You are invited to comment on two intelligent road intervention processes, which partners in the EU–funded OMICRON project are developing as standards in conjunction with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Public comment via the CEN website is welcome on CWA 1 ‘Road maintenance operations guided by XR technologies combined with a robotic modular platform’ and CWA 2 ‘Decision Support System for Highway Maintenance planning’ until 13 January 2025.
A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) is a type of standardisation document that is developed collaboratively among interested stakeholders, the CEN community and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. The creation and approval of a CWA by this community is an important step for the scale-up, innovation, and results exploitation activities of any project.
A CEN workshop to kick off the development of the two OMICRON CWAs was held on 7 October 2024. Following further development within the project consortium, the final drafts of these documents are now available for public comment.
Please feel free to read the two OMICRON CWAs and provide your inputs via the CEN-CENELEC public commenting webpage.
About the OMICRON CWAs
OMICRON aims to foster the industrialisation and automation of road construction, inspection and maintenance technologies. The project integrates a broad portfolio of intelligent solutions with the ultimate goal to reduce traffic disruptions and maintenance costs while increasing the safety and efficiency of road interventions and improving the capacity of Europe’s ageing road networks.
The project involves collaboration among 16 partners who bring research, robotics, digital, engineering, drones, communications and other expertise to address these challenges and ensure comprehensive implementation and success.
The two OMICRON CWAs focus on two areas of development within the project:
OMICRON CWA 1 ‘Road maintenance operations guided by XR technologies combined with a robotic modular platform’ The first OMICRON CWA specifies a protocol that aims to cover the usage of extended reality (XR) technologies in road maintenance operations in combination with a Robotic Modular Platform. This methodology involves the use of AR (augmented reality) for on-road operator support, with digital instructions and communication with other technologies such as V2X (vehicle-to-everything) for alerts. In addition, the use of VR (virtual reality) for training and for teleoperation by the remote operator is also considered.
OMICRON CWA 2 ‘Decision Support System for Highway Maintenance planning’ The second OMICRON CWA defines a Decision Support Tool for the optimal planning of road maintenance interventions and resources, moving towards advanced maintenance strategies.
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🚀 Speaker Spotlight: Javier Curado Soriano, @CATECTechCenter
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🗓16 January 2025
📍Madrid
⏰ From: 09:00 CET
🔗 Agenda & Details: https://t.co/9gT1uNjB3H
🚀 Speaker Spotlight: José Solís Hernández, @CemosaOficial
We’re honoured to have José Solís Hernández, ...OMICRON’s Project Coordinator, play a pivotal role in the our final event on #SmartRoads, organised with @infra_rob in collaboration with @HERON_H2020.
Don’t miss José’s contributions as he sets the tone for an exciting day of innovation and wraps up the event with ...key insights into the future of smart infrastructure!
🗓16 January 2025
📍Madrid
⏰From 09:00 CET
🔗Agenda & Details: https://t.co/9gT1uNjB3H
Comments please! OMICRON’s CEN Workshop standards on intelligent road maintenance
You are invited to comment on two intelligent road intervention processes, which partners in the EU–funded OMICRON project are developing as standards in conjunction with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Public comment via the CEN website is welcome on CWA 1 ‘Road maintenance operations guided by XR technologies combined with a robotic modular platform’ and CWA 2 ‘Decision Support System for Highway Maintenance planning’ until 13 January 2025.
A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) is a type of standardisation document that is developed collaboratively among interested stakeholders, the CEN community and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. The creation and approval of a CWA by this community is an important step for the scale-up, innovation, and results exploitation activities of any project.
A CEN workshop to kick off the development of the two OMICRON CWAs was held on 7 October 2024. Following further development within the project consortium, the final drafts of these documents are now available for public comment.
Please feel free to read the two OMICRON CWAs and provide your inputs via the CEN-CENELEC public commenting webpage.
About the OMICRON CWAs
OMICRON aims to foster the industrialisation and automation of road construction, inspection and maintenance technologies. The project integrates a broad portfolio of intelligent solutions with the ultimate goal to reduce traffic disruptions and maintenance costs while increasing the safety and efficiency of road interventions and improving the capacity of Europe’s ageing road networks.
