Partnering with Global Geosystems for Spain and Portugal!

Global Geosystems is an official Leica Geosystems distributor with more than a decade of experience in the sale, rental and repair of surveying equipment in Spain and Portugal. Their website, topotienda.com, is one of the top ones in the market and this collaboration will help us create a deeper connection with our Spanish and Portuguese clients.

LoRaWAN and structural health monitoring a disruptive match

Every structure needs to be monitored throughout its useful life in order to ensure an adequate level of safety.

Seamless SHM solutions in the US!

Train derailment: causes and prevention

Train derailments are not as common as car accidents, however when they happen they are usually deadly. Only in 2019, in the US we had 11,776 train accidents, with a total of 858 lives lost; in Europe during the same year we witnessed 1552 accidents, with 824 fatalities.

Proactive vs. reactive approaches in SHM

Smart Bridge Monitoring: what you need to know

Bridges and viaducts are stressed every day by different loads. As the infrastructure ages, maintenance is critical to keep the bridge viable. A bridge monitoring system provides the information needed to support an optimized maintenance cycle, improving safety and reducing operations costs.

How to tackle the problem of bridge scour

Bridge scour refers to the erosion of soil around bridge foundations (abutments and piers). It occurs when fast-moving water surrounding a bridge removes sediment from around the bridge foundation, creating scour holes that can seriously compromise the bridge’s integrity. Bridge scour is the leading reason for bridge failure worldwide.

Why do we need structural health monitoring

As we grow old, our body changes: bones become more fragile, skin is less supple, hair falls out. We become weaker. The same happens with infrastructures: their structural components, like our bones, deteriorate over time and that has an impact on the strength and performance of the building.

Bridge failure and how to prevent it

In Italy, more than 300 bridges are at risk of failure.In America 1 in 9 bridges are considered to be structurally deficient. Worldwide, there have been collapses since 2000, with more than 22 of them occurring over the past 2 years.‍‍

Environmental Sensor: comprehensive environmental monitoring in a single device