The invention discloses a scan intersection-based underground cable three-dimensional locating device and a locating method. The scan intersection-based underground cable three-dimensional locating device comprises two
magnetic field detection modules, a GPS (
Global Positioning System) positioning module, an air
pressure measurement module, a biaxial dip angle measurement module, an electronic
compass and a control module, wherein all the modules are arranged on a detection platform. By utilizing the scan intersection-based underground cable three-dimensional locating device disclosed by the invention, a space
magnetic field around an underground cable can be firstly scanned through the
magnetic field detection modules, orientation angles of the magnetic
field detection modules relative to the underground cable can be obtained according to a magnetic field
distribution rule, and coordinates of the underground cable relative to the detection platform can be calculated through an intersection
algorithm; secondly, data of
longitude and
latitude coordinates, the altitude, the space attitude, an
azimuth angle and the like of the detection platform can be measured through all the measurement modules, and the
longitude and
latitude coordinates and the relative altitude of the underground cable in a current detection point can be calculated through coordinate transformation; finally, data storage and three-dimensional display can be carried out. According to the scan intersection-based underground cable three-dimensional locating device disclosed by the invention, buried depth data of the underground cable is represented by using the relative altitude, the influence of
landform variation on measurement is overcome, the measurement accuracy is high, and the measurement efficiency is high.