burstsight

Failure prediction for water and sewer networks

Know which pipes will fail before they burst.

BurstSight predicts failure likelihood and remaining life for every main in your network, calibrated to your own failure history and hosted in Brisbane.

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Main SW-M-004821Very high
MaterialVC 225
Laid1962
20-yr P(fail)0.71
Low Medium High Very high

Renewal budgets are fixed. Failures aren't.

Most networks are renewed by age and gut feel, while the failures that make the news come from mains nobody flagged. Consultant models help, but they arrive as a one-off report that is out of date by the next capital planning cycle.

BurstSight turns your GIS, work order and condition data into a model you can re-run whenever the data changes, so every renewal dollar goes to the mains most likely to fail and hurt most when they do.

From export to renewal list in an afternoon

No new systems to install. Use the data you already keep in GIS and your maintenance system.

  1. 1UploadDrop in a GIS export, spreadsheet or GeoPackage of your mains, plus failure history from your work orders.
  2. 2Map and validateMatch your columns once and save the template. Missing install years, unknown materials and duplicates are flagged before anything runs.
  3. 3Run calibrated modelsDeterioration models tuned to your asset classes and your failure history, with every input and version recorded.
  4. 4Act on itExplore results on a map, then export to GIS, Excel, a SAP-ready upload file or a board-ready PDF.
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burstsight ProjectsDatasetsRunsResults
Highest risk mains
SW-M-004821, VC 2250.71
SW-M-004822, VC 2250.68
SW-M-011090, AC 1500.57
SW-M-007315, VC 1500.52
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Illustrative screen with sample data.

Models built for how pipes actually fail

A VC gravity sewer doesn't age like a cast iron water main. Each asset class gets its own deterioration logic, then it's calibrated to your network's failure history rather than someone else's.

Failure likelihood The probability each main fails over your planning horizon, from cohort survival analysis on material, size, age and soil. Answers: where will the next failures be?
Remaining useful life Expected years until intervention, adjusted by CCTV and condition grades where you have them. Answers: when does each main need work?
Risk and renewal planning Likelihood combined with consequence of failure, ranked into renewal programs under different budget scenarios. Answers: what should we fund first?
Asset classes Water mains Gravity sewers Rising mains Pump stations, coming soon

Built by an asset engineer, not a software vendor

BurstSight was founded by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland with hands-on experience managing water and sewer networks. The methodology is documented, versioned and reviewable, so your results can stand up in a capital plan or a regulator's question.

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ReproducibleEvery run stores its inputs, parameters and model version.
BacktestedModels are checked against held-out failure history before release.
Version-pinnedYour results don't shift between reporting periods unless you choose to upgrade.
ExplainableSee which factors drive each main's risk, not just a score.

Your network data stays in Queensland

Critical infrastructure data deserves more than a checkbox. Here's exactly where yours lives and who can reach it.

Hosted in BrisbaneServers in a Brisbane data centre run by an Australian-owned provider. Encrypted backups stay onshore.
Isolated per customerDatabase-level separation between organisations, with dedicated hosting available for larger utilities.
Sandboxed modelsEach run executes with no internet access and sees only its own input data.
MFA and single sign-onMulti-factor authentication for everyone, and Microsoft Entra ID sign-in on enterprise plans.
Full audit trailEvery upload, run, export and permission change is logged and exportable.
You own your dataExport everything at any time. On exit, data is deleted on a documented schedule.
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Start small, prove it, then scale

Annual subscriptions in AUD. Priced by network size, not by user.

Pilot Custom quote One catchment or asset class for 90 days, with a results walkthrough.
  • 1 asset class
  • Failure likelihood model
  • CSV and Excel exports
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Utility Annual subscription Your whole water or sewer network, re-run as often as your data changes.
  • All asset classes and models
  • GIS, SAP-ready and PDF exports
  • Customer calibration updated annually
  • Unlimited users
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Enterprise Talk to us For large utilities with procurement, integration and security requirements.
  • Dedicated hosting
  • Single sign-on with Entra ID
  • API access for system-to-system runs
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See your own network in BurstSight

Send a sample export and we'll walk you through results on your data, not a demo dataset.