At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas
each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal
emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A
circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array
and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal
strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the
antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and
false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons,
symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of
signal strength. A plurality of different underground objects can be
simultaneously detected and their different locations can be
simultaneously indicated to a user via audible sounds and/or visual
images on a display.