Predictive analytics for protecting pipes

Predictive analytics for protecting pipes

Researchers are calling on governments to use predictive analytics to identify areas where costly tree root intrusions might occur. In a newly published study, researchers from UniSA’s Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management (SIRM) group say that current maintenance strategies are not working well enough. They say the outcome is repeated pipe blockages and environmental contamination, as well as an expanding damage bill that runs into…