Making Infrastructure Safer

Leading the Digital Revolution for Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Risk Management

Making Infrastructure Safer

Leading the Digital Revolution for Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Risk Management

Hydro Dams & Spillways

Bridges

Airfields

AUTOSPEX®

Niricson’s AI-backed platform for defect detection, quantification, and tracking for digital infrastructure condition survey. With built-in defect change detection capabilities based on millions of images from real-world civil assets, AUTOSPEX empowers asset owners to make infrastructure safer.

AUTOSPEX uses AI and data fusion techniques to automatically map and quantify damage (cracks, spalling, alkali-aggregate reaction) on a concrete structure.

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Enhance your asset management with AUTOSPEX® Change Detection

  • Comparison Mode and Change Grid: Monitor defect progression over time by comparing multiple surveys, tracking crack growth, and identifying new defects with quantification.
  • Repair Monitoring: Assess and document the effectiveness of specific repairs visually.
  • Deterioration Analysis: Analyze deterioration rates to predict future conditions and plan maintenance effectively.

AUTOSPEX uses AI and machine learning to establish a digital asset baseline through multiple surveys, providing a decision framework to monitor changes, identify trends, and support data-driven decisions for improved safety.

NCX Mini

A UAV-mounted compact-sized acoustic impactor intended for collecting sounding data for delamination detection in concrete Dams, Spillways and Bridges.

The mounted sensor can collect acoustic/sounding data by tapping directly on the surface of both concrete walls (piers, retaining walls etc.) and slabs (underside bridge decks, beams, tunnels etc.), 20 sounding per second which is considerably faster data collection compared to manual methods, especially in hard-to-access regions of the asset, which are otherwise difficult or unsafe to inspect.

The collected data is being used as an input for signal recognition machine learning model utilized in AUTOSPEX to increase accuracy and repeatability for delamination mapping on concrete structures. The delamination maps are viewable on AUTOSPEX platform. We have used our NCX Mini sensor (as a part of patented DRONIC technology) in our recent projects, including:

We have used our NCX Mini sensor (as a part of patented DRONIC technology) in our recent projects, including:

  • The King Street Bridge in Melbourne, Australia
  • Rideau River Bridge in Ottawa, Canada
  • Ray Hall Viaduct-M6-Junction 9 Bridge in the UK
  • Camo Bridge, Cowpasture Bridge and Meadowbank Bridge in Sydney, Australia (Upcoming)

Leading Infrastructure Digital Condition Surveys

AUTOSPEX® is an AI-backed platform for defect detection, quantification, and tracking for digital infrastructure condition survey.

Paired with DRONIC® – a patented multi-layered data collection and fusion architecture, along with a proprietary drone-equipped concrete sounding hammer – asset owners can leverage these insights to make their infrastructure safer.

Tim Truong

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Yuba Water Agency

As the chief dam safety engineer at Yuba Water Agency and an AUTOSPEX user; Tim Truong envisioned making the days of surveyors risking treacherous trails to collect data manually a thing of the past. He emphasized the remote operation of the new system, highlighting its value in tracking the dam’s stability at a given time, even in its somewhat isolated location. Compared to its previous manual monitoring system, the new system provides more data monitoring points, providing far greater insights into what’s happening with the dam over time.

Source: Bentley Blog

Kristen McKillop

Regulatory Compliance Manager, South Feather Water & Power Agency

Our Agency has two concrete arch diversion dams that we could no longer safely traverse to conduct inspections without engineering a fall protection system. After seeing the capabilities that Niricson could offer for documenting conditions, we decided to move forward. After processing the data, and providing a report of findings, our Agency realized that Niricson provides the opportunity to view the conditions of our downstream dam face that are not physically possible, even with an engineered fall protection system.

Jason Grech

Digital Engineer of Operational applications of GIS and Asset systems, WaterNSW

In Digital Enablement we (WaterNSW) are partnering with Dam Safety in Asset Planning and Delivery to bring new insights into the performance of our most critical assets. In doing so we have partnered with Niricson, a global leader in the digital revolution of condition assessment and risk management to use drones to acquire data that is then processed by Artificial Intelligence to produce data relating to cracks, delamination, thermal, and spalling of concrete dams and spillways. Combining powerful augmented visualization with informed insights to make more informed data-driven decisions more quickly.

