**Acknowledgements**

The results reported here are based on findings of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation project "ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑ/ΦΥΣΗ/0311(ΒΙΕ)/21": Integrated use of space, geophysical and hyper‐ spectral technologies intended for monitoring water leakages in water supply networks in Cyprus. The project is funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Devel‐ opment Funds. Thanks are also given to the Remote Sensing and Geo-Environment Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering & Geomatics at the Cyprus University of Technology for its continuous support (http://www.cut.ac.cy).
