Case Study: Townsville City Council streamlines pipeline asset assessment with VAPAR

Townsville City Council identifies 9,500+ pipe features in 8 weeks with VAPAR

Townsville City Council, a local government in Queensland responsible for a vast 1,200 km wastewater network, faced the challenge of efficiently assessing the condition of its pipelines. Their existing process for reviewing inspection footage was slow, and they needed a faster, more precise method to identify high-risk assets and prioritize rehabilitation work. To address this, the council engaged the vendor VAPAR to trial its AI-powered cloud platform for automated pipe condition assessment.

Using the VAPAR platform, the council uploaded CCTV footage from 11.5km of pipelines. VAPAR's AI processed the video to identify defects, generating industry-standard reports. This allowed engineers to quickly review over 9,500 pipe features. The solution from VAPAR enabled the council to identify more than 20 high-priority assets in just eight weeks, creating a clear list for urgent repairs and streamlining their planning process with a unified online system for all inspection data.

Townsville City Council