Government announce funding for Underground Mapping project in the North East
Channel: NorthumbrianWater
Date: 2019-04-29

A ‘ground-breaking’ project being led by Northumbrian Water and Ordnance survey has been praised and given £3.9 million funding from the government for two pilots in the North East and London to take place. 

The Underground Mapping idea came from NW’s Innovation Festival in 2018 and involves creating digital maps of all of the pipes and cables which run beneath our feet. 

The aim – to help save lives, reduce accidents and minimise the disruption caused to people when they are struck by mistake. 

A working prototype underground map of Sunderland has already been created and Cabinet Office Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden visited the region yesterday to make the announcement and try the new technology for himself. 

More information here: https://www.nwl.co.uk/media-centre/611_8295.aspx 

For more information on the Sunderland project visit: https://www.nwl.co.uk/media-centre/611_8079.aspx