Many people confuse Ground Penetrating Radar GPR location service as being the same as Concrete Xray technology. This misconception couldn’t be farther from the truth, since these are two totally different underground location technologies. Concrete Xray service could pose a serious health risk to those in the nearby area, which is now widely accepted by the medical community when using this older underground locate equipment. For this reason Line Locators does not use this method for underground utility location service.
When underground or concrete Xray service equipment is used for Utilities, Gas / Water / Plastic Pipes, Fiber Optic Lines, TV / Phone or Internet Cable Location service it puts our service technician and most importantly our customers at risk of serious medical conditions. In addition Ground Penetrating Radar GPR location service methods are widely accepted as today’s preferred underground locating equipment. G.P.R. equipment is also very portable making this a fast paced underground locator’s tool, and allows us the ability to give our customers real time underground detection data on our GPR’s high resolution screen. Please see Line Locators GPR or ground penetrating radar comparison chart below for more advantages of this next generation underground utility location equipment. To schedule a Ground Penetrating Radar service please Contact Us now.
GPR and X-Ray Underground Location Technology Comparison
What are the Advantages of GPR / Ground Penetrating Radar vs. Concrete X-Ray Equipment?
| ATTRIBUTES | Ground Penetrating Radar – GPR | X-Ray (Radiography) |
| Your Cost | Low | High |
| Access Required to Image | 1 Side | 2 Sides |
| Health Hazards (Radiation) | No | Yes |
| Special Licenses Required | No | Yes |
| Real-time Inspection Results | Yes | No |
| Data Storage Method | Digital | Film |
| Equipment Set-up Time | Short | Long |
| Speed of Data Collection | Fast | Slow |
| Consumable Required | No | Yes |
| Large Area Data Collection Method | Continuous | Step & Repeat |
| Processing Data to Get Results? | Optional | Yes |
| Determine X-Y location | Direct Reading | Reading with Calculations |
| Determine Exact Z (depth) Location | Direct Reading | Reading with Calculations |