Signalling projects often involve multiple teams working across infrastructure, operations, and design. Coordinating site visits for each stage of the project can be time-consuming, costly, and difficult to align with network access windows. Virtual access to the rail corridor offers a more flexible way to work.

At Agonics, we support signalling projects with LiDAR and panoramic imagery captured using mobile systems mounted on rail vehicles. Using the XERRA platform, our browser-based platform built specifically for rail professionals,  project teams can carry out virtual inspections and take precise, accurate measurement of rail infrastructure. This approach helps save time in three key ways.

The first way is in design validation, which can happen much faster when engineers can check clearances and infrastructure constraints without waiting for track access.

The second way is in team collaboration, which is vastly improved when everyone is working with the same corridor datasets, reducing the risk of error and rework.

The third way is through more targeted field work planning as virtual reviews help identify exactly where on-site validation will be needed—saving time, reducing impacts on operations and ensuring a ‘light touch’ when accessing busy railway networks.

The result? An improved design process, less project risk, and less time spent doing ad-hoc surveys inside the rail corridor.