Optimal Ranging, Inc.
Optimal Ranging develops and manufactures equipment for locating and mapping of underground and underwater cable and pipeline utilities. The equipment utilizes the unique FieldSens™ remote sensing method for achieving survey-grade precision, significantly simplifying and lowering the cost of those operations compared to established methods.
FieldSens™ technology is based on the matching of data from multiple sensors against a physical model of the magnetic field expected from the respective utility. The method eliminates the need to bring the measurement equipment to specific points related to the utility cable or pipe in order to validate position. Legacy instruments must find the “peak” or “null” in the signal in order to confirm pipeline or cable position, whereas FieldSens™ needs only be in the approximate vicinity to calculate position.
Once the offset and depth of the utility relative to the equipment are obtained, they can be seamlessly merged with the equipment’s absolute GNSS position. This yields the absolute position of the utility and can be directly exported to GIS systems for mapping or other CAD activities.
Read an article by Jim Waite (Optimal Ranging President) and Les MacFarlane (V4)
Carlson Software
Carlson Software specializes in CAD design software, field data collection, and machine control products for the land surveying, civil engineering, construction, and mining industries worldwide, providing one-source technology solutions from data collection to design to construction. Carlson Software’s renowned dedication to customer service is unique in the industry.
