Ground Penetrating Services in Florida
Jacksonville • St Augustine • and Surrounding Areas
Subsurface Damage Prevention
BEFORE YOU BUILD, CUT, CORE, OR DIG, CALL GPRS
In construction and facility management, every decision can impact time, budget, and safety. GPRS is committed to achieving 100% subsurface damage prevention. With a 99.8% accuracy rate, our ground penetrating radar (GPR), utility locating, utility mapping, and concrete scanning services ensure the precise detection of underground utilities, post-tension cables, rebar, conduits, underground storage tanks (USTs), and more—keeping your project on schedule, within budget, and safe. Additionally, our NASSCO-certified CCTV video pipe inspection and leak detection services accurately identify pipe defects, blockages, and leaks.
GPRS has a team of highly trained and experienced technicians in every major market in North Florida including Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Gainesville.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a non-destructive geophysical method used in construction to assess subsurface conditions. By emitting electromagnetic pulses into the ground and analyzing the reflected signals, GPR creates a visual map of underground features. It plays a vital role in utility mapping, concrete imaging, quality assurance, and environmental assessments. GPR detects underground utilities such as pipes, cables, and conduits, supporting safe excavation and effective pre-construction planning. It also accurately locates rebar and post-tension cables within concrete slabs, ensuring structural integrity. With its ability to provide real-time subsurface data without causing damage, GPR enhances safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in construction projects.
Utility Locating
Private utility locating is essential for any construction, excavation, or renovation project. While 811 One Call services locate public utility lines, they typically do not address private utilities. GPRS specializes in private utility locating, utilizing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), electromagnetic locators, CCTV video cameras, acoustic water leak locators, and other advanced tools to detect subsurface utilities, including depth and GPS mapping. This process helps prevent utility strikes, saving time, money, and lives by protecting all site employees and contractors from potential damage. GPRS also provides complimentary .KMZ files for all exterior utility locating projects, and our utility mapping services can create updated as-built drawings for your facility or campus. Additionally, GPR services can locate underground storage tanks (USTs), unknown utilities, manholes, and well heads.
VIDEO PIPE INSPECTION (CCTV)
Video Pipe Inspection (CCTV) is a cutting-edge sewer inspection service that utilizes advanced remote video cameras to assess conditions and prevent issues in water, sanitary, storm sewer, and lateral pipelines. Our NASSCO-certified technicians thoroughly inspect your sewers, identifying clogs, cross bores, structural defects, and damages while also conducting lateral sewer line evaluations. GPRS delivers comprehensive, interactive reports that detail every inch of your pipes, helping you plan repairs, maintain system integrity, and reduce potential risks.
Concrete Scanning
Projects involving post-tension or slab-on-grade concrete come with the risk of costly damage or injury when coring or cutting into the slab. Rebar, conduits, and post-tension cables present significant strike hazards, each with a distinct GPR imaging signature. GPRS’ concrete scanning service uses ground penetrating radar (GPR) to digitally scan concrete, accurately identifying and mapping these hazards. This ensures clear guidance on where it’s safe to cut or drill. Unlike concrete x-ray services, GPR concrete imaging doesn’t require closing off areas of your site to avoid radiation. In most cases, work can continue while we scan, locating slab reinforcements and conduits with over 99.8% accuracy. This allows for safe cutting and drilling.
GPRS guarantees this accuracy and your safety with our exclusive Green Box Guarantee. Learn more about our Green Box Guarantee.
3D LASER SCANNING
GPRS offers 3D laser scanning, photogrammetry, and scan-to-BIM services to precisely document the as-built conditions of buildings, facilities, and sites with 2-6 millimeter accuracy. Using advanced Leica laser scanners and Matterport cameras, our reality capture company delivers professional 3D scanning services. We capture architectural, structural, MEP, utility locating, and concrete scanning data with LiDAR technology, producing point clouds that can be transformed into detailed as-built drawings, 2D CAD drawings, floor plans, utility maps, 3D BIM models, Revit models, 3D mesh models, TruViews, digital twins, virtual tours, Reflected Ceiling Plans (RCP), and more.
Our services provide accurate as-builts, maps, and models for various industries, including architecture, engineering, construction, renovation, oil and gas, historical preservation, industrial, manufacturing, education, healthcare, power, water treatment, energy, and utility sectors.
LEAK DETECTION
GPRS Water Leak Detection Services can swiftly identify the source of known water leaks in municipal water or sewer infrastructure, as well as in industrial facilities. We also offer proactive leak detection for domestic water and fire systems, water mains, and comprehensive Water Loss Surveys to find issues before they become costly. Our underground water leak detection services help save time, money, and valuable water resources.
Using acoustic leak detection, combined with leak correlation technology, we provide real-time, precise confirmation of active leaks. These services can be integrated with our CCTV Video Pipe Inspection and utility locating services to enhance the efficiency of commercial, industrial, and municipal water systems while preventing unnecessary excavation. Backed by our 99.8% accurate underground utility locating process, GPRS stands as the industry leader in leak detection.
Mapping & Modeling
The goal of the GPRS Deliverables Department is to deliver clear and understandable findings with each of our outputs from field markings to field sketches, KMZ files, or CAD drawings that provide 2D site plans or even 3D CAD models. In addition, upon the completion of every project, our customers receive a job summary that includes job scope information, site photos, description of site conditions, equipment used, and notes from the project.
Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Florida was recently contracted to complete a site investigation prior to major renovation and construction at a local Miami mall. The mall was going to be staying open through all phases of the project and delays due to utility damages or other line-strike issues were a major cause of concern for both the Mall Owners and the General Contractors... more
Featured Concrete Scanning Story
Subsurface Scanning Solutions
At GPRS, our motto is “Subsurface Scanning Solutions”. We believe in working with customers to solve problems. There are limitations to what our equipment can accomplish because the science of GPR itself has limitations. We get calls every week for jobs that are beyond the margins of what’s possible, but we strive to innovate solutions for our customers. This month alone, we came up with a number of solutions.
Featured CCTV CRAWLER VIDEO INSPECTIONS FOR SEWERS AND STORM DRAINS
CCTV inspection
Inspecting the internal condition of gravity utility pipes is not a new thing in the world of underground utilities. However, it is something that has become increasingly important as many gravity utility infrastructures have become older, and the pipes have been compromised over the years. A problem with a sewer or storm drain pipe can cause major concerns, such as: sink holes, ground water contamination, soil contamination, sewage overflows, and many more.
Featured Utility Locating Story
Private Utility Locate at Power Plant
Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc. (GPRS) was contacted by a construction company in order to locate utilities at a power plant in Crystal River, FL. The construction company needed utilities located, marked out on the surface with paint, flags, and a depth. After marking out all utilities, the contractor needed all findings put into a cad map file for the company to have on file. The contractor contacted GPRS of Tampa to perform the GPR and GPS mapping needed for this project.
