MENA Rail & Metro Summit Pioneer Innovation Showcase: Rail Infrastructure Network Model (RINM) & Aerial Survey Tricia Nelson and Marcus Haddrell

1. MENA Rail & Metro
Summit
Pioneer Innovation Showcase: Rail
Infrastructure Network Model (RINM) &
Aerial Survey
Tricia Nelson and Marcus Haddrell
5 October 2015

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Network Rail overview
20,000
Miles of track
820
Signal boxes
23,000
Switches and
crossings
7,400
Commercial
properties
19
Managed stations
37,000
Bridges and tunnels
6,700
Level crossings
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Rail Infrastructure Network Model (RINM)
overview
► The Rail Infrastructure Network Model (RINM) is the first Network Model of its kind Globally
► In September 2014 RINM was deployed to an initial 4500 users across Network Rail
► RINM will be deployed to up to 36,000 Network Rail staff over coming releases
► RINM shows both Network Rail’s assets geo-spatially and logically
► It enables a predict and prevent maintenance operating model
► The next phase of development for RINM will mean it can be viewed as a schematic and through a Mobile
app
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Viewed on a map Viewed as a schematic Viewed as a Mobile app

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RINM Aerial Survey overview
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The Aerial
Orthophoto
RGB is a true
colour
representation
of the real
world.
It shows all
ground
features at a
resolution of
4cm
Google
Maps
► A national aerial survey of all 16,000km of the UK rail network was flown over Summer 2014
► Assets were captured within the Network Rail ownership boundary plus 50m either side of the track
► Assets were captured to a high 4cm resolution (compared to Google maps which is 25cm)
► This Aerial Survey has enabled the ongoing deployment of three data products (Digital Surface Model, Digital
Terrain Model and Orthophoto RGB)

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Demo of RINM
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Business Benefits of RINM & Aerial Survey
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Measuring assets — RINM can be used to measure your assets
(e.g., drainage assets), clearances, running line heights or
distances between assets, amongst others.
Orthophoto RGB Imagery
Digital Surface
Model Imagery
Digital Terrain
Model Imagery
Planning — RINM provides work site familiarisation, identification
of safety hazards and in some cases reduce/eliminate need to
visit site at all
Boundary management — RINM supports easier identification
of NR boundary, fencing, posts to inform maintenance
Building Analysis — RINM provides visualisation of buildings,
their context within the NR operational boundary
Topographical Surveys — much of this can be done using
RINM
Drainage — RINM can support with identifying and measuring
drains and solution features otherwise obscured by vegetation

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Network Rail customer feedback on RINM
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“For planning this is a complete
transformation. I can provide maintenance
teams and contractors with accurate data,
including: access points, the exact distance
to worksites and the gradient of land around
them.” — Asset Engineer
“RINM has improved workforce safety by
reducing trackside visits and eliminating time
wasted finding information from multiple
sources.” — Senior Asset Engineer
“We're now seeing a future where we can
track asset condition trends and package
work items visually on a map, rather than
lists of information on databases and
spreadsheets. This will allow us to target
maintenance and renewal programmes far
more efficiently and safely.” — Senior Asset
Engineer

8. Questions

9. Thank you