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Mapping utilities
Pipe network to be mapped in 3D. "We will be producing an 'underlay' to the [map], to show you what's down there. We'll combine all the historical data from the utilities with the in-street data found with location-sensing technology. We want to merge this information dynamically and put it on some kind of handheld unit." The project could result in mobile devices or displays in street diggers that would present streetworkers with a 3D picture of the pipe and cable layout in front of them. This would give workers the confidence to dig without the fear of accidentally cracking a water main or causing a major gas leak."

BBC NEWS
Posted by Richard on April 6, 2006 08:05 AM