Locate request software updates coming in February 2026 introduce a new feature called multi dig site mapping. Multi dig site mapping enhances “virtual white lining’, so locators know precisely where the work is occurring.
When submitting a Project, Large Project, or Planning & Design ticket, users will be able to draw multiple dig site polygons on the map. This feature allows excavators to provide precise work locations to facility owners and locators when the job includes multiple dig sites that span over a large area.
Ticket types will still follow the same dig size parameters, and all work locations must fall within those parameters.
To submit a locate request with multiple dig locations, users draw individual work locations on the system map, indicated in red. A blue area will display on the map around the work locations. This blue area indicates the bounding box (the spatial extent of the work area) around the multiple dig sites. The bounding box will adjust with each drawn dig location, so all dig locations are within the blue parameters. The bounding box cannot exceed the maximum dig size parameters for the ticket type (shown in the chart above).
The outbound ticket will include multiple dig location references and the GML file will include multiple shapes.
Example of multiple dig sites on the outbound ticket:
