Water utilities companies maintain vast networks of underground infrastructure. This infrastructure is difficult to access, and coexist with other utilities (gas, electricity, telecommunications).
Additionally, the inability of utility workers to directly see buried assets, occasionally leads to excavation damages. 

For decades, water management companies have been relying on 2D maps to find pipes, mains, and manhole covers. Time, energy, and money were spent searching for the right files in the office and the right pipelines in the ground.