Utility Locating

811 Services

Blackbird Engineering provides end to end 811 services. We have extensive knowledge of OneCall operations and our Utility Locating Technicians have more than 30 years experience. In that time they have maintained a 99% location-accuracy rate.

Private Locating

811 Services are great for marking and protecting PUBLIC utilities. However, nearly half of the buried infrastructure is privately owned -- Meaning there is no system in place to mark these utilities at scale. A private utility locate must be acquired before any digging can take place. Blackbird offers end to end private locating and mapping solutions.

Digital Utility Twin

It is our belief that a digital twin is not a complete twin until the subsurface infrastructure has been accounted for. A Blackbird digital twin includes 3D utility locations, size, material, and type. All utility locations are georeferenced with survey grade equipment and accuracy.

GIS Integration

Traditionally, utility location data is a liability issue that gets passed from one firm to the next, Not at Blackbird. In addition to locating, mapping, and cataloging our utilities, we pride ourselves on being able to easily integrate that geospatial data into software like BIM, CAD, and other industry leading programs. Automatically improving the workflow of our customers.

Utility Locating Services
No Digital Twin is truly complete without the addition of subsurface information and visualization.


We believe the industry deserves better.

We are skilled in many forms of electromagnetic locating including direct connection, coupling, and induction methods. 

When electromagnetic locating is not getting the job done, we often turn to our ground penetrating radar. This device allows us to collect subsurface location data on utilities that would otherwise not be found.

All of our work comes standard with a 2D, high resolution utility map. We collect our own aerial imagery on every project to ensure the highest of quality. 3D mapping is achieved via immersive digital twin software or online Web GIS viewers.

Occasionally, the network of buried utilities becomes too congested in certain areas; making any sort of machine excavation impossible. In this instance, Blackbird utilizes hydroexcavation methods to safely uncover the utilities in question.

To get the FULL picture, call Blackbird Engineering.