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Overview of the project

SMARTIN brings together leading research institutions, industry partners and public authorities to reimagine the way transport infrastructure is planned, monitored and managed across Europe and accelerate the adoption of innovative digital tools.

The project harnesses the power of digitalisation, artificial intelligence and data-driven innovation to improve the performance, safety and environmental sustainability of transport networks. By leveraging existing advanced digital technologies and developing further tools for monitoring, predictive maintenance and performance assessment, the implementation of SMARTIN aims to improve the safety, efficiency, resilience and inclusiveness of urban mobility systems.

A key ambition of the project is to ensure that digitalised infrastructure assets and mobility optimisation services can operate in harmony. AI-driven analytics will fuse data from multiple sources and geospatial levels, enabling proactive incident detection and supporting infrastructure providers in efficient operations and maintenance management.

This will be achieved through the development of an integrated platform that brings these technologies seamlessly together as coherent system of systems, creating interconnected synergies.

The project is driven by a co-creation approach, engaging stakeholders in the design and development of user-centric solutions, which are both scalable and transferable. These innovations will be tested and validated under real-world conditions at four pilot sites across Europe. They will showcase their potential to improve infrastructure accessibility and resilience, promote multimodality, and accelerate the uptake of digital solutions.

Ultimately, SMARTIN contributes to the objectives of the European Green Deal, Vision Zero and Digital Europe, helping Europe move towards a more connected, inclusive and low-carbon transport future.

Objectives

SMARTIN aims to redefine how Europe manages, maintains and upgrades its transport infrastructure by combining artificial intelligence, digitalisation and data-driven innovation.

The project pursues 6 main objectives:

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1. Develop a performance assessment framework for both passenger and freight infrastructure, integrating a knowledge-based navigator of digitalisation tools and key performance indicators to evaluate efficiency, safety, environmental impact, robustness and accessibility.

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2. Enable holistic monitoring of multimodal infrastructures and services through interconnected AI-based tools capable of fusing static, dynamic and real-time data of structural health monitoring, early detection of deterioration and timely, data-driven maintenance interventions through predictive analysis and advanced diagnostics.

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3. Advance integrated infrastructure management, by creating generative AI models and decision-support systems for network performance prediction, incident detection and proactive response planning.

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4. Promote multimodality and inclusiveness, by designing user-centric, data-driven solutions for dynamic space management, demand prediction and equitable access to digital mobility services.

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5. Demonstrate SMARTIN solutions across four European pilot sites - Barcelona, Turin, Latvia, Budapest - covering varying EU transportation contexts in order to validate these innovations in real-life conditions and assess their transferability.

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6. Foster long-term uptake and impact through dissemination, exploitation and standardisation actions, supporting EU-wide initiatives and providing policy recommendations.

Key outputs

SMARTIN will deliver a portfolio of digital tools, models and platforms that transform how Europe manages, monitors, and optimises transport infrastructure.

A knowledge-based navigator mapping existing digitalisation tools, methodologies and best practices for infrastructure management and performance assessment.

A big-data architecture and AI-enabled monitoring suite of models, integrating data from diverse sources – including sensors, connected vehicles and traffic systems – to support real-time infrastructure evaluation.

Predictive maintenance and incident management tools using artificial intelligence and digital twin concepts to anticipate risks, reduce disruptions and enhance safety.

Dynamic multimodal planning and routing solutions based on user-centric and demand-driven approaches, ensuring accessibility and inclusiveness for all travellers.

Pilot demonstrations across Spain, Italy, Latvia and Hungary validating SMARTIN solutions under real operational conditions and assessing scalability and impact.

Guidelines for governance, standardisation and capacity building to facilitate exploitation and long-term adoption of SMARTIN results at European level.

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Overview of the project

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Key outputs

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