TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 21
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 21
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 21
1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET 21
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 22
1.5 LIMITATION 22
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 23
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 25
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 25
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 26
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 27
2.4 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 28
2.5 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 31
2.6 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 32
2.7 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 33
2.8 DBMR VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 34
2.9 SECONDARY SOURCES 35
2.10 ASSUMPTIONS 35
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 36
3.1.1 RISING CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES 37
3.1.2 ADVANCEMENTS IN UTILITY LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES 38
3.1.3 INCREASE IN GAS PIPELINE LAYING PROJECTS 39
3.2 RESTRAINT 39
3.2.1 HIGH MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR UTILITY LOCATOR 39
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 40
3.3.1 INCREASING R&D INVESTMENTS DEMAND FOR STRENGTHENING THE INFRASTRUCTURE 40
3.3.2 RISING DEMAND FOR REAL-TIME UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES 40
3.4 CHALLENGES 41
3.4.1 LACK IN SKILLED EXPERTISE 41
3.4.2 DIFFICULTY FACED IN UTILITY LOCATING DURING THE WINTER/RAINY SEASONS 41
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 43
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 47
6 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, BY TECHNIQUE 50
6.1 OVERVIEW 51
6.2 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD 52
6.3 GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) 52
6.4 OTHERS 53
7 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, BY OFFERING 54
7.1 OVERVIEW 55
7.1.1 EQUIPMENT 56
7.1.1.1 WIRES AND MARKERS 56
7.1.1.2 MAGNETIC LOCATORS 56
7.1.1.3 OTHERS 56
7.1.2 SERVICES 57
7.1.2.1 VACUUM EXCAVATORS 57
7.1.2.2 LEAK DETECTION 57
7.1.2.3 SPECIALTY SERVICES 58
7.1.2.4 PRIVATE UTILITY LOCATING 58
7.1.2.5 OTHERS 58
8 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, BY TARGET 59
8.1 OVERVIEW 60
8.1.1 METALLIC 61
8.1.2 NON-METALLIC 61
9 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, BY END USER INDUSTRY 62
9.1 OVERVIEW 63
9.1.1 TELECOMMUNICATION 64
9.1.2 ELECTRICITY 64
9.1.3 WATER AND SEWAGE 65
9.1.4 OIL AND GAS 65
9.1.5 TRANSPORTATION 66
9.1.6 OTHERS 66
10 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 67
10.1 OVERVIEW 68
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 73
10.2.1 U.S. 78
10.2.2 CANADA 80
10.2.3 MEXICO 82
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10.3 EUROPE 84
10.3.1 U.K. 89
10.3.2 GERMANY 91
10.3.3 FRANCE 93
10.3.4 ITALY 95
10.3.5 SPAIN 97
10.3.6 NETHERLANDS 99
10.3.7 SWITZERLAND 101
10.3.8 BELGIUM 103
10.3.9 RUSSIA 105
10.3.10 TURKEY 107
10.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 109
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 110
10.4.1 CHINA 116
10.4.2 JAPAN 118
10.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 120
10.4.4 AUSTRALIA 122
10.4.5 INDIA 124
10.4.6 SINGAPORE 126
10.4.7 THAILAND 128
10.4.8 INDONESIA 130
10.4.9 MALAYSIA 132
10.4.10 PHILIPPINES 134
10.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 136
10.5 SOUTH AMERICA 137
10.5.1 BRAZIL 142
10.5.2 ARGENTINA 144
10.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 146
10.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 147
10.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 153
10.6.2 SAUDI ARABIA 155
10.6.3 U.A.E 157
10.6.4 EGYPT 159
10.6.5 ISRAEL 161
10.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 163
11 GLOBAL UTILITY LOCATOR MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 164
11.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 164
11.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 165
11.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 166
11.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 167
12 SWOT & DBMR ANALYSIS 168
13 COMPANY PROFILES 171
13.1 LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 171
13.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 171
13.1.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 171
13.1.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 172
13.2 RADIODETECTION LTD. 173
13.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 173
13.2.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 173
13.2.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 175
13.3 3M 176
13.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 176
13.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 176
13.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 177
13.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 179
13.4 THE CHARLES MACHINE WORKS, INC. 180
13.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 180
13.4.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 180
13.4.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 180
13.5 USIC 181
13.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 181
13.5.2 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 181
13.5.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 182
13.6 GSSI GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY SYSTEMS, INC. 183
13.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 183
13.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 183
13.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 184
13.7 GUIDELINE GEO. 185
13.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 185
13.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 185
13.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 186
13.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 187
13.8 MAVERICK INSPECTION LTD. 188
13.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 188
13.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 188
13.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 188
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13.9 MULTIVIEW 189
13.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 189
13.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 189
13.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 190
13.10 LAMETER 191
13.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 191
13.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 191
13.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 191
13.11 ON TARGET UTILITY SERVICES 192
13.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 192
13.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 192
13.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 192
13.12 ONE VISION UTILITY SERVICES 193
13.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 193
13.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 193
13.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 193
13.13 RHD SERVICES, INC. 194
13.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 194
13.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 194
13.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 194
13.14 RIDGID 195
13.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 195
13.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 195
13.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 196
13.15 SENSORS & SOFTWARE INC. 197
13.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 197
13.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 197
13.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 198
13.16 SIDEWINDER UTILITY LOCATORS. 199
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 199
13.16.2 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 199
13.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 200
13.17 US RADAR INC. 201
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 201
13.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 201
13.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 202
13.18 VIVAX-METROTECH CORP. 203
13.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 203
13.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 203
13.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 206
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 207
15 CONCLUSION 210
16 RELATED REPORTS 211