The Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report from the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is the definitive word on excavation damage to underground facilities. Stakeholders and […]
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What Does Damage Prevention Leadership Look Like?
The damage prevention process is tried and true. Notifying a One-Call center through 811 has worked for over a decade, and for at least 30 […]
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FEATURE: Making a Homeowner Locate Request
I have studied damage prevention for several years. From reading reports and best practice guides to ride alongs with locators and even calling in an [...]
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Safer Digging Part 5: Investigating A Damage
Up to this point, we have explored a range of benefits that accrue from the use of technology in the damage prevention process. Not only […]
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Why Roots and Not Overhead Lines?
If you have been following the Aii educational series Modern Roots March this month, you’ll know that we want to get you thinking about underground […]
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Technology Highlight: GPR for Drone Usage
Drone Usage This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. [...]
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Technology Highlight: AI Applications for Damage Prevention
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed the way companies update, monitor, and build infrastructure. In the damage prevention sector, innovations like 24-hour monitoring systems, gas leak [...]
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Do You Know What’s Below? A look into Modern Roots March
The ground we walk on is covered with asphalt for roads, concrete for sidewalks, and is naturally decorated with grass, flowers, shrubs, and […]
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Three Stages of Pipeline Opposition and What Each Gets Wrong
Pipeline opposition generally comes in three key stages. Each stage has its merit, but opposition to natural gas pipelines in many instances leads to negative [...]
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532,000 Excavation Damages Cost The US $30 Billion in 2019, What Are States Doing About It?
Excavation Damage Every person is required to call 811 or notify their safe digging One-Call center before breaking ground. That is for backyard projects, tree [...]
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New Report Grades Each State’s Damage Prevention Laws
Washington D.C, – October 14, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for state legislatures, regulatory bodies, and [...]
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New Report Examines History and Trajectory of One-Call Centers and Damage Prevention Efforts
Washington D.C, District of Columbia – August 27, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for industry leaders […]
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The Longest Running Statistic
Beneath Our Feet Underground infrastructure in America run for millions of miles. These make possible the basics of modern American life, carrying water, energy resources, [...]
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Celebrating 15 Years of 811
In March of 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 811 as the nationwide phone number for excavation damage prevention. Now, 15 years later, we [...]
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Digging Blind Wreaks Havoc
Underneath the feet of every American are millions of miles of buried cables, electrical lines, pipelines, water systems, and more. This vast network of underground […]
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