Utility Surveying

Tommy NG

What is Utility Surveying?

… the process of identifying and labeling public utility mains that are underground. Utility Surveying includes lines for telecommunication, electricity distribution, natural gas, cable television, fiber optics, traffic lights, street lights, storm drains, water mains, and waste water pipes.

This profession strives to provide solutions that help to solve a range of underground utility problems at different stages, from (1) initial systems and design, then (2) intermediate surveying and construction, and (3) long term monitoring and maintenance, data, operational and asset management.

… they can be divided to two major types ... for the layout of new systems and for locating existing systems … both above or below ground.

What is Utility Surveying?

Utility Survey(Alignment and Level)

Condition Survey(Condition of Utility)

Utility Information Management

(Information System)

Underground Inspection(e.g. Void/ leakage)

Utility Asset Management(Long-term Maintenance)

Things to be Considered for Utility Surveying

Underground/ Above Ground

Nature of Survey

Things to be Considered for Utility Surveying

Legal Requirement

Occupation

(License by LandsD)

OperationExcavation

(XP by HyD/LandsD)

Cap. 406 / Electricity Ordinance

Cap. 51 / Gas Safety Ordinance

Cap. 102 / Waterworks Ordinance

Cap. 106 / Telecom. Ordinance

Cap. 28

Land (Miscellaneous Provisions)

Ordinance

Occupation of

unleased land

Control of excavations

in unleased landProtection

Measures

Things to be Considered for Utility Surveying

TechnicalSpecifications and

Requirements

Things to be Considered for Utility Surveying

Data Specifications and Requirements

Equipment for Utility Surveying

Pipe Cable Locator(Electromagnetic Properties of

Electric Current)

Ground Penetration Radar(Detect Reflection of Microwave Band

Signal)

Equipment for Utility Surveying

CCTV Inspection(Video Inspection)

Leak Noise Detector(Correlation of Soundwave)

Total Station/ Laser Scanner

Things you must know…

- Basic understanding on different utility surveying equipment

- Survey procedures for PCL and GPR

- Data handling procedure of GPR

- Basic working principles of different equipment

- Control and management of excavation works in HK