Is a locator a drain camera?

No. A locator finds the line. A camera sees inside it. You often want both on a blocked drain — locate the run, then push the reel.

Do I need GPS on the locator?

Only if you are mapping for a client. For avoidance before a dig, skip it.

Utility locators Australia

Locate before you dig. A cable-avoidance locator and a transmitter find live power, comms and traceable pipe so the bucket does not. Sondes and trace rods follow non-metallic line. A magnet locator finds the valve lid you covered last year. Different tools, same morning.

How to choose

Civil excavation: a DD120-class avoidance kit with transmitter and clamp.
Non-metallic pipe or conduit: add a sonde and a trace rod.
Covered valve boxes and survey marks: a ferromagnetic locator (VM-880 / Maggie).
Sonde camera work: a vLoc3-Cam, not a CAT.

Cable avoidance Sonde locators Magnetic locators

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Leica DD120 Cable & Pipe Avoidance Locator Kit DIGISYSTEM120

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD120 cable and pipe avoidance kit

kit

$4,099.08ex GST

Vivax-Metrotech VM-880 Ferromagnetic Locator with Carry Bag 1.209.01.00004

Vivax-Metrotech · Utility locators

Vivax VM-880 ferromagnetic locator with carry bag

$2,350.00ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD175 Utility Avoidance Locator (50Hz), With GPS

$2,190.00ex GST

Cable avoidance

11 lines

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD120 cable and pipe avoidance kit

kit

$4,099.08ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD175 Cable & Pipe Avoidance Locator Kit with GPS

kit

$4,529.08ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD120 Utility Avoidance Locator (50Hz)

$1,760.00ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica DD175 Utility Avoidance Locator (50Hz), With GPS

$2,190.00ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

DA175 1 Watt Signal Generator with Earth Spike, Crocodile clip connector & cables

$1,595.45ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Transmitter 100mm (5" Signal Clamp) 2m

$580.00ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Locator System Carry Bag

$163.63ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica Trace Rod 50

$1,540.90ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica Trace Rod 80

$1,595.45ex GST

Vivax-Metrotech · Utility locators

Vivax VM-880 ferromagnetic locator with carry bag

$2,350.00ex GST

Vivax-Metrotech · Utility locators

vLoc3-Cam Carry bag

$342.00ex GST

Magnetic locators

1 lines

Schonstedt · Utility locators

Schonstedt MAGGIE Magnetic Locator

$2,200.00ex GST

Sonde locators

3 lines

Leica · Utility locators

Leica Midi Sonde 8/33

$586.36ex GST

Leica · Utility locators

Leica Mini Sonde 33kHz

$772.72ex GST

Vivax-Metrotech · Utility locators

Vivax Metrotech vLoc3-Cam Sonde Receiver, 33kHz, Alk Bat no bag, V-VLOC3

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Jobs this kit covers

Excavation locate
Find the service before the bucket does. Locator, transmitter, clamp — then dig.

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What you need to install stormwater
Pipe laser, remote, target, spare battery. Tripod if you shoot over the trench. That is the stormwater kit — not a rotating laser on the bank.

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FAQ

Is a locator a drain camera?: No. A locator finds the line. A camera sees inside it. You often want both on a blocked drain — locate the run, then push the reel.
Do I need GPS on the locator?: Only if you are mapping for a client. For avoidance before a dig, skip it.