1. A method for reporting location of a buried object detected by a utility locator device, comprising: determining location of a buried object using electromagnetic field emissions emitted from a utility locator device; determining global coordinates for the locator using a global positioning system (GPS); adjusting the global coordinates for the locator using the location of the buried object as reported by the locator device to derive global coordinates for the location of the buried object; determining an accuracy measure for the global coordinates for the location of the buried object; and notifying an operator of the locator when the accuracy measure for the global coordinates exceeds a tolerance for reporting the location of the buried object.