Railway Use Cases
Virtual Corridor Visits
Challenge:
Minimise field visits across rail enterprise.
Solution:
Conduct planning and investigative activities without leaving the office. XERRA’s panoramic imagery and LiDAR support virtual on-site assessments. Integrated measurement tools support survey quality measurement, limiting field surveys to essential visits only.
Boost Workforce Productivity
Challenge:
Boost productivity using digital tools and datasets.
Solution:
XERRA enhances productivity by giving time back to employees. A reduced need to travel to and from the rail corridor means that time can be invested in other activities. XERRA’s advanced workflows address manual inspections to free up critical resources.
Maintenance Digital Twin
Challenge:
Meet inspection targets while keeping teams safe.
Solution:
Maintenance Managers use XERRA to transition teams to automated measurement. As a Maintenance Digital Twin, XERRA scales measurements of rail infrastructure so what used to take months in the field now takes just days to complete.
Safety Improvement Program
Challenge:
Improve track worker and level crossing safety.
Solution:
Safety supervisors use XERRA’s to check available lines of sight to trains before setting up worksites. Level crossing assessors use XERRA to populate inspection forms with accurate sighting distances and ALCAM relevant attributes to address inspection backlogs.
Engineering Assurance
Challenge:
Assure project outputs and reports.
Solution:
Assuring outputs from third parties is a critical activity at any railway organisation. Railway engineers rely on XERRA to quickly validate defect information in third party reports. XERRA facilitates easier compliance with engineering standards and contractual deadlines.
Reduce Construction Risk
Challenge:
Optimise design and ensure compliance.
Solution:
Construction teams use XERRA to visualise the rail corridor in 3D, perform site assessments, and stage activities. Importantly, XERRA provides a detailed record of the rail corridor pre and post construction so that contractual dilapidation requirements can be met.
Enterprise Asset Management
Challenge:
Uplift and maintain asset information.
Solution:
Asset Managers use XERRA to obtain correct, spatially referenced asset information in formats compatible with EAM systems. XERRA helps asset managers maintain critical reference datasets to support automated workflows that deliver measurement reports at scale.
New Rollingstock Integration
Challenge:
Mitigate integration risks.
Solution:
Rollingstock engineers use XERRA to deliver the precise data and insights needed to assess integration risks on new rollingstock projects. Advanced workflows check signal sightings, assess platforms and proposed door locations for disability compliance.
New Signalling Projects
Challenge:
Address design and interoperability challenges.
Solution:
XERRA provides a detailed model of the rail corridor so designers can accurately place new signalling assets without extensive on-site surveys. Advanced clearance algorithms ensure that assets are placed clear of kinematic envelopes.