Undermaps has opened the Ingest pilot to construction and civil contractor teams across New South Wales and Victoria, automating one of the slowest parts of any project: turning a stack of BYDA dial responses into a single, digital, georeferenced map.
Every project starts with the same question. What's underground, and where?
The answer usually shows up as a pile of PDFs, each one a different format, a different scale, none of them lined up with each other. Someone on the team ends up manually tracing and stitching plans together before the map is even usable, and every hour spent doing that is an hour not spent on the actual project.
Ingest removes that step. By automatically digitising and geo-referencing BYDA dials into a single map your team can work from on-site or in the office.
How it works
Upload — Once you have access to the pilot, simply upload your BYDA dial .zip directly to the Undermaps Ingest portal.
Align — Ingest automatically digitises and aligns every referral over basemaps and satellite imagery, colour coded to AS5488.
Get your map — One digital, georeferenced map, ready to use on any device.
Who it's built for
Ingest is built for the teams who deal with BYDA dials ahead of every dig:
Civil contractors scoping utility risk before excavation
Project managers and engineers who need one current view the whole team can work from
Utility Locators and Surveyors who need a fast, reliable read on what's already been mapped
Civil designers needing to make use of BYDA dials quickly
Proven in the field
Up to 15x cheaper. Up to 90% faster.
That's what Burton Contractors saw digitising BYDA dials with Ingest instead of doing it by hand, on their Pacific Highway project.
"Undermaps has significantly assisted our team to collaborate, interrogate, and substantiate our planning activities at any stage of projects." — Chris Burton, Director, Burton Contractors
Early access is open
The pilot is live now with contractor teams across NSW and VIC, with more coming on board every week.
Register your interest for early access by contacting hello@undermaps.com or visiting www.undermaps.com/ingest
About Undermaps
Undermaps is the utility data platform built by Reveal. It turns fragmented plans, surveys and BYDA responses into a single, structured, georeferenced view of what's underground, so teams can plan and build with confidence.
