Development of a low cost marker/locator system for underground detection

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: SMT4965008

Project closed

Start date 27 October 1996

End date 11 June 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of standards, measurements and testing, 1994-1998

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Plymouth Française SA
France

Objective

LOW COST MARKER TAPES CAPABLE OF BEING LOCATED BY A UNIQUE CODE SPECIFIC TO ONE TAPE CATEGORY ALLOWING THE TRACING AND DISCRIMINATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BURIED NETWORK (e.g. GAS, WATER, TELECOMMUNICATIONS,...) TO WHICH THE TAPES ARE ADJACENT. THE TAPES ACT AS PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION ELEMENTS AT A DEPTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 M AND WITH A GOOD RESOLUTION EVEN WITHIN A MIXED URBAN ENVIRONMENT, BY MEANS OF AN APPROPRIATE DETECTOR COMPATIBLE WITH CONVENTIONAL PIPE AND CABLE LOCATION TECHNIQUES ABD MEETING ALL CURRENT REGULATIONS.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › social issues › social inequalities
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications

Programme(s)

• FP4-SMT - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of standards, measurements and testing, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 01 - Measurements for quality European products

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Plymouth Française SA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 21,Allée du Rhône ; 69551 Feyzin ; France
• Total cost: No data