SURVEY & DESIGN

Telecommunications Planning and Survey

Our survey and design teams are supported by test rod and rope crews, which enables us to provide an intrusive or non-intrusive survey offering dependent upon client needs.

The survey and design information captured can include:

• All poles housing equipment surveyed. Photographs of all poles including top envelop, whole pole, elephant’s foot, DOB, DP/CP number and any fibre cable on pole showing the route of the cable

• All chambers housing equipment surveyed (confirming space for new equipment, if it requires a gully suck/desilt, duct capacity and special lid lifting requirements)

• Photographs of all chambers including external cover, whole chamber (internal) and duct mouths

• Existing full DIG areas surveyed and marked as DIG to the premise and/or full DIG network to be evidenced within the surveying software and noted to the client with the option to build or exclude

• New alternative survey design to be provided for any full DIG prems/areas, utilising existing O/H structures or by way of adding additional O/H structures

• If a new offset chamber (as proposed by HLD) location is unsuitable during survey, a new location will be suggested

• All premises in the deployment area surveyed with a drop type

• Assessing and delineating between Single Dwelling Units (SDU) and Multi Dwelling Units (MDU) based on set criteria

• Tree cutting/guarding will be highlighted on pole/span

• Wayleaves requirements will be identified

• Special design requirements such as bridges or roads requiring closure will be highlighted

• Risk Assessments Flags will be dropped as and when required during survey

• School entrances, fire stations, hospitals, jagged fences above poles, poles beside water etc will be included

• Safety Issues if any are highlighted against pole, chamber

• All information and data recorded on GIS platform and live maps

• Survey data quality controlled and uploaded to design platform

• A55 production if required

Power Survey

DGUS Group offer a full range of network surveying from low voltage pole inspections to 400kV climbing inspections.

Our survey and design services are tailored to client requirements and may include:

• Condition Based Assessments

• Statutory Network Inspections

• Wood Pole Analysis and Remedial Treatment. DGUS Group have invested in specialist resistograph drills which use microbit to measure the resistance of wood poles and can detect and measure cracks, voids, cavities, and decay inside a wood pole

• Pole Top Inspection (camera system)

• ESQCR Compliance Inspections

• LV & HV Rebuild and Refurbishment Survey and Design

• Substation Inspections

• Cable Feeds and Surface wiring Inspection

• Ground and climbing cased steel tower condition assessment