As our organization and its members work hard to be the leaders of our industry, we also must strive to be leaders in technology. In the past 40 years, since GUCA’s inception, we have seen many changes in technology, from green screens, to plasma screens; from analog to digital; and cable to fiber optic. Most of us can agree that although advances in technology are often convenient and aid in speeding up work, sometimes advances in technology can be burdensome – like cell phones for example; who knew that such a convenience was going to require the world to be on call 24/7? With that in mind, Georgia 811 has recently updated its technology with the EDEN (Excavation Digging Event Notification). For those of you who are unaware, the EDEN is intended to make the call and locate process smoother for excavators. Excavators are able to check the status of their locate requests with their locate ticket by either dialing 811 or checking online at ga811.com and accessing PRIS (Positive Response Identification System). What GUCA wants to know is; have you been utilizing this technology? If so, who on your job site is using it? Are you calling or using the website? If you are using the website, are you accessing the site wirelessly from the job site? Have you been able to find out the status of your locate requests? Has the information been accurate and up-to-date? Has access to that information sped up the locate process or burdened the process further? As always, your feedback helps GUCA work more efficiently as the voice of the industry. So please, comment away!
Georgia DIG LAW and EDEN
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