Esh Construction has showcased the latest in UK digital mapping innovations on site after helping to shape the technology’s development with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) - the digital mapping system is being implemented on projects delivered through NWG’s Repairs and Maintenance Framework.

The Geospatial Commission today has launched a new digital map of underground pipes and cables - the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) is intended to revolutionise the way we install, maintain, operate and repair the pipes and cables buried beneath our feet.

Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group – has been appointed by the UK Government’s Geospatial Commission to help create a digital map of underground pipes and cables which will revolutionise construction and development across the country.

The Geospatial Commission has launched the next phase in the building of a digital map of underground pipes and cables today,  described as “a step closer to revolutionising construction and development in the UK.”

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)has gone out to tender with a contract for digital mapping services worth an estimated £15 million in total. 

An industry-leading innovative partnership between Northumbrian Water and data management specialists 1Spatial has created a new digital mapping system which is expected to reduce the cost of surveying the sewer network from £10 million to £2.5 million and cut the time taken to complete the process from five years to two years.