Securing Drinking Water Supply in Northern Italy with Satellite Leak Detection
Most of water pipes in the Alfa S.r.l. distribution network were placed in the early 40s-50s, so they are now nearing their designed lifespans, and fragile. Damages to water pipes occur frequently in the network due to pipe age and a pressure regime beyond what was originally intended for due to the increase in end-users served by the network. This causes many leakages in the network that are often quiet or hidden. ASTERRA represented a meaningful step for detecting such leaks by utilizing techniques based on remote sensing analysis
