Renfe installs the first intelligent analytics equipment in Cercanías stations

Infinity Neural e Imotion Analytics, especializadas en tecnologías de analítica e inteligencia de imágenes, se encargarán de desplegar estas soluciones en unas quinientas estaciones de Renfe Cercanías de toda España.

En el marco del proyecto Renfe Smart Security Station (RS3), which has a budget of 31,7 millones de euros financiado con fondos de la European Union, esta iniciativa “supone un compromiso con la seguridad de los viajeros y la transformación digital”, según el comunicado de la compañía.

El proyecto RS3, que comenzó a finales de 2021 y finalizará a lo largo de 2024, ya cuenta con más de sesenta estaciones de Cercanías con equipos de videovigilancia inteligente instalados, lo que supone el primer paso para la digitalización de los sistemas de seguridad of 483 estaciones en España.

Este nuevo sistema recopila y procesa de forma anónima y automatizada miles de datos through the CCTV system of each station and integrates them into a single dashboard, all with the aim of improving safety and the customer experience, complying with data protection regulations, according to the company in its statement.

To deploy these solutions, Renfe has hired companies specialized in analytics and image intelligence technologies, as Infinity Neural, specialized in detection, classification and automatic counting in real time, e Imotion Analytics, software development engineering, biometric analysis of people and neuromarketing, both startups accelerated with the TrenLab innovation program of the company.

In addition to the sixty stations that already have the new operating system, currently 49 ya tienen instalado el sistema de analítica e inteligencia de imágenes, y en torno a 78 ya han iniciado el proceso, que se prevé que concluya en este primer trimestre del año, y el resto se irá iniciando paulatinamente y durante 2024.

Durante este tiempo se sustituirán more than 5.000 cámaras de seguridad analógicas por dispositivos en red IP, que permitirán compartir la información recogida a través del sistema de CCTV en uno de videoanalítica inteligente integrado.

Control de afluencia e incidentes

Thanks to this intelligent security system, it will be possible to know what is happening at Renfe Cercanías stations in real time. Mediante el análisis de la afluencia, For example, y en caso de que sea necesario, es posible dirigir más personal a las estaciones que lo necesiten en cada momento.

También permite detectar, in an automated way, incidentes relacionados con la seguridad. como caídas de personas y objetos a las vías, incendios, vandalism or fraud in access.

To have access to información en tiempo real on the evolution of the Cercanías service 'is key to improving the passenger experience', which prioritizes certainty and reliability when choosing a means of transport'.

In this sense, the company points out that frequency and punctuality are the main attributes that collective transport must meet to attract private car travelers', one of the objectives of Recovery Plan, Transformation and Resilience (PRTR).

AI Algorithm

The RS3 system collects images from the stations that are integrated into a video analytics system, where they are processed and analyzed with artificial intelligence algorithms. Subsequently, the processed images are deleted from the system within milliseconds.

In addition to the new video surveillance devices, will also be installed access control systems, as well as communication for the connection of devices on the IP network.

The RS3 project plans the installation of five hundred servers of state-of-the-art technology and the renewal of operating systems, installations and digital elements of Spain's Cercanías stations.

Added to this is the installation of approximately five hundred cybersecurity probes for their monitoring, control and analysis. The ultimate goal is to increase digital and cybersecurity levels in these spaces.