Cam Gordon

Asset Manager, Auckland Transport

The Purewa Bridge is an important bridge, connecting Auckland city to the eastern suburbs, carrying more than 20,000 vehicles per day. We have identified a requirement for repair work and were interested in the technology that could help us assess the condition of the bridge, as well as the extent of the work that might be required. We were challenged by the difficulty of accessing the bridge for close inspection not wanting to close the bridge, and avoiding disrupting traffic.

Nayeem Uddin, P.Eng.

Former Manager, Structural Engineer Water Security Agency

WSA has 72 dams and appurtenant structures in its inventory. With limited resources documenting all concrete deteriorations associated with these structures and subsequent monitoring was extremely difficult. Niricson’s technology showed the path to alleviate this situation.

Nicolas Cumins

CEO, Bentley Systems

Every owner-operator in the world is looking for a simpler and more effective way to understand the condition of their assets. Think what the power and possibilities of AI imply for improving asset performance and making infrastructure more resilient. This is the moment for our generation to apply its ingenuity and build upon the legacy of innovation to continue advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life.

Kevin Williams

Associate Transport Structure Asset Management, Beca

We carried out a manual inspection earlier this year from a boat, but it was difficult to access the whole structure. Having met with Niricson, we discovered the technology that could provide value to the work we do with Auckland Transport and an ability to assess 100% of the structure.

Tim Truong
Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Yuba Water Agency

As the chief dam safety engineer at Yuba Water Agency and an AUTOSPEX user; Tim Truong envisioned making the days of surveyors risking treacherous trails to collect data manually a thing of the past. He emphasized the remote operation of the new system, highlighting its value in tracking the dam’s stability at a given time, even in its somewhat isolated location. Compared to its previous manual monitoring system, the new system provides more data monitoring points, providing far greater insights into what’s happening with the dam over time.

Source: Bentley Blog

Kristen McKillop
Regulatory Compliance Manager, South Feather Water & Power Agency

Our Agency has two concrete arch diversions dams that we could no longer safely traverse to conduct inspections without engineering a fall protection system. After seeing the capabilities that Niricson could offer for documenting conditions, we decided to move forward.After processing the data, and providing a report of findings, our Agency realized that Niricson provides the opportunity to view the conditions of our downstream dam face that are not physically possible, even with an engineered fall protection system.

Jason Grech
Digital Engineer of Operational applications of GIS and Asset systems, WaterNSW

In Digital Enablement we (WaterNSW) are partnering with Dam Safety in Asset Planning and Delivery to bring new insights into the performance of our most critical assets. In doing so we have partnered with Niricson, a global leader in the digital revolution of condition assessment and risk management to use drones to acquire data that is then processed by Artificial Intelligence to produce data relating to cracks, delamination, thermal, and spalling of concrete dams and spillways. Combining powerful augmented visualization with informed insights to make more informed data driven decisions more quickly.

Cam Gordon

Asset Manager, Auckland Transport

The Purewa Bridge is an important bridge, connecting Auckland city to the eastern suburbs, carrying more than 20,000 vehicles per day. We have identified a requirement for repair work and were interested in the technology that could help us assess the condition of the bridge, as well as the extent of the work that might be required. We were challenged by the difficulty of accessing the bridge for close inspection not wanting to close the bridge, and avoiding disrupting traffic.

Nayeem Uddin, P.Eng.

Former Manager, Structural Engineer Water Security Agency

WSA has 72 dams and appurtenant structures in its inventory. With limited resources documenting all concrete deteriorations associated with these structures and subsequent monitoring was extremely difficult. Niricson’s technology showed the path to alleviate this situation.

Nicolas Cumins
CEO, Bentley Systems

Every owner-operator in the world is looking for a simpler and more effective way to understand the condition of their assets. Think what the power and possibilities of AI imply for improving asset performance and making infrastructure more resilient. This is the moment for our generation to apply its ingenuity and build upon the legacy of innovation to continue advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life.

Kevin Williams
Associate Transport Structure Asset Management, Beca

We carried out a manual inspection earlier this year from a boat, but it was difficult to access the whole structure. Having met with Niricson, we discovered the technology that could provide value to the work we do with Auckland Transport and an ability to assess 100% of the structure.