1. A method of collecting utility location information comprising: identifying a current location; identifying an utility asset and a location of the identified utility asset in a predetermined project area including the current location; associating the current location with the identified utility asset; in real time, integrating an imagery of the project area with the current location and the location of the identified utility asset to generate an image representation of the project area; in real time, displaying the representation of the project area comprising the current location, a representation of the utility asset and the location of the identified utility asset; verifying the location of the identified utility asset in accordance with the displayed representation of the project area; and storing the verified location of the identified utility asset and data about the type and material of the identified utility asset in a first database.