The Dig site location screen is used to search for the dig site after filling in your Ticket Details. The location process is broken up in 3 simple steps:
- Search: Search for dig site location
- Map: Draw your dig site
- Confirm: Confirm your dig site
Dig site location - Search:
You can bring up your site using a Street Address, Intersection, GPS co-ordinates, Legal Land Description (Grid) or GPS position via your mobile device. After filling in your criteria, click Search to bring up the map. Alternatively, tap the Use Current Location () button to use your current mobile device location.
For more information, please see our Searching for your dig site location article.
Dig site location - Map:
Once the map has loaded, the next step is to draw out your site. You can use touch to Pan (drag your finger) or Zoom (pinch zoom in and out) on the map to adjust as needed, or move to the work location location if a reference point was used for your search. To start your map, tap the Polygon tool () found in the top-right corner of the Map screen.
With the polygon tool selected, tap the outside edges of your intended excavation area, then tap the Finish button at the top of the screen to confirm the map.
Once the map has been finalized, tap the Next button found at the top of the page to move to the Confirm dig site step.
For more information, please see our Drawing the dig site map article.
Confirm dig site - Confirm
The next step is to confirm your dig site location. Confirm dig site will autofill with the information used for your search, or let you know the polygon drawn does not match the search location (if using a reference point) based on Google Maps. If you searched for a reference point instead of the address/location itself, ensure the information is changed to reflect your actual work area.
Once the details are correct, you can tap Next to access the Remarks portion of your ticket. From the Remarks screen you can include any additional information involving the work and submit your request by tapping the Submit button.
Once the ticket has been submitted, you will be taken to the Ticket Summary screen where you can view your Ticket Details, and a list of notified utilities affected by your ticket. These registered utilities will be contacted and requested to respond with their locate services before the indicated start date on the ticket. For more information on the output process, please view our What happens after submitting a BYDP ticket? article.