UK Underworld of Pipes and Cables to be Mapped in 3D
Yellow for gas, green for telecoms and black for water.
Image source: BBC
Image source: BBC
Jonathan Amos writes for The BBC:
The maze of pipes and cables that snake beneath the UK's streets are to be mapped in a £2.2m pilot project.More here.
An intimate knowledge of this tubular underworld is expected to help reduce the number of holes that need to be dug by utilities, and cut traffic jams.
Nottingham and Leeds researchers will trial new 3D mapping technologies at half a dozen UK locations.
Some were laid more than 200 years ago and accurate information on their precise positions is often non-existent or sketchy at best.
posted by Fergie @ 3/21/2006 06:09:00 PM
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