A method and system for collecting information related to utility assets include determining a position of an underground utility asset by a location determining device integrating location data from a Global positioning system (GPS) receiver with the determined position of the underground utility asset to provide information about coordinates of the position of the underground utility asset adding characteristics of the underground utility asset including a size of the underground utility asset, to the integrated data to generate one or more data records including the information about coordinates of the position of the underground utility asset integrating landbase data with the data records for the underground utility asset and displaying a scrolling map including the data records and a portion of the landbase data.
