Intelligently visializing the built world

Subsurface Damage Prevention

BEFORE YOU BUILD, CUT, CORE, OR DIG, CALL GPRS

When it comes to construction and facility management, every decision you make can cost time, money, and even lives. GPRS is in pursuit of a world with 100% subsurface damage prevention. Our 99.8% accuracy rate for ground penetrating radar services (GPR), utility locating services, utility mapping services, and concrete scanning services will locate critical targets like underground utilities, post tension cables, rebar, conduits, underground storage tanks (USTs), and more to help keep your project on time, on budget, and safe. Our NASSCO-certified CCTV video pipe inspection & leak detection services find pipe defects, blockages, and leaks with pinpoint accuracy.

Existing Conditions Documentation

ACCESS ACCURATE AS-BUILTS WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING & MODELING SERVICES

When record drawings do not match the as-built conditions, general contractors and facility managers are at risk of avoidable change orders, delays, budget overruns, and even damage or injuries. Let GPRS’ in-house team create an as-built (TruBuilt) for your project – showing actual existing conditions above or below ground… or both. Our 3D Laser Scanning, reality capture services, and 3D Photogrammetry services deliver up-to-date and accurate construction as-builts, existing condition drawings, 2D CAD drawings, 3D BIM models, 3D mesh models, digital twins, point clouds, updated floorplans (FLRPLN), and more for construction design, prefabrication, clash detection, facility modifications, and asset management.

Facility & Project Management

STORE, MANAGE & SHARE PROJECT DATA WITH YOUR TEAM

Better manage your job site or facility with our GIS software platform, SiteMap®. SiteMap®(patent pending) allows you to quickly access, view, and share your infrastructure data securely with subcontractors, engineers, and your team. All of your utility, structural, water & sewer, and facility information is uploaded into the SiteMap® Map Viewer and Digital Plan Room. You can document construction progress with our Progressive Capture (ProCap) service which utilizes 3D photogrammetry or 3D laser scanning to track the evolution of the site and document key project milestones. Virtual Tours like WalkThru 3D allow you to virtually walk-through a site or facility in minutes, take basic measurements, estimate clearances and distances, and add digital notes.

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SiteMap® Is a project & facility management software application that provides accurate existing condition documentation to protect your assets & people. Visualize your world as it's being built with SiteMap®. See how simple it is to access, read, and share information in this intuitive, secure user interface: Current GPRS customers all receive a complimentary SiteMap® Personal subscription with their utility locate.

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Case Study

GPRS is providing our 99.8% accurate utility locating and mapping to UToledo’s campus in exchange for field training for our Project Managers.

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SiteMap® provides infrastructure information management tailored to meet your organizational needs. Whether you need a single layered utility map or to manage a nationally distributed portfolio, there's a SiteMap® solution for you.

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GPRS SERVICES

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UTILITY LOCATING Services

Private utility locating is vital to any construction, excavation, or renovation project. 811 One Call services locate public utility lines, but do not typically locate private utilities. GPRS is private utility locating company that employs Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), electromagnetic locators, CCTV video cameras, acoustic water leak locators and other equipment to scan for subsurface utilities, including depths and GPS mapping, saving time, money, and even lives by avoiding utility strikes to protect all site employees and contractors from potential line strike damages. GPRS provides complimentary .KMZ files for all of our exterior utility locating projects. Our utility mapping services can create an updated as-built drawing for your campus or facility. GPR services can also be used to locate underground storage tanks (USTs), unknown utilities, and even manholes and well heads.
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cctv VIDEO PIPE INSPECTION

The majority of sewer pipe defects occur underground in buried pipes that can only be accessed by excavation or CCTV cameras via a Video Pipe Inspection (VPI). GPRS deploys both robotic crawler CCTV pipe cameras and lateral launch cameras to document and assess water systems, drains, and conduct sewer camera inspection services without costly excavation. Our NASSCO-certified WinCan video pipeline inspection reports provide clients the exact location and map of each defect, cross-referenced and tagged with a defect severity level. A CCTV sewer pipe inspection service allows our clients to visualize every inch of water and sewer pipe within their system and to create comprehensive repair and maintenance plans to repair pipe damage in the most cost-effective manner possible.
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CONCRETE SCANNING

