Handheld wireless utility asset mapping device

A handheld wireless utility asset mapping device comprising:

• a handheld pole having a top end, a bottom end, and a middle section extending from the top end to the bottom end, wherein the top end of said handheld pole is telescoping, wherein said pole is variable in length, wherein said pole includes marking indicating the length of said pole;
• a positioning receiver connected to the top end of said handheld pole, wherein said positioning receiver is a sub-meter global positioning receiver;
• a wireless modem connected to said handheld pole and to said positioning receiver, wherein said wireless modem is connected closer to the top end of said pole than the bottom end of said pole;
• an external interface module in communication with said wireless modem;
• a wireless transceiver connected to said pole and in communication with at least one of said wireless modem and said positioning receiver, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to transmit and receive packetized wireless data;
• a power source connected to said positioning receiver, said wireless modem, said external interface module, and said wireless transceiver;
• at least one weatherproof housing enclosing said positioning receiver, said wireless modem, said external interface module, and said wireless transceiver;
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• an antenna connected to said wireless modem and extending from said at least one weatherproof housing.