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Rausch LATRAS Lateral Pipe Route Measurement System
Measure and map the actual route of a lateral connection while carrying out the CCTV inspection.
LATRAS is the Rausch lateral tracking system for automatically recording the route of house connections and lateral pipelines. Integrated sensors measure direction, inclination and travelled distance during the inspection, generating XYZ coordinate information that can be represented graphically within PicoMaps.
More Than Locating a Single Point
LATRAS records how the lateral actually travels between the sewer and its destination, adding route information to the CCTV inspection.
1
Direction
Integrated sensors detect changes in the direction of movement as the inspection head travels through the lateral.
2
Inclination
The system records inclination information to help establish how the pipeline rises and falls along its route.
3
Distance
Travel distance is measured alongside the sensor information to establish the position of the inspection head through the line.
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XYZ Coordinates
The recorded measurements are used to continuously derive XYZ coordinates for graphical representation of the lateral route.
Lateral Route Measurement
Record the Route While You Inspect
A conventional CCTV survey can show where a connection enters the sewer, but it does not necessarily tell you the route that connection follows underground.
LATRAS records measurement information continuously alongside the CCTV inspection, allowing the lateral route to be reconstructed without creating a separate measurement survey.
Measurements can be recorded while travelling both forwards and backwards through the connection.
See LATRAS in Action
See how route measurement works alongside the CCTV inspection and how the recorded pipe course can be represented graphically.
Inspection Hardware
Integrated with Rausch Inspection Systems
LATRAS works alongside compatible Rausch lateral inspection technology, including the KS 60 HD pan-and-tilt camera. It can be used with Omicron and compatible M-Series systems, with pushing or flushing feed methods depending on the configuration.
KS 60 HD
100–600 mm
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Camera
Pan & Tilt
Locating
33 kHz / 512 Hz
Focus
Manual & Automatic
Measurement
2 Laser Diodes
Turn the Measurement into a Visual Pipe Route
The coordinate information recorded by LATRAS can be displayed through PicoMaps, helping the underground route of the connection become easier to understand and document.
Interactive 3D Representation
PicoMaps can use sewer-network data and geo-coordinate information to visualise network assets and LATRAS-derived connection routes. This gives the inspection result a graphical spatial context rather than leaving the lateral route as inspection data alone.
Is LATRAS Right for Your Inspection?
LATRAS is designed for work where understanding the actual underground route of a lateral connection adds value beyond a standard CCTV survey.
Choose LATRAS
When You Need the Route, Not Just the Connection
Use LATRAS when you need to record how a lateral changes direction, depth and position between the main sewer and the connection point.
Discuss LATRAS with Rausch UK →
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Key information about lateral route measurement, CCTV inspection, system compatibility and PicoMaps visualisation.
What does LATRAS measure?
LATRAS measures direction, inclination and travelled distance while the lateral is being inspected.
This information is used to continuously calculate XYZ coordinates representing the route of the inspection head through the pipeline.
Does LATRAS measure while the CCTV inspection is taking place?
Yes. Route measurement takes place alongside the CCTV inspection, so the pipeline route can be recorded without requiring a separate measurement run solely to obtain route data.
Can LATRAS record measurements when travelling backwards?
Yes. Rausch states that route measurement can be recorded during both forward and reverse travel through the lateral.
How is the measured lateral route displayed?
The coordinate data recorded by LATRAS can be displayed in the Rausch PicoMaps mapping environment.
PicoMaps can graphically represent sewer networks and LATRAS-derived connection routes, including interactive 3D views.
Which Rausch systems can use LATRAS?
LATRAS can be used with compatible Rausch lateral inspection systems including Omicron and systems based around the M-Series and KS 60 camera.
Push and flushing-feed configurations are possible depending on the inspection system.
Why use LATRAS instead of a conventional pipe locator?
A conventional locating sonde is useful for identifying the position of the camera at a particular point.
LATRAS is designed to record the course of the lateral continuously, adding information about direction, inclination, distance and the resulting pipe route rather than only identifying individual points.
Need to Know Where the Lateral Actually Runs?
Tell us what type of lateral inspection work you carry out and which Rausch inspection system you use. Rausch UK can help determine whether LATRAS can be integrated into your setup and demonstrate how the route measurement and PicoMaps workflow works in practice.
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