Douglas Estok

Founder, Owner, President

ECI - Estok Consulting, Inc.

I have three decades' experience in geospatial technology ( I started when I was 7...a bit of a prodigy ) in the utilities and medical / healthcare sectors.

Half nerd ( in the best possible way ) , half business development.

Always looking for great opportunities in the industry. Let's do this!

Sessions in which Douglas Estok attends

Thursday 29 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Welcome to the Canadian Underground Forum

15 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:15 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Geoff Zeiss, Between the Poles (Speaker)

Awareness of the human and economic cost of not knowing the location of underground utilities and other infrastructure has grown dramatically in...

Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

5 hours 20 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 3:20 PM EDT

Signup required

10:15 AM

Keynote: Benefits Lux Modus technology has brought to the oil and gas pipeline industry

30 minutes, 10:15 AM EDT - 10:45 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Joseph Hlady, Lux Modus. (Keynote speaker)

With the increased demand for accurate subsurface utility information, the need for inexpensive and timely data capture has come to the forefron...

10:55 AM

Using Satellite based mapping and AI to provide a quick and efficient method of Mapping Subsurface Utility infrastructure

30 minutes, 10:55 AM EDT - 11:25 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Ophir Wainer, UESI Canada (Speaker)

During the past 30 years the Damage prevention and Utility Engineering industry has grown and developed into what it is today. The industry has ...

11:25 AM

Break

10 minutes, 11:25 AM EDT - 11:35 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

11:35 AM

How a mix of legislation and regulation has enabled Colorado to revolutionize the capture and sharing of accurate underground infrastructure data

30 minutes, 11:35 AM EDT - 12:05 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Rob Martindale, Colorado State (Speaker)

Mapping the Colorado Underground: Colorado is proactively using a 2018 One Call law and new procedures to reduce underground ut...

12:05 PM

Break

10 minutes, 12:05 PM EDT - 12:15 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

12:15 PM

Why we should build a Digital Twin of our hidden infrastructure

30 minutes, 12:15 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Page Tucker, Prostar Geocorp Inc. (Speaker)

A look at the subsurface infrastructure that is far greater in size than the surface transportation systems. This other infrastructure is just a...

12:45 PM

Break

10 minutes, 12:45 PM EDT - 12:55 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

12:55 PM

Lunch Keynote: Subsurface Infrastructure Digital Twin (dream or reality) - Alex Shalash, UEVO

30 minutes, 12:55 PM EDT - 1:25 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Alex Shalash, UEVO (Keynote speaker)

UEVO is a Digital Twin of city subsurface infrastructure, which helps solve the problem of managing aging, complex infrastructure under increasingl...

1:25 PM

Break

10 minutes, 1:25 PM EDT - 1:35 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

1:35 PM

Discuss imminent ASCE 38-21 and utility as-built standards

30 minutes, 1:35 PM EDT - 2:05 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Jim Anspach, J.H. Anspach Consulting (Keynote speaker)

ASCE 38 was first published in 2002. It served as the basis for subsequent standards in UK (PAS 128), Australia, Malaysia, and Ecuador. It serve...

2:05 PM

Break

10 minutes, 2:05 PM EDT - 2:15 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

2:15 PM

Canadian Underground Infrastructure Mapping Panel

55 minutes, 2:15 PM EDT - 3:10 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Panel

Rob Martindale, Colorado State (Panelist)

Jennifer Ross, Public Service and Procurement Canada (Panelist)

Gord Reynolds, Infrastructure Ontario (Panelist)

Prashant Shukle, Global Geospatial Group (Moderator)

3:10 PM

Closing Remarks

10 minutes, 3:10 PM EDT - 3:20 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Friday 30 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Welcome - Gavin Schrock

5 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:05 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2

10:05 AM

Using Gyro Mapping Technology to obtain accurate pipeline data

30 minutes, 10:05 AM EDT - 10:35 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2

Keynote

Otto Ballintijn, Reduct NV (Keynote speaker)

Gyro mapping is rapidly becoming a widely accepted technology for obtaining accurate XYZ data of subsurface utility infrastructure. Whether through...

10:45 AM

MUDDI - Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration

30 minutes, 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2

Carsten Rönsdorf, Ordnance Survey (Speaker)

11:25 AM

Digitalizing Utility Construction Crews - The Last Gap in the Design>Construction>GIS Workflow

30 minutes, 11:25 AM EDT - 11:55 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2

In an era of growing utility digital transformation, why do utilities still collect construction as-built data with paper? Grid transformation r...

12:05 PM

Infrastructure Ontario: Enhancing Utility Coordination Through Improved GeoSpatial Data Tracking