This website, as you will easily notice, is to provide a wide range of information on the utility industry all in one place. Those who work directly for a utility operator are probably familiar with the utility operations they work with, yet many who work in and the utility industry works with numerous types of utilities and it can be very difficult to familiarize yourself with all of the possible utility pipes, cables and features you come in contact with. This can be excavators, civil  engineers, utility surveyors, vacuum truck operators, project managers, and of course utility locators (aka utility designators).

Although the utility features and materials presented here are predominantly those used in the United States, utility systems around the world are of course quite similar because they operate in a similar manner. Every effort has been made to present this information accurately and with the most important information featured. This site is owned and operated by Jeff Ambrose Mitchell, a veteran of 35 years in the utility industry in mapping and research. I am always open to criticisms, comments and suggestions. Please contact me at jambrosemitchell@gmail.com

Fiber optic cable in pedestal
Iron water pipe below and poly insulated steel gas pipe on top. Both pipes have been wrapped at the crossover to help prevent abrasion.
Automated Meter Reader (AMR) for culinary water
Wooden telephone pedestal used in very northern regions
T1 telephone cabinet which has allowed conference calls since 1963.
One of the many types of Air Release Valve (ARV) for culinary water.
A high pressure gas tap which allows a service line to run from a high pressure pipe in a rural area.
Fiber Hut (left), DSL cabinet (center), and Cross Connect (right).
Two men working in a telephone manhole in 1952.
A Multi-Ground-Neutral (MGN) connection from aerial to buried cable.
Fiber Hut (left), DSL cabinet (center), and Cross Connect (right).
A Multi-Ground-Neutral (MGN) connection from aerial to buried cable.