Helsinki starts to use SSET technology as a first city in Europe for Sewer Inspection

摘要

During 1998 – 2000 VTT Building and Transport made research on Sewer Scanner Data collected from arntest pipeline in Helsinki. The research was part of the international COST Action C3 “ Diagnosis andrnMaintenance of Urban Infrastructure”. The work continued in 2001 as a feasibility study for “ Smart DigitalrnDiagnostics System for Sewer Pipes” in a national technology programme called “ Water Services 2001”.rnAfter successful feasibility study work continues at the moment in full scale with a goal to develop a newrndiagnostics system which is able to interpret very accurate digital image data according future CEN standardrn(Visual Inspection Coding System). The project is part of the national “ Infra Technology Programme “ and itrnis executed in co-operation with firms from Finland, USA and Japan. The system will measure and analysernthe condition of the sewer pipe. The system is meant to support network wide regular condition monitoringrnand proactive maintenance. When the service level and the investments for that are optimised according thernpredicted life span of the network this type of measurement systems are needed. Helsinki Water has startedrnto collect this new data last year as a first water utility in Europe.