Austin, Texas — December 10, 2025 — Leads & Copy —
4M Analytics, a nationwide utility AI platform, is partnering with the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) to provide comprehensive utility mapping for its $11 billion Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
Georgia DOT faces challenges in managing complex utility corridors, particularly in Atlanta, where up to 20 utility owners may be present at a single construction site. 4M’s platform aims to provide instant utility intelligence to improve the efficiency, speed, and safety of infrastructure projects.
According to a survey by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), utility issues are a common risk factor for transportation projects, impacting 81% of new construction and 89% of reconstruction projects. These issues often lead to budget overruns, schedule delays, and safety risks due to late discovery of utility conflicts, relocations, and accidental strikes.
Traditional utility locating methods are manual and labor-intensive, requiring significant coordination before project planning can commence. Many DOTs also cite a lack of AI expertise and concerns about data quality as major challenges.
The 4M platform addresses these challenges by using AI to gather and update utility records from various sources, including blueprints, GIS data, as-builts, permits, and satellite images. Computer vision is used to identify utility objects like manholes and hydrants from satellite and street-level imagery, expanding the dataset.
The platform aims to map infrastructure at scale across project sites, providing stakeholders with reliable data before any field work begins. Raz Ezra, Senior Director of Sales & Strategic Partnerships at 4M Analytics, noted the company’s long-term relationship with Georgia DOT has enabled them to develop a tool that reduces risks associated with subsurface utilities. He emphasized the goal of preventing utility conflicts and damages through streamlined project delivery.
Initial results from Georgia DOT’s integration of 4M’s utility AI platform show streamlined utility coordination and improved data accessibility. Concept preparation times have been reduced from days to hours, with projected savings of 1,800 working hours. Georgia DOT engineers found the AI-powered data to be accurate within four feet. The DOT has since expanded its use of the platform statewide and trained over 150 team members to use it.
The platform is part of Georgia DOT’s broader digital delivery initiative, which aims to incorporate 3D deliverables in the future. These advancements align with Georgia DOT’s goals to improve workforce skills, maximize taxpayer value, use technology, expand public-private partnerships, and enhance road safety.
By using 4M’s AI-driven utility data, Georgia DOT hopes to mitigate utility-related challenges and set a precedent for other public agencies.
About 4M Analytics
4M Analytics is the first utility AI mapping platform for infrastructure owners, planners, designers, and builders. The platform uses AI and geospatial experts to compile utility records and satellite imagery into an accessible map. 4M Analytics is used by CDOT, TXDOT, GDOT, HDR, MasTec, and Kimley-Horn. Founded in 2019, 4M is backed by Insight Partners, Viola Ventures, and Waze’s former CEO.
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Source: 4M Analytics
