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Darcy DeCoste

Professional Land Surveyor
DeCoste Surveys Ltd.

Sessions in which Darcy DeCoste attends

Tuesday 22 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes

Albeit industry efforts, over 1 million underground utilities are annually hit around the world, with estimated damages exceeding $100 billion, not considering billions invested in technologies and inefficient processes aimed to protect utilities during earthworks operations. Available utility data is usually unreliable, and even if data is accurate, the excavator operator may still damage a utility.  

11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes

Gyroscopic mapping of underground ducts and pipes has been around for a few decades now, and it continues to gain traction amongst the worlds' utilities as an accurate and unique technology. Nevertheless, the market perception until now is that Gyro-mapping, as it's also often referred to, is more expensive than traditional mapping and locating technologies.         And although that perception is true, it is not due to the cost of the technology, but rather...

Thursday 24 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour

GIS platforms are typically populated with XYZ coordinates with a point spacing of 1 meter or more. in fact, most traditional land surveying techniques, like GPS, often have a point spacing of 3 meters or more, and that is understandable given the procedure to obtain these points. But have you ever wondered what amount of detail is lost when increasing the point frequency? Well, in this seminar, Otto Ballintijn will demonstrate the impact point frequency has on pipe detail usin...

1:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 2 hours

Scribble Maps is an easy-to-use online GIS and web mapping visualization solution. The software has a robust toolset along with vast operations that can help you annotate maps, plot territories, filter and analyze data, optimize routes, add images, and more.Our powerful mapping software can easily be integrated with many different file formats including GeoJson, SHP, KML, CSV, GPX, DXF, and PDF.  Founded in 2009, Scribble Maps has been developed from direct user f...