Sensat is piloting an AI-based leak detection service with north-west water company United Utilities to help it meet its 15% leakage reduction target by 2025.
The pilot is using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to map thermal data, which is then combined with high-resolution photogrammetry. A probability-based algorithm then assesses vegetation stress, terrain relief, and thermal scans to predict where leaks might occur along trunk mains in rural areas.
The algorithm should remove the need for manual inspections, which will reduce the time and cost of detecting leaks. Over time, the data collected will help improve the algorithm’s accuracy further.
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