Technology configured to enable fault detection and condition assessment of underground stormwater and sewer pipes

A computer implemented method configured to facilitate maintenance of pipe infrastructure for a pipe infrastructure network, the method including:

• performing a data ingestion and processing method for a plurality of locations within the pipe infrastructure network, wherein each data ingestion and processing method includes:
• receiving input video data defining a pipe inspection video collected via pipe inspection infrastructure for a defined pipe at a defined location within the pipe infrastructure network;
• for each frame in a subset of frames defined in the video data:
• (i) processing the frame via one or more image classification models, thereby to identify presence of one or more artefacts belonging to a defined set of pipe condition artefact classifications;
• (ii) determining position data associated with the frame;
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• (iii) defining, for each identified artefact, an artefact data set representative of a combination of a position and an artefact classification;
• executing a duplication identification process configured to identify artefact data sets having combinations of position and an artefact classification from distinct frames that are predicted to represent a common real-world artefact in the pipe;
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• outputting pipe condition data derived from the deduplicated artefact data;
• compiling the pipe condition data for the plurality of locations within the pipe infrastructure network into a pipe network artefact data repository;
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• executing processing in respect of the pipe network artefact data repository thereby to autonomously define maintenance facilitation data including one or more of the following:
• (i) a report which includes prioritization of recommended pipe maintenance remediation actions across the pipe infrastructure network;
• (ii) a report which includes budgeting information of recommended pipe maintenance remediation actions across the pipe infrastructure network;
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• (iii) a report which predicts future failure events or timeframes across the pipe infrastructure network.