Any project involving post-tension or slab-on-grade concrete contains an inherent risk of costly damage and/or injury when you core or cut into the slab. Rebar, conduit, and post-tension cables pose significant strike risks, and each has its own unique GPR imaging signature. GPRS’ concrete scanning service provides digital concrete scanning with ground penetrating radar (GPR) to accurately pinpoint the location of each hazard and map it in detail, so there is never a question of where you can cut and where you can’t. Unlike concrete x-ray services, GPR concrete imaging does not require you to close off sections of your site to avoid radiation. In most cases, your work can continue while we scan and locate slab reinforcement and conduits with 99.8%+ accuracy, so that you can safely cut and drill.

GPRS guarantees our accuracy and your safety with our exclusive Green Box Guarantee. Read about our Green Box Guarantee
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3D LASER SCANNING

GPRS 3D laser scanning services, 3D photogrammetry services, and scan-to-BIM services document the as-built conditions of your building, facility, and site with 2-6 millimeter accuracy. Our reality capture company provides professional 3D scanning services with Leica laser scanners and Matterport cameras.
Architectural, structural, MEP, utility locating, and concrete scanning data is captured with LiDAR technology in the form of a point cloud and can be transformed into custom as-built drawings, 2D CAD drawings, 2D floor plans, utility maps, 3D BIM models, Revit models, 3D mesh models, TruViews, digital twins, 3D virtual tours, and more.
Our 3D scanning company delivers accurate as-builts, maps, and models for architecture, engineering, construction, renovation, oil and gas, historical preservation, industrial, manufacturing, education, healthcare, power, water treatment plant, energy, and utility companies.
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Virtual Tours

GPRS 3D Virtual Tours allow general contractors, facility management, architects, and engineers an immersive visual representation of a site. With precise data collected through 3D Photogrammetry, these tours unveil the existing conditions of a facility or job site with great accuracy. 3D Virtual Tours empower stakeholders to remotely navigate job sites, fostering efficient collaboration and informed decision-making. This technology isn't just about convenience; it's about safety too. Understanding facility layouts through virtual tours facilitates comprehensive emergency planning, ensuring swift responses to potential crises. Moreover, the infrastructure data gleaned from these tours isn't limited to visual representation alone; it can generate up-to-date floorplans, further enhancing operational efficiency and planning accuracy. In a world where remote work and safety preparedness are paramount, 3D virtual tours emerge as indispensable tools for industries ranging from construction to facility management.
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LEAK DETECTION Services

GPRS Water Leak Detection Services can quickly pinpoint a known water leak when a problem is identified in municipal water or sewer infrastructure or for an industrial facility. We can also proactively search for leaks in domestic water and fire systems, water main leak detection, and complete Water Loss Surveys to locate problems before they are evident and costly. Underground water leak detection services can save you time, money, and precious water.
Acoustic leak detection is aided by leak correlation to provide accurate, real-time verification of an active leak and can be integrated with our CCTV Video Pipe Inspection Services and utility locating services to improve commercial, industrial, and municipal water infrastructure efficiency, and avoid unnecessary excavation. At GPRS we are the best leak detection company in the industry because we are backed by the power of our 99.8% accurate underground utility locating process.

Laser focused Solutions///

///MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING

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As the leading provider of 3D laser scanning and BIM modeling services, we revolutionize mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design processes. Our laser scanning captures precise measurements of existing structures, while our BIM modeling integrates this data for accurate visualization and coordination of MEP elements. This ensures optimal spatial layouts, enhances efficiency, and minimizes errors and rework, delivering superior results for our clients' projects.

///ABOVE & BELOW GRADE

Incorporate your design plans into current infrastructure and underground systems prior to commencing construction. This ensures that your architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) team, subcontractors, and stakeholders receive a complete 3D BIM model. This model seamlessly integrates 3D Laser Scanning data, Utility Locations, Video Pipe Inspection results, and GPR Data, enabling an intelligent visualization of both existing structures and proposed additions – above and below ground.

