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Acronyms & Abbreviations
Quick ID
The Utilities
Water
Water – Hydrants
Natural Gas
Electric
Traffic – Basics
Traffic – Detectors
Traffic – ATMs
Telephone – Pots
Telephone – TI, DSL, FTTx
Telephone – Cables & Codes
Cable TV
Fiber Optic
Storm & Sanitary
Utility Pipes
AWWA Codes
Pipe Materials
Pipe Joints
Iron – Steel ID
Pipe Measurements
Utility Locating
APWA Color Code
PCL (Pipe & Cable Locator)
MAGNETOMETER
GPR
RFID LOCATOR (Radio Frequency Identification)
INSERTED DEVICES
ACOUSTIC LOCATORS
Spar 300
Other Instruments
Misc. Info
AML (All Materials Locator)
Industry Terminology
Cathodic Protection
Cables, Conduits, Casings
Aerial Cable ID
Camouflaged Cell Sites
Acronyms & Abbreviations
A
AMP - Aerial Amplifier
ARV - Air Release Valve
B
C
CEV - Controlled Environment Vault
CORE - Core Saw and Core Hole
CO - Small Town Central Office
D
E
F
G
GACP - Galvanic Anode Cathodic Protection
The Easy Locator GPR by Mala. This is one of the smaller GPR units, and can be folded down to fit in the trunk of a car.
H
HDD - Horizontal Directional Drilling Machine
HH - Handhole
I
J
J-BOX - Junction Box
K
L
LC - Load Coil
M
MAG - Magnetometer
MON - Monument Marker with Protective Lid
N
O
OPGW - Optical Groundwire
P
PED - Pedestal Telephone
PIV - Post Indicator Valve
Q
R
RCP - Reinforced Concrete Pipe
Regulator Station (City Gate)
REG - Service Regulator
S
SNI - Single Network Interface
SUE - Subsurface Utility Engineering
T
TH - Test Hole in Asphalt
U
V
VAC - Vacuum Truck
TRAFFIC-VMS-Board---small
W
WQI - Water Quality Inlet Inside Drain Inlet
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