hundreds of gallons of water were wasted and the ground will have to be repaired prior to work continuing.

This is not an uncommon issue on job sites today. To cut cost contractors are performing site work, demolition and excavation without...