///ARCHITECTURAL & STRUCTURAL

We leverage 3D laser scanning and reality capture to revolutionize architectural and engineering practices, generating precise as-built representations and digital twins of structures. Integration into BIM models helps by reducing change orders, work stoppages, budget overruns, and design errors. Laser scanning offers architects and engineers detailed visualization of the built world, enhancing understanding and decision-making in project planning.

///POINT CLOUDS

Point clouds and 3D Laser Scanning assist the AEC industry with accurate built-world data for planning and execution. They reveal insights into infrastructure and MEP features, aiding clash detection, route optimization, and error prevention. Additionally, point clouds facilitate precise as-built documentation, enhancing project accuracy and accountability. They also enable virtual reality simulations for immersive project visualization, fostering better communication and decision-making among stakeholders.

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What is ground penetrating radar?

You cannot avoid what you cannot see. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a non-invasive locating tool that allows our SIM-Certified Project Managers to scan post-tension concrete for conduit, rebar, and other encased objects, and to effectively locate utility lines, water and sewer pipes, telecom and fiberoptic cables, and subsurface voids.

GPR functions by sending radar signals into a surface like concrete or soil and capturing that signal as it bounces back to create a specific reading that allows our highly trained Project Managers to determine the length, depth, and type of subsurface feature located.

The various location features can then be marked out on the surface to show the precise location and provide clear boundaries and spaces where you can cut, drill, or excavate safely.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Complete facility visualization can almost eliminate clashes, reworks, change orders, and the cost overruns associated with them. 

GPRS is committed to helping you manage and mitigate risk on your job and for your team. We provide complete facility infrastructure visualization through utility locating, concrete scanning & imaging, 3D laser scanning, video pipe inspection, leak detection, drone photogrammetry, and state-of-the-art mapping & modeling services so that you and your team can see potential hazards and design obstacles and mitigate risk to keep your project on time, on budget, and most importantly, safe.

Our goal is 100% subsurface damage prevention, and we have achieved and maintained a 99.8% accuracy rate in concrete scanning & imaging and underground utility locating on more than 400,000 jobs and counting. 

When underground utilities and subsurface features are not accurately located prior to excavation or trenching, your most important asset is at risk – your people. 

When you call GPRS, we use the latest in locating and scanning technology to make sure that we help keep your people, and ours, safe.

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Put your site on the Map///

///Georeferenced Utility Linework Overlay

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GPRS provides complimentary utility maps for every utility locating project – in easy-to-use file formats like .shp, .kmz. and .pdf. This linework is overlaid on background imagery and delivered immediately upon completion of a project. By supplying updated existing condition drawings, we ensure clients have actionable data for planning, designing or excavation.

///CAD – 2D Utility Site Plan

CAD - 2D UTILITY SITE PLAN | GPRS

The GPRS Mapping & Modeling Team can aggregate GPRS field markings into a CAD utility site plan that shows the accurate vertical and horizontal position of underground utility locations. This site plan will help you visualize your project in the planning or design phase, during construction, or even as a permanent record of existing conditions.

///CAD – 3D UTILITY SITE PLAN

CAD 3D Utility Site Plan – VDC Coordination Example | GPRS

GPRS can create a 3D as-built model of the utility infrastructure on your construction site or facility/campus. GPRS collection devices such as gpr, electromagnetic induction, and CCTV video pipe inspection cameras gather site information. 3D visualization of utilities based on the 3D utility data model can be expanded to include above ground features for VDC coordination.

///GIS Infrastructure Software Application

SiteMap - GIS Infrastructure Software Application on Mobile and Desktop | GPRS

SiteMap® is an application that can visualize georeferenced utility data, site photos and videos, BIM Models, and CAD files all in one platform. The platform is free for GPRS customers and also has available subscription tiers for different construction and facility needs. SiteMap® shows data in a customizable, intuitive, affordable platform that updates data in minutes.

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Safety Tour Of America

We crisscrossed the nation to speak with our partners in safety to hear firsthand from them how they consistently do their jobs at such an elite level. We spoke with safety directors, project managers, executives, and other safety professionals from 11 of our valued partners in the inaugural leg of this tour.