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Multi-scale Observation and Monitoring of railway Infrastructure Threats

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Objective

The MOMIT project will develop innovative products and solutions supporting the maintenance process of railway infrastructures. MOMIT concept is based on the exploitation of unmanned technologies as Earth Observation satellites and RPAS-borne sensors.
Starting from collected data analysis, MOMIT will bring at cutting edge level the remote sensing technology: developing advanced post processing chains, data fusion, automation, defining new indicators from estimated parameters, MOMIT will design new operational workflows able to support intelligent asset management.
MOMIT will adopt a multi scale approach: Satellite and RPAS data will be combined in order to maximize their benefits and characteristics. A first overall analysis (with satellite and over long sections) will guide the detailed analysis and trigger specific preventive actions. Thus, maintenance activities are guided by this combined analysis with a general optimization of resources.
Effectiveness and efficiency of proposed solutions will be demonstrated by six main application cases, validated in a real operational environment:
- Ground movements: interferometry derived by SAR satellite data analysis will adopt to define tools and indicators supporting the user for detailed analysis and preventive actions planning
- Hydraulic activities: a combination of optical and radar satellite data will be used to monitor soil moisture and water bodies close to the track
- Natural hazards: anomalies along the track related to natural phenomena (as vegetation growth) will be monitored by the use of satellite data.
- Electrical system: RPASs will be equipped with innovative sensors to monitor electrical effects impacting on the infrastructure efficiency
- Civil engineering structures: a combination of satellite and RPAS data will be used to identify possible criticalities to the infrastructure
- Safety: anomalies and illicit activities along the track will be monitor by the use of optical a radar satellite data

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.3.4.8.3. - Innovation Programme 3: Cost Efficient and Reliable High Capacity Infrastructure

Topic(s)

S2R-OC-IP3-03-2017 - Satellite and autonomous monitoring systems’ solution

Call for proposal

H2020-S2RJU-OC-2017

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Funding Scheme

Shift2Rail-RIA - Research and Innovation action

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E-GEOS SPA

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Contrada Terlecchie
75100 Matera

Italy

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU Contribution

€ 134 725

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NEAT SRL

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 66 250

TERABEE

France

EU Contribution

€ 206 250

CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 98 500

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 61 187

RETE FERROVIARIA ITALIANA

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 32 260

Project information

MOMIT

Grant agreement ID: 777630

Project website

Status

Closed project

Start date

1 September 2017
End date

31 August 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.4.8.3.

Overall budget:

€ 599 172,50
EU contribution

€ 599 172

Coordinated by:

E-GEOS SPA

Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MOMIT (Multi-scale Observation and Monitoring of railway Infrastructure Threats)

Reporting period: 2017-09-01 to 2018-08-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The MOMIT project will develop innovative products and solutions supporting the maintenance process of railway infrastructures. MOMIT concept is based on the exploitation of unmanned technologies as Earth Observation satellites and
RPAS-borne sensors.
Starting from collected data analysis, MOMIT will bring at cutting edge level the remote sensing technology: developing advanced post processing chains, data fusion, automation, defining new indicators from estimated parameters, MOMIT will design new operational workflows able to support intelligent asset management.
MOMIT will adopt a multi scale approach: Satellite and RPAS data will be combined in order to maximize their benefits and characteristics. A first overall analysis (with satellite and over long sections) will guide the detailed analysis and trigger specific preventive actions. Thus, maintenance activities are guided by this combined analysis with a general optimization of resources.
Effectiveness and efficiency of proposed solutions will be demonstrated by six main application cases, validated in a real operational environment:
- Ground movements: interferometry derived by SAR satellite data analysis will adopt to define tools and indicators supporting the user for detailed analysis and preventive actions planning
- Hydraulic activities: a combination of optical and radar satellite data will be used to monitor soil moisture and water bodies close to the track
- Natural hazards: anomalies along the track related to natural phenomena (as vegetation growth) will be monitored by the use of satellite data.
- Electrical system: RPASs will be equipped with innovative sensors to monitor electrical effects impacting on the infrastructure efficiency
- Civil engineering structures: a combination of satellite and RPAS data will be used to identify possible criticalities to the infrastructure
- Safety: anomalies and illicit activities along the track will be monitor by the use of optical a radar satellite data

