underground assets

Underground intelligence

The dearth of underground asset data and inconsistencies in the way it is collected and stored has long been a problem for utilities. However, a government-backed project promises to overcome this challenge through a new data sharing register. Nadine Buddoo explores progress on the National Underground Asset Register.

06/01/2022

Analysis

Atkins to build national map of underground pipes and cables

Atkins has been appointed to work Ordnance Survey to build the National Underground Asset Register to map pipes and cables as a way to reduce utility strikes. The concept was developed as part of Northumbrian’s Innovation Festival and has been trialled in the northeast of England and London.

14/10/2021

News

AR tool trial creates ‘X-ray vision’ for excavators

Excavation trials between Morrison Utility Services with Thames and Yorkshire Water have explored the use of augmented reality (AR) to plan and manage underground works before digging begins.

25/02/2021

News

Vision of geospatial mapping for all

Last month the government’s Geospatial Committee announced investment in an underground mapping tool developed by Ordnance Survey. However, it is not the first service to provide a blueprint of subterranean Britain. Utility Week profiles the Anglian-owned Digdat.

14/08/2020

News

Asset mapping register to be rolled out nationwide

An underground mapping project created at Northumbrian's Innovation Festival has moved one step closer to national rollout after receiving ministerial backing from the Geospatial Committee.

24/06/2020

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