OMICRON Final Event: a success in Madrid

On 16 January 2025, the final event of the OMICRON project, titled ‘Old Roads, New Technologies: Safe and Intelligent Road Asset Management,’ took place at the Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos in Madrid. This milestone event, organized in collaboration with InfraROB and the support of HeronEUProject, marked the culmination of this European project coordinated by CEMOSA, which comes to an end this month.

The conference brought together nearly 200 attendees and featured insightful presentations, live demonstrations, and high-level discussions on the future of Smart Roads.

Opening Remarks

The event was inaugurated by Claudia Ciuca (CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency), who emphasized the importance of collaboration and data sharing across borders in EU-funded projects and Alejandro Lanuza (Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible), who highlighted Spain’s focus on innovation-driven procurement and the management of over 26,000 km of roads that handle more than 50% of the nation’s traffic.

CEMOSA’s Speaker Highlights

Noemi Jiménez Redondo, as the Director of Research & Innovation at CEMOSA, hosted the event, setting the scene and ensuring the day’s success.

José Solís Hernández, as the OMICRON Project Coordinator, introduced the project alongside InfraROB’s coordinator, Pedro Arias Sánchez, and delivered closing remarks summarizing the conference’s outcomes. José also shared insights into CEMOSA’s CEMBOX Digital Twin platform, developed to revolutionize road asset management.

Israel Alejandro Hernández González & Paula López Arévalo presented ‘CEMBOX Digital Twin & Decision Support Tool: Bridges and Pavements,’ demonstrating different technologies for the infrastructure condition and the decision-making enhancement. Machine learning is used on historical data for pavement condition prediction and machine learning, finite element analysis and Operational Modal Analysis is used to estimate bridge condition. To do this, they carried out an analysis of the Settefonti bridge in Italy to determine its condition over an 11-month monitoring period, as well as 60 km of A1road pavement parameters retrieved from 9 years of inspections.

Live Demonstrations

During the event breaks, CEMOSA’s Concepción Toribio showcased the CEMBOX’s Virtual Reality visualization of Digital Twins. CEMOSA has advanced DT technologies by seamlessly integrating VR for enhanced visualisation and specialized applications in infrastructure management.

The Research and Innovation department want to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our IT team, whose expertise was instrumental in the integration of ICT technologies into the innovative CEMBOX platform. Their efforts have been key in enhancing the system’s capabilities for smarter and more efficient road asset management.

High-Level Panel Discussion

The day concluded with a panel discussion on the ‘Future of Safe & Intelligent Road Management,’ featuring insights from:

  • Claudia Ciuca (CINEA): Highlighted that the future is now, with EU-funded technologies ready for implementation.
  • Alejandro Lanuza (Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible): Emphasized that sustainability in infrastructure is an investment, not a cost.
  • Federico Di Gennaro (Autostrade per l’Italia): Stressed that innovation is essential for safety, not just cost-saving.
  • Yannis Handanos (Olympia Odos): Advocated for complementing human work with new technologies.
  • Christian Honeger (ASFINAG): Highlighted the importance of training the next generation of engineers.
  • Rade Hajdin (IMC): Called for standardization through BIM to drive consistency in the road sector.

 

A special thank you to InfraROB and HeronEUProject for their collaboration and support in organizing this event, and to Jesús Rodríguez for chairing the final panel discussion.

This event underscored the power of collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing in paving the way for safer, smarter, and more sustainable road infrastructure.

CEMBOX, our level four Digital Twin according to AUTODESK classification

CEMBOX is a level four Digital Twin platform according to AUTODESK classification. This technology is adaptable across various devices, offers near real-time (NRT) monitoring data and provides an interactive, intuitive, and multilingual 3D representation. It enables our users to access the most accurate and detailed project information, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.

CEMOBOX is a digital twin solution for the advanced management of buildings and infrastructures.

CEMBOX Building

CEMBOX Building is a virtual replica of a built asset (building) including:

  • Static data (BIM models)
  • Dynamic data (real time monitoring data)
  • Indicators (data procesing)
  • Scenarios simulation (energy performance models)

 Who are the stakeholders?

It is aimed at facility managers, building users and owners and energy experts seeking to maximise performance and minimise operating costs throughout the building lifecycle.

CEMBOX Building Functionalities

  • Real time and historical data on energy & indoor environmental quality
  • Remote inspection and data visualization
  • Analisis & Control on energy & indoor environmental quality
  • Energy saving potential based on a reference building
  • Dynamic energy score
  • Accurate evaluation of energy conservation measures
  • Energy efficiency alarms

CEMBOX Building Advantages

  • Energy and comfort problems & enhancements quickly identified.
  • Highly accurated energy models.
  • User engagement and awareness towards energy efficiency.
  • Comprehensive information for Facility Managers to keep high energy efficient buildings performance.
  • Reduce risk of investment in energy refurbishing.

CEMBOX Infrastructure

CEMBOX Infra is a BIM-GIS environment enabling the interaction with static and dynamic data and providing: Visualisation, Prediction and Simulations.

CEMBOX Infra Platform

  • Management. Coordination and inventory of the information related to a particular project or contract
  • Inspection
  • Monitoring
  • Planning

CEMBOX Infra Advantages

  • User Friendly Digital Twin Environment: Management, Inspection and Monitoring.
  • Advanced Analytics on Key Assets including pavements, bridges or earthworks, among others.
  • Easy Integration and Management of critical infrastructure: better service, reduction of costs and enhanced safety.

