Precision Positioning and localization for Railway Inspections

Cordel Locate+ is a high-performance Inertial Navigation System designed for railway infrastructure monitoring.

Delivering centimeter-precise positioning in real-time and post-processing, ensuring accurate and consistent location data. Its optional dual antenna heading provides optimal performance in low-dynamic applications, making it the ideal choice for diverse rail vehicles and inspection tasks.

Locate+ seamlessly integrates with other Cordel products and your existing systems, providing a single source of reliable location data for all sensing and data systems. Its reliability significantly reduces labor-intensive manual alignments and human error.

Introducing Locate+

High-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) precisely locating all your Infrastructure Monitoring needs.

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Multi-constellation GNSS Receiver

Delivering superior positioning accuracy and resilience even in challenging environments.

Optional Dual Antenna Heading

Provides optimal heading performance in low-dynamic applications, enhancing data quality for moving inspection vehicles.

Real-time and Post-processing

Compatible with Wave-OEM, Wave-Rugged, and Forward Facing Video, creating a comprehensive and cohesive inspection solution.

Built for continuous monitoring

Variable line speed, automated operation, remote management, and automated post-processing enable continuous monitoring.

Unparalleled Accuracy and Consistency

Locate+ ensures centimeter-level precision across your rail network, aligning all mobile sensors to your network model. This level of accuracy enables more effective asset management, enhances safety inspections, and supports data-driven decision-making for maintenance and operations.

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Streamlined Data Processing and Integration

By automating positioning and reducing the need for extensive post-processing, Locate+ saves time and resources while minimizing human error. Its seamless integration with Cordel Connect and compatibility with various data upload methods ensure that your inspection ecosystem operates cohesively and efficiently.

Built for Rail, Built for Resilience

Designed specifically for the demanding railway environment, Locate+ offers robust performance in harsh conditions. Its railway-specific features and durability mean less downtime, more reliable data collection, and a longer lifespan for your investment in positioning technology.

Powering Infrastructure Monitoring solutions at scale

Unified Sensor Data Integration

Seamlessly combine and align data from multiple sensor streams across your rail network, ensuring consistent location referencing for all rail-bound vehicles.

High-Precision Network Alignment

Leverage advanced processing techniques to achieve the best possible accuracy, aligning all data to your existing network engineering model.

On-call Real-time and post-processing

Time code synchronization improves spatial resolution after capture, providing the best possible accuracy.

Advanced Quality assurance

Built for resilient railways, Locate+ provides a robust data quality assurance pipeline, providing confidence levels and accuracy metrics.

Trusted by the biggest
global rail companies…

Mark Ward Principal Track Engineer, Network Rail

“Network Rail welcomes new technology like Cordel's Wave LiDAR to enable us to procure Current, Accurate and Complete Gauging files that comply to our standards.”

General Lozano Aguila Principal Program Executive, Tren Maya

“The Cordel Wave 32 LiDAR system has revolutionized our approach to infrastructure monitoring at Tren Maya. This technology allows us to capture high-quality data quickly and affordably, transforming how we manage our railway assets.”

Damon Goulding Asset Planning Engineer, ARTC

“Results from the program have been outstanding and we are continuing to embed this new capability as the preferred method of inspections for transit space monitoring across the entire 8,500km ARTC Network.”

Michael Trosino Senior Director Clearances and Inspections, Amtrak

“The Cordel and D/Gauge platform represents a transformative leap forward, enabling us to maintain a comprehensive, up-to-date digital clearance ecosystem across our entire network.”

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Wave LiDAR Rugged

Combining precision LiDAR, inertial navigation systems and 4k video (FFV) into one compact, ruggedised, built-for-rail housing

Forward Facing Video

Robust and modular 4k Forward Facing Video (FFV) produces continuously updated precisely located data

BYOD

Leverage existing investments in survey data acquisition to be used in the Cordel Connect platform

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