WINTER 2023/24 – DIGITAL ONLY

In Volume 37-4 of American Locator Magazine, we present the next generation of locator training, on video, from Planet Underground TV. This revolutionary video series from Staking U and PUTV offers tracks for the beginner to expert utility professional. Learn electromagnetic locating equipment and techniques, and get a fundamental technical understanding of how our nation’s infrastructure operates.

This issue continues with Locating Instruments: Analyze. Follow along to text, graphics and screen captures direct from the training videos. Included are a full glossary of terms and sample test questions.

PLUS, a technology called blockchain shows promise as a means of sharing and protecting data for underground utility locating, and one contractor speaks out on ticket prioritization and efficient workflow for damage prevention at The Roundtable 2023.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ROUNDTABLE 2023
A Utility Contractor Offers Insights on Jobsite Challenges for Damage Prevention

BLOCKCHAIN AND UTILITY DATA SECURITY
Integrating Technology for Safer Utility Locating

LOCATING INSTRUMENTS: ANALYZE

Current Measurement vs. Current Flow
• A Conductive Locate
• mA is Raw Signal Strength Factored by Depth
• Locating the Target Line

Receiving Antennas for Left-Right Guidance: Part 1
• Test Loop Tracer Wire
• Comparing Antennas, Peak and Null

Receiving Antennas for Left-Right Guidance: Part 2
• Different Receivers, Comparing Null
• Formula for Locating Conductor

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

GLOSSARY OF LOCATING TERMS