{"id":1892,"date":"2023-11-30T19:38:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eitsmart.eitowers.it\/non-categorizzato\/eit-smart-monitoraggio-infrastrutture\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T13:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:01:26","slug":"eit-smart-monitoring-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eitsmart.eitowers.it\/en\/case-history-en\/eit-smart-monitoring-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"EIT Smart and Draco for monitoring infrastructure and roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”209487″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette” css=”.vc_custom_1698324172664{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”10″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”alpha-anim” width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”608317″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” css=”.vc_custom_1700043132628{border-bottom-width: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”463391″]The topic of monitoring roads and infrastructures is very relevant, and is linked to maintenance and safety needs. The need to carry out comprehensive checks on all infrastructures present in the area has in fact led to the start of a revolution in the monitoring and inspection systems of bridges, viaducts and tunnels. Monitoring roads and infrastructures means collecting and processing data, via sensors that are installed on these structures, to check their status and plan maintenance activities, thus guaranteeing their safety.
\nEIT Smart, a company of the EI Towers Group and national LPAWN operator in 0G technology on the Sigfox protocol, opens a new era in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector for infrastructure monitoring, allowing for the creation of innovative “made in Italy” solutions such as Draco’s.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”185958″]<\/p>\n

The Draco monitoring system<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”329785″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”864511″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”554720″]Predictive maintenance and monitoring today have a small, great ally: it’s called Draco and it is an innovative, non-invasive, widespread and sustainable digital controller, already in use to monitor Italian roads.
\nThe Draco system was developed and marketed by Vita International in collaboration with EIT Smart and Sigfox. AstepON also participated in the initiative. It is an automatic alert system with remote management, based on IoT technology, which verifies, for pre-established time intervals, any changes in the tightening torque of the anchors to the foundation of various road protection devices or even traffic information, through the use of instrumented washers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”165562″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-908317″ type=”carousel” medias=”1024,1031″ carousel_lg=”1″ carousel_md=”1″ carousel_sm=”1″ gutter_size=”3″ carousel_v_align=”middle” carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_loop=”yes” stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”668139″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”111069″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”195027″]The Sigfox protocol is used for data transmission, which allows information to be conveyed in real time through a dedicated cloud platform. The solution does not interfere with the behavior of the devices, think for example of an integrated safety-anti-noise barrier, therefore it does not in any way affect the CE marking.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”721896″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”35″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173502″][vc_single_image media=”1029″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”572761″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”101755″]<\/p>\n

The Draco sensor<\/h2>\n

The Draco sensor is used, for example, in monitoring the anchor bolt, i.e. the plate with threaded bar to which the foundation is generally anchored, for example, of an integrated safety-anti-noise barrier (but also of a normal acoustic barrier, as well as a portal for variable message signs or a fence on a ramp). An instrumented washer can now be placed in the existing thread right under the pair of tightening nuts, i.e. a very discreet and smart device containing a sensor in turn connected to an electronic card for data transmission. Its task: to measure the deformations induced by the compression force generated by tightening the nuts of the anchor bolt itself. Thanks to Draco, that particular point of our road network – on which the stability of a key piece of equipment such as an integrated barrier or a portal or a protective net depends – becomes controllable, not only through dedicated visual inspection, as has happened so far, but through a totally automated system and 24 hours a day.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”824111″]<\/p>\n

The advantages of Sigfox for road and infrastructure monitoring<\/h2>\n

In the world of the Internet of Things, Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWA), to which Sigfox also belongs, are becoming a point of reference.
\nWithin the Low Power Area Network (LPWA) cluster, Sigfox is characterized by simplicity, resistance, low emissions and low energy consumption, thanks to the characteristics of the Ultra Narrow Band protocol.<\/p>\n

In fact, the protocol allows data to be brought to the cloud, not through the traditional mobile telephone networks, but by using a new network dedicated to the IoT managed by EIT Smart. The communicating object in Sigfox is not connected to a specific base station, but the transmitted message can be received by any base station located in the vicinity of the range.
\nSigfox thus allows data to be transmitted even over large communication distances, such as those of the roads and infrastructures of the Italian territory, guaranteeing a high scalability of the network, thanks to the penetration of the signal and the high number of nodes managed per single station<\/p>\n

Sigfox consente cos\u00ec di trasmettere dati anche su grandi distanze di comunicazione<\/strong>, come possono essere quelle, appunto, delle strade e delle infrastrutture del territorio italiano, garantendo una alta scalabilit\u00e0 della rete, grazie alla penetrazione del segnale e all\u2019alto numero di nodi gestiti per singola stazione.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”886788″][vc_single_image media=”1067″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”731589″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”646038″]<\/p>\n

Reliability and security of EIT Smart and the Sigfox network<\/h2>\n

In terms of security, Sigfox is reliable thanks to its unique features that guarantee high resistance to jamming and interference. It is also easy to install and manage thanks to the absence of cabling and the availability of the Sifgox Beckend. All this enables to monitor works distributed across the territory in a simple and effective way via self-powered sensors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”accent” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”197957″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”137041″ css=”.vc_custom_1706028317054{padding-top: 16px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;}”][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”143061″]As Sigfox Operator in Italy, EIT Smart is the only operator able to provide the benefits of this technology, combined with global interoperability between the networks of all Sigfox partners using the same OG communication standard in over 70 countries in the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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