Satellite monitoring for road infrastructure safety in Italy
The design and construction of roads and motorways are strongly affected by any movement taking place on the ground. Italy is particularly subject to unexpected ground movement including landslides, subsidence and earthquakes. Avoiding or mitigating the consequences of such events poses significant challenges for planning, building and maintenance of road infrastructure. The ground motion service ...Read more
Rheticus open the borders even further
When we think about internationalization, we think of innovation, change, and a willingness to take on new challenges. We started this process a long time ago, and we are proud to say that Rheticus is known worldwide. In the last two years, we have been working to open our borders even further by establishing partnerships ...Read more
Anas to monitor the stability of Italian roads and highways with Rheticus Safeway
Anas S.p.A. is the Italian society that manage the complete cycle of design, maintenance and control of the highways and roads. The company manages more than 32.000 Km of roads and highways, 2.100 Tunnels (the largest number in Europe), 15.800 Bridges. Keeping the stability of road infrastructures under control is a necessary and fundamental activity. ...Read more
United Utilities names Rheticus to hunt potential pipeline fractures in UK
Rheticus Network Alert will operate in Yorkshire, to help United Utilities introducing predictive maintenance of sewage pipelines in the UK. The goal is to: Prevent potential pipeline fractures, and unlock a cost-effective maintenance of wastewater network; Simplify complex radar satellite analysis and make available accurate and timely information about the entire network status through an ...Read more
Rheticus services supports Indonesian Authorities after earthquake
On 28 September 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The natural disaster killed over 2,000 lives, left 100,000 people in need of emergency assistance, destroyed buildings, infrastructures, and farmland in several districts. A joint program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) ...Read more
Proactive maintenance of bridges and viaducts from satellite
Keeping the stability of road infrastructures under control is a necessary and fundamental activity. Infrastructures like bridges and viaducts need scheduled check-ups and constant maintenance programs, suitable for safeguarding their efficiency, durability and reliability. An effective preventive maintenance program provides for detailed knowledge of the infrastructure, together with an advanced static and dynamic monitoring system ...Read more
Rheticus for Civil Protection at SafeKozani 2018
SafeKozani 2018 ‐ the 5th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technology will be held next 31 October ‐ 3 November, 2018, in Kozani, Greece. On the edge of creation of the National Civil Protection Center in the county of Kozani, the 5th International Civil Protection Conference, SafeKozani 2018, will bring together both international ...Read more
Pinpointing the failure from Space: the sewerage network of Milan
Introduction Water can be a destructive force, washing away roadbeds and eroding riverbanks. Sometimes it works silently and invisibly, removing soil beneath parking lots and roads until they cave in, exposing sinkholes that shallow houses and cars. Subsidence, or when the ground begins to sink, is an indication of a problem. This does not need ...Read more
Turning radar data into action: slope instabilities in the urban area of Niscemi (Italy)
Introduction Land instability is a key activity to ensure people’s safety, environmental protection and the safeguarding of infrastructures and strategic assets. However, traditional campaigns for the regular monitoring of wide areas require considerable financial resources, time and are often complex to implement. Problem Niscemi is an historical village located up above a hilly area in ...Read more