Public works are key to making our communities livable, and the American Public Works Association (APWA) is committed to continually developing the skills of public works professionals across the full spectrum of public works. 

In 1995, there were more than 20 million miles of buried utilities in the United States, making excavating very dangerous. Compounding the problem was the 70+ state and regional numbers to call for underground utility locating.

Portable bins, relocated signs, replaced valves — assets move. But your records shouldn’t get lost.

RFID links identity to GIS, so you can maintain accuracy even as assets are replaced or repositioned.

When managing an inventory of thousands of assets, it’s a challenge to keep track of them all. RFID provides the ability to instantly identify any asset in the field and verify its identity in GIS.

When infrastructure fails, the consequences go far beyond a broken part.

It could mean outages, safety risks, service disruptions — and for public agencies and utilities, it impacts more than just the asset. It affects operational budgets, regulatory compliance, and public trust.

How InfraMarker Simplifies Identification and Accelerates Field Asset Management

In the electric utility sector, precision is essential. Yet in the field, teams frequently encounter a challenging and potentially risky scenario: many infrastructure components appear nearly identical.