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42 Following is the survey questions that were e-mailed to a variety of consultants who have performed SUE services for airports. Name of Firm Name of Interviewee Are you aware of airport mapping requests at airports that you did not get or pursue? Why did you not pursue them? Have you performed utility mapping on airports? Which ones? Did the airport hire you directly? If so, which department? Did the airportâs program manager hire you? Did you work for a consultant? Which department at the airport did you primarily interact with? How many departments did you have to interact directly with? Was the work related to a CIP or general layout? Were records available? Were they all in one place? Were they adequate for your needs? Do they meet your needs better or worse than record drawings available from non-airport clients? Did the airport have record drawings in a searchable document management system? Appendix B SUe Consultant Survey
43 If so, could the drawings be searched by location either using a map or textual descriptions of location? Did your firm have direct access to this document management system on-site at the airport or via the Internet? Did the airport have utilities data in a GIS? Did your firm have direct access to this GIS on-site at the airport or via the Internet? Were you asked to stamp deliverables in accordance with ASCE 38? Was your hiring based upon qualifications or low bid? Were any utility systems more difficult to map than others? Why? Did you employ any advanced geophysics? GPR 3-D GPR Terrain Conductivity Were your deliverables in CADD? Have you ever been required by an airport to provide data in a GIS format? If so, were standards used to define the required format? If so, which standards were used? Did the airports or AE firms specify formatting? What would you recommend to airports as a best practice regarding utility mapping?
