AECOM expands its Digital AECOM offering with the launch of PipeInsights, an innovative platform that accelerates sewer inspections and enhances defect detection
20 September 2022 - 8:55PM
Business Wire
AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting
firm, today announced it is further expanding its Digital AECOM
offering with the launch of PipeInsights, a digital platform that
helps clients deliver superior rehabilitation and maintenance
outcomes for their sewer systems. The PipeInsights platform
augments conventional CCTV inspections using advanced machine
learning algorithms to provide automated defect detection and
recommend optimal maintenance decisions.
“With PipeInsights, our clients can accelerate inspections and
dedicate more time to their core mission: solving today’s critical
water infrastructure challenges,” said Beverley Stinson, chief
executive of AECOM’s global Water business. “We’ve applied our
digital expertise and decades of experience to mitigate the
inefficiencies typically associated with inspections, using
artificial intelligence to rapidly review CCTV footage and identify
defects. AECOM’s robust Water business line has already cemented
itself as a leader in delivering safe, sanitary, and resilient
sewer system solutions. Digital AECOM’s tools bolster our
capabilities, enabling our clients to revitalize their water
infrastructure with greater efficiency and precision.”
By seamlessly integrating footage and results into a simple
geographic information system (GIS) interface, the PipeInsights
platform enables users to manage multiple sewer programs
simultaneously while enhancing the understanding of overall sewer
system health. To date, PipeInsights has been used on real-world
inspections and captured images of hundreds of thousands of defects
as it continues to learn. The platform enables secure access to
inspections from any mobile device, allowing users to visualize and
share the health of their systems from the office or the field.
“We’re proud to launch PipeInsights and believe it will become
an industry-leading product, one that provides our clients with an
innovative approach to inspections and maintenance, and helps them
sustain their water infrastructure more confidently and
cost-effectively,” said Todd Battley, AECOM’s chief strategy
officer. “PipeInsights’ accessibility and capability make it a
premier solution. Users can evaluate inspection results, diagnose
problems, and anticipate future needs through an intuitive
platform. This commitment to simplifying challenges with
technological agility defines Digital AECOM’s record of client
success.”
Digital AECOM brings together the company’s global
digital-focused consulting services, hosted services products, and
digital tools that enhance the delivery of core engineering and
design services to help clients accelerate their digital journeys
and achieve better project outcomes. Leveraging the strengths of
the firm’s more than 2,000 integrated digital practitioners
globally and proven AECOM technology to connect data, projects, and
communities, Digital AECOM is a key enabler of the company’s
Sustainable Legacies strategy. To learn more about PipeInsights and
how it streamlines sewer inspections, visit PipeInsights.com.
About AECOM AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is the world’s trusted
infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services
throughout the project lifecycle – from planning, design and
engineering to program and construction management. On projects
spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the
environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to
solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a
common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled
technical expertise and innovation, a culture of equity, diversity
and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and
governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its
Professional Services business had revenue of $13.3 billion in
fiscal year 2021. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies
for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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