Plumbing Africa May 2017 | Page 68

66 TECHNICAL Pointcloud showing a pipeline condition: an example of a scanned pipeline using LiDAR technology. Mapping the future of Africa’s water supply The urban population of Africa is expected to rise from 400 million in 2010 to 1.26 billion in 2050. May 2017 Volume 23 I Number 3 www.plumbingafrica.co.za