In Australia, the satellite will begin to monitor the trains

One of the sections of the Australian railway will be tracked via satellite. This was announced by the Railway Technology portal. We are talking about a 10,000-kilometer stretch of Trans-Australian road. This innovation is designed to improve the efficiency of transportation by reducing the intervals between flights.

The process will be organized through a surveillance system using ATMS satellites, tracking the exact location of a particular train at a certain moment and its speed. The transfer of information will be carried out via 4G cellular network.

According to the old technology applied up to this point, tracking of trains is possible only at control points, upon reaching which the contacts close by the locomotive. This allows you to record the speed and maneuverability only on individual sections, and not along the entire length of the route.With the advent of satellite technology over time will be able to completely abandon the contact circuits.

Satellite control systems for trains installed on some trains and in our country. In particular, they are equipped with "Swallows". Data is transmitted via cellular networks, and the tracking itself is implemented through the GLONASS and GPS systems.