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 ... More
Nortech starts delivering Rheticus Network Alert in Brazil
Planetek Italia is pleased to announce a new partnership with Nortech, to deliver Rheticus® Network Alert services in Brazil. Nortech is a Brazilian company specialized in the utility and energy sectors. Its mission to bring to the market cutting-edge technologies perfectly matches with Rheticus® idea to improve the customers’ process with innovative geospatial solutions. Nortech ... More
The new face of the Rheticus Network Alert is up!
We are excited to announce the launch of the new Rheticus® Network Alert version, designed to enhance your browsing experience, with brand new tools helping users to enhance inspection activities. Rheticus® Network Alert is a turnkey vertical web service for the continuous monitoring of instability phenomena affecting water and sewage pipeline networks in urban areas, ... More
Planetek and 10 Mile Solutions partner to deliver Rheticus services in USA and Canada
Planetek Italia is pleased to announce a new partnership with 10 Mile Solutions, to deliver Rheticus® Network Alert services in USA and Canada. Led by CEO, Matt Wood, former manager of Capella Space, Ursa Space Systems and Google / Terra Bella (Skybox), 10 Mile Solutions will provide consultancy about Rheticus® Network Alert services to USA ... More
Making aquaculture more sustainable and efficient with Rheticus® Aquaculture
Is there a connection between aquaculture, climate change and satellite Earth Observation? Fish and seafood play a significant role in the human diet and represent a very important source of protein. About 20% of the world’s population takes at least 20% of animal protein from fish. According to the FAO, human population growth is expected ... More
Reflectra named Rheticus Authorized Partner in Australia and New Zealand
Planetek Italia is pleased to announce that Reflectra Ltd. has been appointed as authorized partner for the reselling of Rheticus® Earth monitoring services in Australia and New Zealand. Founded by Lode Missiaen, also founder and former CEO of Luciad Company, Reflectra will provide consultancy about Rheticus® services to professionals, managers and decision-makers working in public ... More
Smart City Awards 2019: Rheticus awarded with Hera Group use case
A new reward for Rheticus, the satellite based monitoring service developed by Planetek, which was awarded the Urban Environment Award at World Smart City Congress 2019 in Barcelona. The Hera Group use case “Connecting satellite and operational data to trigger predictive maintenance for utilities” was submitted by our partners of Hexagon Geospatial and was selected ... 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 ... 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 ... More