A consortium of research partners in Scotland could help solve the perennial problems facing the UK’s transport infrastructure, with the development of an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network that provides real-time monitoring of rural road conditions.
DigiFlec, a start-up based in Dunfermline, is working with CENSIS - Scotland’s innovation centre for sensors, imaging systems, and IoT technologies - and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) as part of the Scottish Government’s CivTech 6 Accelerator Programme to develop a digital transport network management interface.
The initiative combines the digital mapping of the road network alongside sensors deployed to capture live data about the condition of the FLS road network. The data includes readings on temperature, moisture in the road and potential culvert blockages.
