Utility strikes cost more than $30 billion annually in the United States alone. This ICYMI episode of the T&D World Line Life Podcast explores how the Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration (MUDDI) and the UK’s National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) are harmonizing underground data.

Utilities can now identify buried pipes and cables, reduce excavation risks and protect their field workforce. Listeners will learn how the model works, why it cuts costs and injuries and how pilots in the UK are proving the approach at scale while inspiring global adoption.

The original article appeared in the February 2026 issue of T&D World and was authored by Scott Simmons of the Open Geospatial Consortium. Read the article here.