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

MOMIT concept

Project information

MOMIT

Grant agreement ID: 777630

Project website

Status

Closed project

Start date

1 September 2017
End date

31 August 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.4.8.3.

Overall budget:

€ 599 172,50
EU contribution

€ 599 172

Coordinated by:

E-GEOS SPA

Deliverables

Documents, reports (8)

Data processing and analysis methods

Evaluation and selection of the main algorithms to be implement

Railway Asset monitoring needs

deep analysis of users’ needs and requirements

Technologies and challenges report

A survey of technologies available for small and large- scale remote sensing as well as close inspections

Railway key asset monitoring: parameters, technology, specifications

Mapping of requirements, needs, parameters and infrastructure critical assets with respect to the selected technologies

Project Handbook, comprehensive of a Quality Management

To ensure the correct execution of the project according to its organisation

RPAS regulatory gaps/barriers analysis

regulatory analysis and identification of potential gaps and issues in the proposed technologies

Dissemination and Communication Strategy and Action Plan

Dissemination and Communication Strategy and Action Plan will be developed

Data homogenization, fusion and information extraction algorithms

the three classes of treated algorithms will be developed and implemented

Other (1)

Publications

Other (2)

The MOMIT project for an integration of remote sensing technologies into railway infrastructure monitoring system

Author(s): Tomás, R. et al

Published in: Infrastructures planning and monitoring user consultation conference 2019, 2019

Semiautomatic procedure for identification and pre-screening of geological-geotechnical hazards using PSI data: Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Italy) case study

Author(s): Tomás, R., Navarro, J.A., Cuevas-González, M., Pagán, J.I., Crosetto, M., Cano, M., Pastor, J.L., Barra, A., Riquelme, A., Monserrat, O., Ramón, A., del Soldato, M., Solari, L., Costantini, M., Trillo, F.

Published in: Living Planet 2019 Conference, Issue Every 3 years, 2019

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Satellites and drones to support railways infrastructure maintenance

Author(s): Donzelli, V.

Published in: Global Railway Review, 2019, ISSN 1351-1599

Peer reviewed articles (2)

A multidisciplinary approach for the investigation of a rock spreading on an urban slope.

Author(s): Tomás, R., Abellán, A., Cano, M., Riquelme, A., Tenza-Abril, A.J., Baeza-Brotons, F., Saval, J.M., Jaboyedoff, M.

Published in: Landslides Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides, Issue 15, 2018, Page(s) 199-217, ISSN 1612-510X

A New Method for Semi-Automatic Identification and Pre-Screening of Deformational Processes Over Wide Areas Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry Datasets.

Author(s): Tomás R. et al.

Published in: Remote Sensing Journal (MDPI), Issue Bimonthly, 2019, ISSN 2072-4292

Conference proceedings (2)

Detection of Active Deformation Areas based on Sentinel-1 imagery: an efficient, fast implementation

Author(s): José A. Navarro, Anna Barra, María Cuevas, Oriol Monserrat, Michele Crosetto

Published in: "Proceedings of the 18th International Scientific and Technical Conference, ""From Imagery to Digital Reality: ERS & Photogrammetry"". September 24-27, 2018, Crete (Greece)", Issue Yearly, 2018, Page(s) All

A toolset to detect and classify Active Deformation Areas using interferometric SAR data.

Author(s): Navarro, J. A., Cuevas, M., Tomás, R., Barra, A., Crosetto, M.

Published in: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Geographical Information Systems, Theory, Administration and Management (GISTAM 2019), Issue Yearly, 2019, Page(s) All

Project information

MOMIT

Grant agreement ID: 777630

Project website

Status

Closed project

Start date

1 September 2017
End date

31 August 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.4.8.3.

Overall budget:

€ 599 172,50
EU contribution

€ 599 172

Coordinated by:

E-GEOS SPA

Project information

MOMIT

Grant agreement ID: 777630

Project website

Status

Closed project

Start date

1 September 2017
End date

31 August 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.4.8.3.

Overall budget:

€ 599 172,50
EU contribution

€ 599 172

Coordinated by:

E-GEOS SPA

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