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HYDROEXCAVATION: Hydroexcavation is a non-invasive means of extracting
soil through a vacuum while using water or air jet devices for breaking ground.
LAND BASE: Land base is electronic mapping data that depicts earth surface
features and is tied to real-world geographic coordinates, such as latitude and
longitude.
LATITUDE: Latitude is a coordinate that refers to the distance measured north
or south of the equator.
LINE: Line has the same connotation as facility.
LOCATE (VERB): The action of an underground plant owner/operator (or its
agent) of providing information to a ground disturber enabling for the
determination of the location of a facility.
LOCATE (NOUN): The provision of location information by an underground
facility owner (or its agent) in the form of ground surface markings and/or
facility location documentation, such as drawings, mapping, numeric
descriptions or other written documentation.
LOCATE FORM/REPORT: A locate form is the accompanying documentation
on a locate that is completed by the party providing the locate. A locate form
may or may not contain the specific facility location details and/or drawings,
but should in all cases contain administrative aspects of the locate, such as
when, when, why completed, and who completed it.
LOCATE REQUEST: A locate request is the process of communications
between a ground disturber and a one-call centre to fulfill the request to locate
an underground facility.
LOCATE TICKET: A document for a locate request created by a one-call
organization or a plant owner or their target agent marked with a unique
identification number.
LONGITUDE: Longitude is a coordinate that refers to the distance measured
east and west of the meridian line (Greenwich).
MARKING STANDARDS: Marking standards are the methods as per the
guidelines of the American Public Works Association that a facility owner or
operator uses to indicate the existence of a line or facility.
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