Mayor Adams Announces $10 Million Platform to Map New York City's Underground, Share Data Amongst City Agencies and Utility Companies to Keep New Yorkers Safe and Improve Capital Planning
New York City launched 3D Underground (3DU), a $10 million initiative to create a secure 3D data-sharing platform mapping the city's underground infrastructure including pipes, cables, and soil composition. The platform will launch in early 2028 and leverages earlier mapping efforts with NYU Tandon. Professor Debra Laefer said the project represents the fruition of a multiyear, $1.2 million NSF investment she led with Professor Rae Zimmerman addressing "the 'utility spaghetti' that typifies New York City's underground."
