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rail transport

p: How is data transferred

if the system detects

a non-standard incident?

system works with the response of

emergency staff.

Milan Hucl: In the event of changes in

the monitored track environment, a warning signal is sent immediately either to

the ZAT SimONet platform, to which the

staff has access, or to an e-mail or mobile phone. The responsible staff member

shall then immediately inform the driver

of any risk. With the warning signal, he

also receives photos from the location.

The cameras taking the images allow the

operator to get an idea of the current situation in the monitored location. The

dispatcher can view the photos whenever he needs them. The system can easily be extended with additional sensors

monitoring, for example, rail temperature, rainfall density, etc.

p: Do you plan to deploy this

system in other high-risk

locations?

p: Have you already handled

a crisis situation?

Radek Trejtnar: As far as the unusual incident is concerned, it was fortunately

only a false alarm related to the sensor

settings and was probably caused by

the movement of the animal in the monitored area. The system was subsequently corrected as part of a test run. On

the other hand, we have tested how the

Radek Trejtnar: Verification operation is

still in progress. If everything works as

we assume, with a need for continuous

monitoring of high-risk locations of unstable sections, this system can be evaluated as an adequate safety measure.

p: Can the technology be applied to a wider range of sites?

Milan Hucl: The landslide detection system is based on the SimONet platform,

designed for wireless data collection,

transmission, visualization and subsequent analysis. It is an IoT technology that

we have developed, marketed and successfully deployed since 2018. The landslide detection product was developed by

starting cooperation with a foreign partner who supplies the sensors, and we took care of the control technology. However, it has a much wider application, for

example, in monitoring non-standard phenomena in surface mines, along highways,

roads, river courses, water works and in

protected landscape areas.

The SimONet IoT platform itself is commonly deployed in other areas of operation, for example in the gas industry, in building and energy management, where it

can save a company up to 30 percent of

energy consumption costs, as well as in location monitoring, healthcare and in explosive environments. Since our systems

are intended for the basic infrastructure of

the state, they meet the highest security

requirements, including cyber security.

p: What other measures are

you implementing on the railway

to protect property and health

and what new technologies are

you planning to deploy in the

near future?

Radek Trejtnar: A high level of safety is a

fundamental requirement for railway operations. A number of procedures are applied to protect property and health. In addition to measures to improve railway

safety aimed at our own operations, we also carry out activities aimed at the public,

for example increasing safety at level crossings. With regard to the introduction of

new technologies, which we are implementing on an ongoing basis, we can

mention, for example, the development of

fault diagnostics for moving vehicles. p

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