Laser rangefinder and data software enables underground pipe installationProblem: A mining company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, aimed to run a pipe horizontally underground. In order to save resources, time and money, they wanted to efficiently calculate the required distance belowground that the pipe needed to be installed. A total station is large, tough to operate and difficult to transport, especially through wooded terrain. The mining company was in search for a better solution.Solution: The company partnered with Laser Technology to evaluate the contour of the ground in which the pipe would be horizontally placed. With an LTI laser rangefinder and