The project involves collaboration among 16 partners who bring research, robotics, digital, engineering, drones, communications and other expertise to address these challenges and ensure comprehensive implementation and success.
The two OMICRON CWAs focus on two areas of development within the project:
‘Road maintenance operations guided by XR technologies combined with a robotic modular platform’
The first OMICRON CWA specifies a protocol that aims to cover the usage of extended reality (XR) technologies in road maintenance operations in combination with a Robotic Modular Platform. This methodology involves the use of AR (augmented reality) for on-road operator support, with digital instructions and communication with other technologies such as V2X (vehicle-to-everything) for alerts. In addition, the use of VR (virtual reality) for training and for teleoperation by the remote operator is also considered.
‘Decision Support System for Highway Maintenance planning’
The second OMICRON CWA defines a Decision Support Tool for the optimal planning of road maintenance interventions and resources, moving towards advanced maintenance strategies.
Using the relevant commenting forms, comments can be submitted to the CEN Workshop Secretariat, Mr. Francisco Javier Idiago Lopez: fidiago@une.org.
Further information
Learn more about CEN Workshop Agreements and the CEN-CENELEC communities and activities.
OMICRON’s CWA activities are organised with the support of UNE.
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🚀 Speaker Spotlight: Alejandro Lanuza, Spanish Road Directorate, Ministry of Transport
We are thrilled to welcome ...Alejandro Lanuza García as a key contributor to the OMICRON final event on #SmartRoads, organised with @infra_rob in collaboration with @HERON_H2020.
He will provide a high-level perspective on the future of road management & innovation in his opening talk.
In his ...contributions to the closing panel discussion, he will reflect on the day’s showcased developments & their future in shaping safer, more efficient infrastructure.
🗓 Date: 16 January 2025
📍 Where: Madrid
⏰ Event starts: 09:00 CET
🔗 Agenda & Details: ...https://t.co/9gT1uNk8Tf
Be part of this inspiring event shaping the future of roads and infrastructure!
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🚀 Speaker Spotlight: Fabrizio Federici, AISCAT
We’re pleased to introduce Fabrizio Federici as a contributor to ...our organised with @infra_rob in collaboration with @HERON_H2020.
📌 Moderator Session 2: Digital Inspection and Monitoring Technologies
🔍 09:50–10:35 CET
Join Fabrizio as he moderates an insightful session that explores the transformative impact of digital inspection and ...monitoring technologies!
🗓 16 January 2025
📍Madrid, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos
⏰From 09:00 CET
🔗More: https://t.co/9gT1uNk8Tf
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts shaping the future of infrastructure management!
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🚀 Speaker Spotlight: Javier Curado Soriano, @CATECTechCenter
We’re excited to feature Javier Curado Soriano as a... speaker in the OMICRON final event on #SmartRoads, organised with @infra_rob in collaboration with @HERON_H2020.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from Javier and Aníbal as they delve into the transformative potential of UAV ...technologies for smarter and safer infrastructure inspection!
🗓16 January 2025
📍Madrid
⏰ From: 09:00 CET
🔗 Agenda & Details: https://t.co/9gT1uNjB3H
Be part of this exciting session exploring how drones are revolutionising road and asset monitoring!
#Innovation ...#DigitalInspection #UAVTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #SmartInfrastructure
🚀 Speaker Spotlight: José Solís Hernández, @CemosaOficial
We’re honoured to have José Solís Hernández, ...OMICRON’s Project Coordinator, play a pivotal role in the our final event on #SmartRoads, organised with @infra_rob in collaboration with @HERON_H2020.
Don’t miss José’s contributions as he sets the tone for an exciting day of innovation and wraps up the event with ...key insights into the future of smart infrastructure!
🗓16 January 2025
📍Madrid
⏰From 09:00 CET
🔗Agenda & Details: https://t.co/9gT1uNjB3H
💡 Register by 9 January (TODAY!): https://t.co/xeSauCVvaJ
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🚨 Final reminder: Registration closes tomorrow! 🚨
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