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Demand Data Integrity

You cannot reliably locate what you do not know is there.

Facility records give a locator the starting picture for a job. When those records are incomplete, outdated, fragmented, or hard to access, even a skilled technician has to begin with uncertainty.

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What Nulca contributes

Nulca explains how poor records affect field work, helps define the information locators need, and supports practical standards and ways to return verified findings to facility records.

Improvements to consider

New facilities are mapped accurately when installed and made electronically locatable where appropriate
Records are updated promptly, organized consistently, and available to the people responsible for the locate
Owners improve legacy records over time, and verified field findings can strengthen the source information

What to look for

Record completeness and timely updates
Facility traceability and access to accurate, accessible information
Feedback between field findings and source records
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