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Welcome to the InfraMarker Resource Hub! Here you'll find a wealth of valuable resources to enhance your understanding and utilization of InfraMarker solutions. Whether you're a newcomer looking to explore our technology or a seasoned user seeking advanced insights, our collection of videos, blogs, spec sheets, case studies, and more is designed to meet your needs and build trust.

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LEVERAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER RECOVERY: A CASE STUDY OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) IMPLEMENTATION FOR FACILITY RETRIEVAL

Auburn University
The study explores RFID's potential for disaster recovery in hurricane-prone coastal areas.

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RFID – THE SMART WAY TO ENHANCE THE ACCURACY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET TRACKING AND MONITORING

FIG e-Working Week Conference
RFID links assets to GIS/asset management systems, providing IDs and locations. Mobile apps fetch asset details, like maintenance schedules and repair records, uploading them in real-time.

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Stormwater Asset Management Enabled by RFID

WEF Stormwater Summit
RFID technology aids stormwater utilities in field inspections and data collection, reducing time, costs, and errors. Ongoing deployments offer benefits for managers and field staff.

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Connected Asset Management Industry Predictions for 2024 – Berntsen

GIS Cafe
IoT aims to unify object data, but adoption lags. However, 2024 predicts change with new products linking assets to GIS and AMS, revolutionizing infrastructure management.

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Positive Identification of Subsurface Assets with Connected RFID

Road Sign Installation with Survey123

InfraMarker Enabled Visipost Installation 7 Tag Write

While at Planet Underground, we filmed how to install an RFID enabled post.

While at Planet Underground, we filmed how to install an RFID enabled post. See how quickly a smart post can be installed and join your network of RFID tagged assets.

Polydome Installation On Concrete Curb

This short video demonstrates the correct installation of the InfraMarker Polydome marker on concrete.

Polydome Installations On Metal Curb Box

This short video demonstrates the correct installation of the InfraMarker Polydome marker on metal.

MicroBox Installation On A Metal Fire Hydrant

This short video demonstrates the correct installation of the InfraMarker MicroBox on a fire hydrant.

Discover how simple it is to clean and apply the InfraMarker RFID MicroBox tag to a fire hydrant. Quickly turn a static object into a smart one with InfraMarker.

Enabling Connected Infrastructure with RFID

InfraMarker RFID connects any kind of infrastructure asset to GIS. Field inspection and maintenance is streamlined because RFID-marked assets are easy to locate, verify and update in GIS.

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RFID - resilient and adaptable

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been around for a long time. The precursor technology to RFID was originally developed as a musical instrument by the Russian physicist Leon Theremin, patented in 1928. The Theremin produces music by manipulation of electromagnetic fields around two antennae to produce sound.

Damage prevention saves lives and money

April is recognized by Congress and most Governors across the U.S. as National Safe Digging Month as shovels (and backhoes) hit the ground for a busy season. It’s well known that excavation is a dangerous business. Excavation strikes on public utility lines lead to more than 2,000 injuries and 400 deaths each year. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) states that accidental utility strikes cost the U.S. at least $30 billion annually, based on self-reported data by stakeholders and state 811 call centers. And it looks like things are getting worse, not better.

Federal agencies get the job done

For more than 50 years, Berntsen has worked alongside federal agencies to provide useful and quality products. From monuments that can be set in wetlands to RFID markers that integrate with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), federal agencies rely on Berntsen to deliver quality products that help them fulfill their missions.

Key Trends in 2024

The “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is well underway. Back in 2011, economist Klaus Schwab coined the term to refer to the rapid digitization and accessibility of technologies that spark a global shift in processes – in everything from how we communicate to how businesses and governments are managed.

GIS Day - Mapping our past with the help of RFID

It’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day! Since 1999 when it was first celebrated as the grand finale to Geography Week, GIS has been quickly put to use by many professions, industries and researchers. Today, GIS is becoming indispensable for paleontology - with the help of RFID.

Berntsen Adds NFC capability to the InfraMarker RFID App

Berntsen International, a leading manufacturer of infrastructure marking products, announces that its InfraMarker RFID App now supports Near Field Communication (NFC) and is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Excavating the 2022 DIRT Report

The amount of utility installation and improvement set to occur across the U.S. over the next several years will result in an enormous increase in excavation activity. That means a boom for local economies–and a boom in the number of excavation damages, according to the latest Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT Report) from the Common Ground Alliance (CGA).

Public Works — Key to civilization

Public works have been around ever since people found ways to ensure a reliable source of water for their crops. In 4000 BC, the ancient Sumerians created a successful irrigation system that watered fields between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

It’s National 811 Day —

811 Day was created to bring attention to a significant but little-known issue – the high cost and safety impacts of underground utility strikes.

Quantifying the cost and safety impacts of utility strikes is difficult. A compilation of various studies estimates that the direct cost of each strike is $4,000 -- but that doesn’t take into consideration the cost to repair and restore the damage.

InfraMarker Brings RFID Power to Esri Field Operation Applications

Berntsen International, a leading manufacturer of infrastructure marking products, announces that its InfraMarker RFID app is now fully integrated with Esri’s ArcGIS Survey123 and ArcGIS Field Maps mobile applications.

GIS + RFID = SUE Enhancement

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) that leverages Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) deliver substantial benefits in the management and protection of underground assets.

RFID - the technology that keeps on giving

We’ve all heard of RFID, a technology that’s been around since the 1930s. Did you know that it’s now one of the fastest-growing technologies in the world?

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Dig To Display: Transforming Dinosaur Bone Asset Management with InfraMarker RFID and GIS

Tracking and managing artifacts at archaeological excavations, through transport to research facilities, museum display and storage has been a persistent issue with no universal solution. This study examines the novel application of existing technologies to track, manage and share data from 347 dinosaur bone fossils from dig to display.

Staking University

Accurate locating and identifying of underground assets are critical for damage prevention. This research project explores how three technologies – GIS, RFID, and magnetic marking – impact the speed and reliability of finding identifying, and managing underground utilities. The 7-year study finds that the multi-factor approach of connecting GIS with RFID/magnetic in-ground markers best improves underground utility management performance.