The practice of collecting, recording , and managing subsurface data has historically been widely unregulated. In response to this challenge, in 2003, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) developed standard 38-02: Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data, which defined the practice of SUE. Many countries followed the U.S. lead by creating similar standards , including Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Great Britain , and , most recently, Ecuador. Developed and refined over the last 20 years, SUE classifies information according to quality levels intending to improve data reliability vastly . This provides project owners and engineers with a benchmark to determine the integrity of utility data at the outset of an infrastructure project. See also Utility location External links Common Ground Alliance, a member-driven association promoting safety and damage prevention practices to underground facilities in North America American Public Works Association, an organization of public works professionals National Utility Locating Contractors Association, a utility locating organization Advanced Infrastructure Mapping, utility locating and designating
The practice of collecting, recording and managing subsurface data has historically been widely unregulated. In response to this challenge, in 2003, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) developed standard 38-02: Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data, which defined the practice of SUE. Many countries followed the U.S. lead by creating similar standards including Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and most recently, Ecuador. Developed and refined over the last 20 years, SUE classifies information according to quality levels with an objective to vastly improve data reliability . This provides project owners and engineers with a benchmark to determine the integrity of utility data at the outset of an infrastructure project. See also Utility location 
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External links Common Ground Alliance, a member-driven association promoting safety and damage prevention practices to underground facilities in North America American Public Works Association, an organization of public works professionals National Utility Locating Contractors Association, a utility locating organization Advanced Infrastructure Mapping, utility locating and designating