CEMBOX, as a level four digital twin according to AUTODESK classification, positions itself as an essential tool for the efficient management of both buildings and transport infrastructures. Its ability to integrate real-time data, advanced simulations, and interactive 3D visualization provides users with unprecedented control over their projects, improving efficiency and reducing operational costs.

CEMOSA renews its UNE166002 certificate

CEMOSA has renewed its R&D&I Management System.

Once the follow-up audit has been performed and after the evaluation process, AENOR certifies the compliance of our R&D&I Management System, according to the UNE 166002:2014 standard. This year, the scope of the certificate has been extended as a result of new developments carried out by our team.

AENOR certifies CEMOSA for Research, Development and Innovation activities in:

  • Digitisation and Data Analysis: Digital Twin, condition assessment and forecasting, aspects related to user behaviour and user experience.
  • Transport Infrastructures and Mobility: Design, construction, operation, maintenance, decommissioning oriented towards an enhanced resilience of transport systems.
  • Energy and Buildings: Control systems and energy efficiency, smart grids and smart cities, energy communities.
  • Materials and Circularity: Materials technologies, environmental technologies and sustainability assessment.

The smart grid “ebalance_plus” project partners meet in Malaga, Spain.

ebalance_plus is an R&D project for the increase energy flexibility and resilience in electricity distribution networks, funded by the H2020 programme, which started in February 2020.

After more than two years with online meetings, finally, last week, all consortium partners came together again physically in Malaga, Spain.

From 26th to 29th April, the University of Malaga (UMA) and CEMOSA, as project coordinator, hosted more than 30 researchers from all over Europe to advance the project, with:

1) UMA technical visits

2) discussions to implement ebalance-plus platform

3) workshops on the business model

4) working groups on the use cases to define the implementation of the prototype

Visit the official ebalance_plus project website to learn more about energy flexibility!

New Road Network (5G) at “Valle del Cauca”

Last August, the Consorcium “Autopista del Caribe”, formed by CEMOSA COLOMBIA, VQ Ingeniería S.A.S. and ICOEM Colombia S.A.S., was awarded the comprehensive audit for the concession contract for the new road network Project of Valle del Cauca that will connect through this corridor with the Cali and Palmira accesses, being the first 5G road in Colombia.

The initiative will benefit more than 3.300.000 habitants from 17 different municipalities in the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca.

At CEMOSA COLOMBIA, we remain committed to the development of the country’s infrastructure, which is why we actively participate, promoting the connection between regions and the urban development of our cities.

1st Iberoamerican ‘ELTs of Asphalt Mixes’ Meeting

Don’t forget to attend tomorrow to the 1st NFU Iberoamerican Meeting ELT (end-of-life tyres) aspahlt mixtures!

Our Quality Control Manager, Mr. Manuel Salas, will give a presentation on the Technical Specifications of Asphalt Mixes with ELT, and will propose the drafting of an Iberoamerican regulation for this type of materials, considering their durability and sustainability.

The meeting will take place tomorrow, March 16, from 10:00 AM Argentinean time, through the ZOOM platform.

The meeting organized by the Engineer Gerardo Botasso.

New Photovoltaic Plant (100 MW) in Magdalena, Colombia.

At CEMOSA COLOMBIA, we remain committed to actively participate in the Energy Transition of the country.

As evidence of this, we have signed our first Renewable Energy contract for the Design and Detailed Engineering of the Project ‘Fundación del Verano Solar’, a Photovoltaic Plant with a capacity of 100MW, located in the Department of Magdalena.

The Project will start next year 2023, and it is integrated by Enel Green Power (Colombia), Eiffage Energía, UPME, Ministerio de Minas y Energía and Expo Solar.

CEMOSA, Founding Member of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

Yesterday, CEMOSA, Representative of the consortium eSGR_JV (European Smart Green Rail Joint Venture), participated in the first Governing Board meeting of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU Rail).

It’s now official that eSGR_JV is a Founding Member of this Joint Undertaking. With this step, CEMOSA keeps its positioning as a company committed with Research & Innovation in the rail sector. We already initiated this route when we became a member of the former Shift2Rail JU back in 2015.

Thanks to our consortium #eSGR_JV (ENYSE Enclavamientos y Señalización Ferroviaria, COMSA Corporación, ETRA and Tekniker) for their contributions during this hard year of work. We are strongly committed to innovation and sustainable development in the railway sector.

It is a pleasure to belong to Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking together with these great European companies and technology centres: ENYSE Enclavamientos y Señalización Ferroviaria, COMSA Corporación, ETRA, Tekniker, ADIF, České dráhy, a.s., Deutsche Bahn, Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Jernbanedirektoratet, OBB – OSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESBAHNEN – HOLDING AG, ProRail, NS Stations, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A., SNCF, Trafikverket, Alstom, ANGELRAIL, AŽD , CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), Wabtec Corporation, Hitachi Rail, Indra, Talgo, Knorr-Bremse AG, Siemens Mobility, Thales Transport, Strukton Rail, voestalpine Railway Systems, Ceit Centro Tecnológico, German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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