March 2023
Live Dig Radar® – New Tech at CONEXPO 2023
Even the humble excavator bucket itself is not safe from the benefits of new technology innovation. The Live Dig Radar excavator bucket from RodRadar has an integrated ground-penetrating radar unit concealed in the bucket's frame.
This allows an excavator operator to scan the dirt for buried utilities by simply floating the back face of the bucket above the ground in front of the machine.
It’s not about getting a perfect underground image, but knowing if something is there at all, explains Yuval Barnea, vice president for sales and marketing at RodRadar. “We have developed a unique ground-penetrating radar which instead of looking deep and paying for accuracy, we look for the next bite—we look shallow.” The GPR can see roughly 3 ft down, and will give the operator an alarm message if a possible buried utility is detected.
This allows an excavator operator to scan the dirt for buried utilities by simply floating the back face of the bucket above the ground in front of the machine.
It’s not about getting a perfect underground image, but knowing if something is there at all, explains Yuval Barnea, vice president for sales and marketing at RodRadar. “We have developed a unique ground-penetrating radar which instead of looking deep and paying for accuracy, we look for the next bite—we look shallow.” The GPR can see roughly 3 ft down, and will give the operator an alarm message if a possible buried utility is detected.
