GPR Services Memphis Tennessee
Alsip Locating Service, LLC provides professional Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) services in Memphis, Tennessee and throughout the Mid-South. Our GPR services help contractors, engineers, environmental professionals, surveyors, and property owners identify subsurface features before excavation begins
Why Ground Penetrating Radar?
Ground Penetrating Radar is a non-destructive geophysical method that uses electromagnetic energy to identify changes and objects beneath the surface.
Unlike traditional electromagnetic utility locating, GPR does not require a utility to be conductive or have an accessible connection point.
This makes GPR particularly useful when searching for utilities or subsurface features that may be difficult or impossible to locate using conventional methods alone.
Depending on site conditions, GPR may help identify:
- Non-metallic pipes
- PVC and other plastic utilities
- Underground utility lines
- Conduits and duct banks
- Unknown or abandoned utilities
- Underground tanks and structures
- Voids and subsurface anomalies
- Changes in soil or disturbed areas
- Unmarked subsurface features
Because soil composition, moisture, depth, surface conditions, reinforcing materials, and other factors affect radar performance, no GPR investigation can guarantee detection of every underground target.
GPR Utility Locating in Memphis
Many private underground utilities are not marked through Tennessee 811.
Utilities located beyond the meter, privately owned electrical systems, water services, sewer laterals, communications, site lighting, irrigation, industrial utilities and other private systems may require a private utility locating company.
Alsip Locating Service uses GPR and electromagnetic locating technologies together when site conditions warrant.
For projects requiring electromagnetic utility locating, learn more about our Private Utility Locating Services in Memphis, TN.
EM locating is generally our preferred method when a conductive utility can be properly traced. GPR provides another investigative tool for identifying non-conductive utilities, unknown targets and subsurface features that cannot be effectively traced electromagnetically.
Using multiple technologies provides additional information and can reduce uncertainty before intrusive work begins.
GPR for Soil Borings and Environmental Projects
Subsurface investigations often require drilling or soil borings in areas where underground utilities may be present.
ALS provides GPR and private utility locating services for:
- Environmental investigations
- Geotechnical borings
- Soil sampling
- Monitoring wells
- Test pits
- Environmental remediation
- Geotechnical investigations
- Directional drilling
- Excavation planning
Before drilling or boring begins, our technicians investigate the proposed work area using appropriate locating technologies and site information.
Our goal is to provide the project team with the best available subsurface information before ground disturbance occurs.
GPR for Contractors and Construction Projects:
Unexpected underground utilities can cause project delays,
damage, safety hazards and expensive repairs.
ALS works with general contractors, excavation contractors, utility contractors and construction professionals throughout the Memphis area.
GPR may be used before:
- Excavation - Trenching - Directional boring - Drilling - Soil borings - Fence installation - Sign installation - Utility installation - Foundation work - Site improvements
Private utility locating should complement—not replace—the appropriate 811 notification process.
GPR Utility Mapping
Finding an underground utility is often only the first step.
Alsip Locating Service also provides utility mapping services that can document located utilities and subsurface features for future reference.
Depending on project requirements, located features can be incorporated into digital mapping and GIS-compatible deliverables.
Utility mapping can be especially valuable for industrial facilities, commercial properties, engineering projects and sites with extensive private utility infrastructure.
Why Choose Alsip Locating Service?
26+ Years of Utility Locating Experience
Technology is important, but interpreting locating signals and GPR data requires field experience.
ALS brings more than 26 years of utility locating experience to every project.
Multiple Locating Technologies
We don't rely on GPR alone
When appropriate, our technicians combine GPR with electromagnetic locating equipment, available utility records, visible site features and field observations.
Commercial and Industrial Experience
ALS provides locating services for engineering firms, environmental consultants, general contractors, survey companies, utility contractors, industrial facilities and property owners.
Local Mid-South Service
Alsip Locating Service is locally operated and serves Memphis, West Tennessee, North Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas and surrounding Mid-South communities.
Areas We Serve Around Memphis
Our GPR and private utility locating services are available throughout the Greater Memphis area, including:
Memphis • Collierville • Germantown • Bartlett • Arlington • Lakeland • Millington • Cordova • Shelby County
We also provide project-based services throughout Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.
GPR Is One Tool in the Locating Process
One of the most important differences between an experienced utility locating company and simply operating a GPR unit is understanding when GPR should—and should not—be used.
Ground conditions, clay content, moisture, reinforced concrete, metallic congestion, depth and target characteristics can all affect GPR performance.
Our approach is to evaluate the site and select the locating method or combination of methods best suited to the underground target.
That may include:
Electromagnetic Locating + Ground Penetrating Radar + Site Investigation + Utility Mapping
The objective isn't simply to scan the ground. It's to develop the most reliable understanding of the subsurface conditions that the available technology and site conditions allow.
Schedule GPR Services in Memphis, TN
If you're planning excavation, drilling, soil borings, construction or other ground-disturbing work in the Memphis area, contact Alsip Locating Service, LLC to discuss your project.
We provide professional GPR services, private utility locating, utility mapping, concrete scanning, sewer lateral locating and water leak detection throughout Memphis and the Mid-South.
