Mapping the Underworld Event

10:20We are pleased to announce a one-day seminar organised by Mapping the Underworld (MTU) to showcase the final outcomes of its research to develop a multi-sensor device to detect and map buried utilities. The findings will be presented alongside national and international developments in the area. The day presents an opportunity to explore several initiatives that seek to make streetworks safer, more effective and more sustainable.

This event will cover UK, European and American perspectives of the challenges and latest advances on the issues of working in the street. It will report on the international research programmes addressing remote technologies for pipe and cable detection, location and mapping. The event is expected to appeal to a wide range of stakeholders who have to deal with buried utilities and anyone with an interest in cutting edge geophysical and mapping technologies.

Importantly, the UK industry response to the research is also covered by three presentations that cover standards, training and allied research.

9:30	Registration, Tea and Coffee
10:00	Welcome and Introduction
10:05	Introduction to Mapping the Underworld Professor Chris Rogers (MTU)
10:20	Advanced Sensing Technology: Ground Penetrating Radar Dr Steve Pennock (MTU) Vibro-Acoustics Dr Jen Muggleton (MTU) Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, Phil Atkins (MTU) Passive Magnetic Fields Professor Steve Swingler (MTU)
11:40	Break and Exhibition Viewing
12:10	Creating the Map – Combining Data and Records Professor Anthony Cohn (MTU)
12:30	Ground Intelligence – Making the Ground Transparent Dr David Chapman
12:50	Putting it All Together Dr Alexander Royal (MTU)
13:10	Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
14:00	America’s MTU – Advances from the USA SHRP Program Jim Anspach (Chair, ASCE Utility, & Codes & Standards Committees)
14:45	Buried Assets Centre of Knowledge – Combining UK’s Street   Works Intelligence Ian Bush (Chair, ICE Geospatial Board)
15:00	Break and Exhibition Viewing
15:30	A Body Scanner for the Street – The Fit to UK’s Water Needs Professor Tony Rachwal (Surrey University, Ex-Director of Research, Thames Water)
15:45	A European Perspective Dr Mike Farrimond (Past President, European Water Platform; Ex-Director, UKWIR)
16:00	A National Test Facility and Accredited Training Jon Guest (JK Guest)
16:15	Where Next – Assessing the Underworld ? Professor Chris Rogers (MTU)
16:30	Close and Exhibition Viewing

Mapping the Underworld

Mapping the Underworld is an EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded research project combining researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Bath, Leeds, Southampton and Sheffield.
Mapping the Underworld wishes to thank the Ordnance Survey (Southampton) – the UK’s national mapping agency – for making their superb conference venue available for this event, and all of the other industry project partners who have helped to steer the research to a successful conclusion.

View the Mapping the Underworld website for more information.