{"id":2987756,"date":"2026-11-10T09:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2987756"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:46:44","slug":"from-marks-on-the-ground-to-mapped-assets-utility-locating-with-arcgis-field-maps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/from-marks-on-the-ground-to-mapped-assets-utility-locating-with-arcgis-field-maps","title":{"rendered":"From Marks on the Ground to Mapped Assets: Utility Locating with ArcGIS Field Maps"},"author":308292,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[780927],"industry":[],"product":[679821],"class_list":["post-2987756","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-line-locator","product-field-maps"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":308292,"user_firstname":"Sarah","user_lastname":"Saint-Ruth","nickname":"Sarah Saint-Ruth","user_nicename":"ssaintruth","display_name":"Sarah Saint-Ruth","user_email":"ssaintruth@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-04-14 16:23:12","user_description":"Sarah is the Lead Product Manager for Mobile and Field Operations team which includes ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS Workforce, ArcGIS QuickCapture and ArcGIS Navigator. She works as part of the wider Field Operations team to discover and deliver solutions for field staff in every industry. Based in the UK.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Locate buried utilities and capture accurate position, depth and locate details directly in Field Maps with RTK line locators.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Knowing where underground infrastructure is located is critical to keeping people safe, preventing costly utility strikes, and maintaining reliable networks.<\/p>\n

Yet locating and mapping are often separate activities. Crews locate and mark underground assets, while updating the GIS can require a separate survey or additional processing.<\/p>\n

With the November 2026 release, ArcGIS Field Maps brings these workflows together with support for RTK-enabled utility line locators. These devices combine utility locating with high-accuracy GNSS positioning, allowing crews to locate buried pipes and cables while capturing their position, depth, and other locate information directly in Field Maps.<\/p>\n

Capture underground utilities as you locate them<\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_aa8cgexx","time":true,"start":"1040"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the field, Field Maps introduces a new capture experience designed specifically for utility locating. The mobile worker starts capture in Field Maps and selects the utility type if there is more than one, such as electric, gas, water, or communications.<\/p>\n

From there, capture moves to the locator. The worker can put the phone or tablet away and focus on locating the underground utility. As they move along the utility, positions captured from the locator add vertices to the line being mapped in Field Maps.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2988936,"id":2988936,"title":"Capture - Line Locate Experience in Field Maps","filename":"Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","filesize":17819120,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/from-marks-on-the-ground-to-mapped-assets-utility-locating-with-arcgis-field-maps\/capture-line-locate-capture","alt":"Line Locate Experience in Field Maps","author":"308292","description":"ArcGIS Field Maps capturing an underground utility line and locate measurements from a connected RTK enabled line locator.","caption":"ArcGIS Field Maps capturing an underground utility line and locate measurements from a connected line locator.","name":"capture-line-locate-capture","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2987756,"date":"2026-11-10 14:19:00","modified":"2026-11-10 14:20:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":499,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","medium-width":121,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","medium_large-width":499,"medium_large-height":1080,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","large-width":499,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","1536x1536-width":499,"1536x1536-height":1080,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","2048x2048-width":499,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture-215x465.gif","card_image-width":215,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Capture-Line-Locate-Capture.gif","wide_image-width":499,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Each position also creates a related locate point, automatically recording the GNSS and locator information associated with that measurement. This can include position accuracy, depth, frequency, signal strength, locate mode, current, utility direction, and the locator used.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2989003,"id":2989003,"title":"Line Locator Metadata","filename":"Line-locator-Metadata.png","filesize":421048,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/from-marks-on-the-ground-to-mapped-assets-utility-locating-with-arcgis-field-maps\/line-locator-metadata","alt":"Line Locator Metadata","author":"308292","description":"","caption":"","name":"line-locator-metadata","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2987756,"date":"2026-11-10 15:55:26","modified":"2026-11-10 15:57:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":525,"height":1058,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","medium-width":130,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","medium_large-width":525,"medium_large-height":1058,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","large-width":525,"large-height":1058,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","1536x1536-width":525,"1536x1536-height":1058,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","2048x2048-width":525,"2048x2048-height":1058,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata-231x465.png","card_image-width":231,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Line-locator-Metadata.png","wide_image-width":525,"wide_image-height":1058}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Getting Started<\/h1>\n

Before you start collecting underground utilities in Field Maps, you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n