526 ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications Improvements in pipe scanning Breivoll Inspection Technologies (BIT) is a Norwegian Small‐Medium Enterprise (SME) and provider of condition water pipe assessment technology. BIT has developed pipe scanners and a pipeline analysis and reporting system (PARS) for the assessment of urban pipe systems. The pipe scanners are based on the acoustic resonance technology (ART) (Figure 14), and equipped with cameras to access the health of urban pipes. The PipeScanner analysis and reporting system (PARS) imports raw data from ART of the PipeScanner and performs the processing of data at the headquarters, through advanced algorithms and data filtering in a high‐performance data centre. Information extensions are also available to export data to GIS databases. Source: Brenna et al. (2013).35 Figure 14 – The BIT PipeScanner, 2nd generation Further improvements in this technology could enable cities to access reliable data on internal and external water pipe conditions, as well as data for modelling purposes. This technology can also facilitate linkages with other intelligent infrastructures, thus contributing to reducing costs and improving management. More information on these technologies is available at: http://en.breivoll.no/ Wireless mobile sensors in underground pipes iXLEM Labs in collaboration with Qatar University, Qatar National Research Fund, Acquedotto del Monferrato, Smat and Karamaa have created a solution to monitor and manage issues related to urban water distribution systems (Figure 15). Their solution comes in the form of \"Watermole\" which is a wireless mobile sensor that can be placed in pipes for monitoring. When the sensor intercepts a ground station, its position is identified and the acquired spectra are correlated to leakage positions (iXYLEM 2011). For more information visit: http://www.ixem.polito.it/projects/qnrf_ 2009/index_ e.htm