Keeping trains on track
Thousands of people around the world have died in train wrecks caused by natural disasters. In 2004, the tsunami in Southeast Asia derailed a Sri Lankan train, killing 1,700 people. But with modern advances, these tragedies can be avoided ? and a Tel Aviv University researcher, working in collaboration with teams from seven countries, is leading the way.Prof. Lev V. Eppelbaum of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geophysics & Planetary Sciences and his colleagues are collecting high-tech sensing data from satellites, airplanes, magnetic and soil sensors, and unmanned aircraft to devise a solution that will provide a reliable early-warning system for train operators.It's all part of the European Project FP7 research, "Integrated System for Transport Infrastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing," which includes participants from Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania. The international team of researchers aims to connect emerging technologies so t
Keeping trains on track
Thousands of people around the world have died in train wrecks caused by natural disasters. In 2004, the tsunami in Southeast Asia derailed a Sri Lankan train, killing 1,700 people. But with ...
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Researchers seek railway hazard warnings
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 27 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say they are developing an early warning hazard system to protect the world's railways from accidents and even terrorist actions. ...
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Keeping trains on track: Early-warning hazard system for the world's railways
Researchers are collecting high-tech sensing data from satellites, airplanes, magnetic and soil sensors, and unmanned aircraft to devise a solution that will provide a reliable early-warning ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from ScienceDaily
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