Water Utilities Start Using Drones in Sewers
Published on by Esther Rasenberg, Water News Europe in Technology
Specially equipped drones are more and more used to inspect sewers. With the images and data the drone collects, leakages can be detected easily and monitoring sewers is safer, cheaper and it prevents closing roads.
Aguas de Barcelona recently used a drone to inspect damage in the sewage system. Photo: Aguas de Barcelona
Anglian Water in the United Kingdom is going to use a drone, operated by Draincare and trialled in Cambridge, to inspect larger sewers.
The drone features laser, sonar and high definition CCTV to scan the pipes, recording silt build up and the condition of the pipes.
The gathered data produce a 3D model of the sewer system. Anglian Water is planning to survey the larger sewers in Ipswich using this new technology.
See Draincare's MSI Profiler unit in action for Anglian Water Video HERE
Source: Water News Europe
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