Blast plans everyone can stand behind.
BlastingPlanner puts blasts, buried utilities, and structures on one map — then calculates PPV contours and stand-off distances so blasters can prove compliance and infrastructure owners can verify it.
Scaled-distance PPV model (K, n, b) · imperial & metric · Word and PNG exports
Illustration of the BlastingPlanner workspace: a map with a blast area, an underground gas main, a pump station, and dashed PPV contour rings at 2.0, 1.0, and 0.5 inches per second.
From empty map to approved plan
Three steps. No CAD files, no spreadsheets of coordinates — just the map.
Map the infrastructure
Draw buried utilities as points and polylines, structures as polygons — or search an address to jump straight to the site. Every asset gets a type and a PPV vibration limit.
Define the blasts
Draw each blast area where it will actually happen and assign the charge weight per delay. Move it, resize it, re-run it — the map is the plan.
Calculate and review
PPV contours render around every blast, and the Distance Review table shows required vs. available stand-off for each target — pass or fail, with the charge weight that passes.
Built for the numbers that get questioned
Every capability exists to answer one question convincingly: is this blast safe for what's around it?
PPV contours on a real map
Vibration contours drawn over street or satellite imagery, exactly where your blast sits. No abstract charts — the context is the point.
Pass/fail Distance Review
Required stand-off vs. closest mapped asset, per target, per blast. When a target fails, BlastingPlanner tells you the charge weight that would pass.
One-click reports
Export the Distance Review as a Word document and the annotated map as a PNG with its contour legend — ready to attach to a permit or submittal.
Your site's physics
Scaled-distance attenuation with configurable site constant K, decay exponent n, and charge exponent b — tune the model to your ground, not a textbook default.
Imperial and metric
in/s or mm/s, feet or meters — switch per user and keep every stakeholder reading numbers in the units they trust.
Project dashboard
Active and archived projects, mapped assets, and blast areas at a glance — every plan stays on record and reviewable.
The table that gets your plan approved
For every blast and every protected asset, BlastingPlanner computes the required stand-off distance from your charge weight and the asset's PPV limit, measures the actual distance on the map, and calls it: pass or fail.
When something fails, you don't get a shrug — you get the charge weight that would pass. Copy the table, or export the whole review as a Word document and send it to whoever signs off.
Distance Review — Shot 14 · 62 lb/delay
Export .docx| Target | Type | PPV limit | Available | Required | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP gas transmission main | Underground | 2.0 in/s | 385 ft | 240 ft | PASS |
| Fiber duct bank | Underground | 2.0 in/s | 292 ft | 240 ft | PASS |
| Pump station | Above ground | 1.0 in/s | 410 ft | 340 ft | PASS |
| Residential structure | Above ground | 0.5 in/s | 445 ft | 480 ft | FAIL |
Review blast plans on the same map they were made on
Blasting happens near your gas mains, cables, and stations whether you like the paperwork or not. BlastingPlanner turns the PDF you'd normally squint at into a live map you can interrogate: the blast, your assets, the contours, and the stand-off math — all in one place.
- Unlimited viewer seats. Everyone who needs to check a plan can — engineers, inspectors, managers — at no cost per reviewer.
- Your network, your limits. See PPV contours against your own assets, each carrying the vibration limit your standards assign to it.
- White-glove import. Have your network in KML, GeoJSON, or shapefiles? We work with you to import it and match vibration limits to each asset class — assisted onboarding, not a file-upload lottery.
Simple pricing for the whole approval chain
Plans are only useful when everyone can see them. So everyone can.
Viewers
For everyone who reviews, checks, and signs off. No per-reviewer fees, ever.
- ✓ View plans, maps, and PPV contours
- ✓ Read every Distance Review
- ✓ Word & PNG exports
- ✓ As many teammates as you want
Editors
Floating seats for the people who build the plans. Ten engineers who edit occasionally can share two seats.
- ✓ Everything in Viewers
- ✓ Draw infrastructure & blast areas
- ✓ PPV & stand-off calculations
- ✓ Custom site constants & limits
Utility onboarding
Assisted import of your network from KML, GeoJSON, or shapefiles, vibration limits matched to your asset classes, and training for your review team.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a concurrent editor?
An editor seat is in use while someone is creating or modifying plans — drawing infrastructure, placing blasts, running calculations. Seats are floating: a team of ten engineers who rarely edit at the same time can share two seats. When an editor closes the workspace, the seat frees up.
Do reviewers at a utility need paid seats?
No. Viewing is free and unlimited — every engineer, inspector, and manager who needs to look at a plan, its contours, or its Distance Review can do so without consuming a seat.
Do you offer volume or annual discounts?
Both. Annual billing brings a seat from $3,588 to $2,999 per year (about 16% off). Buy 4–5 seats and every seat is 10% off; 6–10 seats and every seat is 20% off. Need more than 10 concurrent editors? Contact us for volume pricing.
Can you import our existing infrastructure data?
Yes. If your network lives in KML, GeoJSON, or shapefiles, we work with you to import it and match your vibration limits to each asset class — assisted onboarding, done with your engineers rather than left to a file uploader.
Imperial or metric?
Both. PPV limits in in/s or mm/s, distances in feet or meters — each user picks their default and can switch at any time.
What exports are included?
Every plan can be exported as a Word (.docx) Distance Review report and as a PNG map with the PPV contour legend. Exports are included on every seat — viewers included.
Is there a free trial?
Request a demo and we'll set your team up to evaluate BlastingPlanner on one of your own sites. Write to info@blastingplanner.com and we'll take it from there.
See BlastingPlanner on your site's map.
Tell us about your operation — or the network you need protected — and we'll walk you through a plan on a real map, with your limits.
- Blasters: bring a recent shot and we'll rebuild it live.
- Utilities: ask about assisted import of your network and limits.
Request a demo
Drop us a line with your name, company, and what you're working on — we'll get back to you within one business day.
Email info@blastingplanner.com