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Solutions for municipalities, infrastructure, tourism and engineering

Every user group has its own questions for an early warning system. The same autonomous sensors and the same GeoSenseAI® platform give each role the information it needs for its task.

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Animation: one sensor network in the valley, six views for different tasks Schematic map of an alpine valley with torrent, village, railway, road, ski resort, mountain hut and landslide slope. The areas of individual user groups are highlighted one after another, their sensors send data to GeoSenseAI®, and the corresponding sample view appears on the right. GeoSenseAI®
Sample view Municipalities and authorities

Northern catchment: elevated – command staff and fire brigade notified

  • Traffic-light status per catchment
  • Automatic notifications
  • Documented basis for decisions
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Your task, our solution

Choose your user group – or combine several use cases in one system.

Municipalities and authorities

Your challenge: Municipalities are responsible for residents and emergency crews, often without in-house specialists for measurement technology. Closure and evacuation decisions must be fast and traceable.

What GMD® delivers: A ready-to-run system as a rental service with traffic-light status per catchment, automatic notification of command staff and fire brigade, and documented measurement data as a basis for decisions. Recorded events feed into hazard maps and the planning of protective structures. Existing structures such as debris retention basins can be monitored as well.

Typical applications

  • Torrents and urban streams above built-up areas
  • Debris basins and bridges at risk of log jams
  • Rockfall above settlements
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See: Case study Kufstein Fortress

Rail and road operators

Your challenge: Torrents, embankments and rockfall areas along long routes, limited time for inspections and high costs from precautionary long closures.

What GMD® delivers: Monitoring of the catchment rather than just the structure, alerts to operations control and, after an event, a drone situation picture for a documented, faster reopening.

Typical applications

  • Torrent crossings of rail and road
  • Rock faces and rockfall nets
  • Embankments and slopes along the route
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See: Case study Rhaetian Railway, Carrerabach

Mountain railways, ski areas and tourism

Your challenge: Debris flow channels and slopes above facilities and villages, hiking trails after thunderstorms and many visitors at a few hotspots.

What GMD® delivers: Channel and slope monitoring, data-based decisions on closing and reopening trails, and self-powered visitor counting for managing visitor flows.

Typical applications

  • Debris flow channels above lifts
  • Hiking trails after heavy rain and thunderstorms
  • Visitor hotspots and access routes
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Water supply and mountain huts

Your challenge: Springs and reservoirs are remote, dry periods are becoming more frequent and data on availability is often missing.

What GMD® delivers: Autonomous measurement of spring discharge, water level and abstraction with data transmission even without existing infrastructure – as a basis for climate-adapted water management.

Typical applications

  • Supply of high-altitude huts
  • Spring catchments and reservoirs of small utilities
  • Monitoring of dry periods
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See: Case study Neue Prager Hütte (German Alpine Club)

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Geologists and engineering firms

Expert reports, hazard zoning and protective works planning need reliable field data – often over months and in places without power or connectivity. GMD® takes care of instrumentation, installation and operation. Professional assessment and responsibility remain with you.

Your challenge: Owning instrumentation ties up capital, staff for installation and maintenance are scarce, and in rough terrain data drops out when there is no power or mobile coverage.

What GMD® delivers: Autonomous sensors to your monitoring concept, installation and maintenance by our team, ongoing data access in GeoSenseAI® and terrain models, point clouds and orthophotos from LiDAR and photogrammetry surveys.

Expert reports and evidence

Time series of slope movement, vibration and runoff as a basis for your assessment.

Hazard zoning

Recorded events and terrain models as an additional data basis.

Protective works planning and performance review

Observation before and after construction, monitoring of debris basins and nets.

Terrain comparison

Volume and shape changes from comparing survey flights.

  1. 01

    Monitoring concept

    You define the question and measurement points; we add sensors and radio planning.

  2. 02

    Installation

    Our team installs in the channel, on the rock face or on the slope.

  3. 03

    Operation

    Energy-autonomous operation with continuous data transmission and maintenance.

  4. 04

    Data

    Time series, events and terrain models for your analysis and report.

  • No own hardware or radio network required
  • Data even from areas without power or mobile coverage
  • Rental model, billable within your project
  • Your name on the report – our data as its basis
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Insurers

Your challenge: Risk assessment and claims handling need reliable, site-specific natural hazard data.

What GMD® delivers: Measurement data, event documentation and visualisations from GeoSenseAI® as a supplementary data basis – complemented by Copernicus satellite data and hazard zones.

Typical applications

  • Risk assessment of exposed sites
  • Event documentation after losses
  • Data for portfolio analyses
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Everything as a rental service

  • Sensors, gateways and weather stations
  • GeoSenseAI® platform with alerts and 4D-WebGIS
  • Installation, calibration and maintenance
  • Optional drone surveys and terrain models

Solutions compared

User groupTypical hazard processesCore service
Municipalities and authoritiesDebris flow, flood, rockfallTraffic-light status and alerts
Rail and roadDebris flow, rockfall, embankmentsAlerts and documented reopening
TourismDebris flow, slope movement, thunderstormsTrail closures and visitor management
Water supplyDrought, declining springsAutonomous water measurement
Geologists and engineering firmsSlope movement, debris flow, rockfallInstrumentation, operation and terrain data
InsurersAll natural hazardsData and event documentation

Frequently asked questions

Can several user groups share one system?

Yes. Municipality, rail operator and engineering firm can access the same data – each with its own view and permissions.

Does GMD® work with engineering firms or compete with them?

With them. GMD® provides instrumentation, operation and data. Assessment, reports and planning remain with the engineering firm.

Can existing protective structures be monitored?

Yes, for example debris retention basins or rockfall nets.

How is it billed?

As a rental model including sensors, platform, installation and maintenance – without a large upfront investment.

How quickly is a system operational?

That depends on the site, hazard process and approvals. We clarify the timeline during the site analysis.

Your task is not listed?

Many projects combine several use cases. Tell us about your situation.

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