Service: PRORAIL: Rail trespassers prediction

Responsible organisation: ProRail B.V (Governmental)

Data generated by IoT sensors enables ProRail to understand conditions it couldn’t previously, with human analysis alone. “What really helps is using data to create different estimates and insights that they didn’t have before, or correlations that they didn’t see earlier, or maybe calculate options that are beyond human possibilities because we have a computer that can do a million type of calculations,” said Thymo van den Brug, manager of development, asset management Information at ProRail, in a recent article on the use of data in the rail system. As a result, IoT sensor data enables ProRail to optimize train schedules and maintain equipment—two serious challenges for railway efficiency. To conduct preventative maintenance, ProRail uses a railway track monitoring system that collects data and monitors the state of the track infrastructure on various routes. Data can secure the physical environs as well. ProRail uses algorithms to determine when and where a trespasser might decide to walk on the track, for example.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site https://www.iotworldtoday.com/2020/02/06/how-iot-brings-railway-efficiency-to-dutch-rail-network/
Start/end date 2020 - 2021.0
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