LIGHTSPEED LOCATING, LLC
Lightspeed Locating, LLC specializes in two different methods of underground utility locating. The first method involves the use of an electomagnetic transmitter and receiver system. This is the most economical system used to produce accurate results for any conductive utility buried underground. The transmitter is attached to a conductive point on the utility line in question. An electronic signal is then transmitted along that utility line. A hand held receiving device is then used to pick up the signal being transmitted. It is sensitive enough to identify the location and approximate depth of the utility being marked within a narrow scope. The locator then uses a temporary paint marking sprayer to mark a dot or line along the path of the utility. Softer substrate surfaces are also identified with a color coded flag along the path with the painted markings. The only limitation to using this identifing system is that often times other utilities are buried along side or may cross the line being identified. This may cause the electronic signal to jump over to the other utility. This system also has a limitation that it cannot identify non-conductive utilities, such as plastic, cement, rubber, or utilites that have been repaired with any of the before mention materials. For these utilities, a ground penetrating radar system is used.
Lightspeed Locating, LLC is a local Houston based company. We offer services to both the public sector and private sector with the same high standards of customer service. Our professional staff is available to assist you on almost any project that involves underground locating.
Lightspeed Locating, LLC is the exclusive locator for The Texas Department of Transportation in the Houston Metropolitan area and surrounding counties.
The ground penetrating radar is similar to that of the electromagnetic, but is a completely contained portable system where both transmitter and receiver are contained as a single unit. A computer analyzer is also attached for the techician to record and view the scans across the ground as the radar is moved across the area being located. Radar waves are transmitted into the ground, bounce off any object withing a determined scope and then bounce up to the receiver and a three dimensional graph is recorded. Further processing in our labratory can be done at a later time to enhance and edit all of the data to produce a full color 3-d image of the scanned area. This is particularly helpful when identifing multiple utilities crossing each other, anomolies that are buried underground, and non conductive utilites, such as water and sewer lines.
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