Aerial surveillance capabilities, operating range and quality of service were to be improved by upgrading the helicopter fleet with state-of-the-art visual surveillance and tracking equipment.

Austroconsult is responsible for project management, elaborated surveys, specifications, detailed technical design, determination of optimum technology, etc.

Due to the increasing number of critical IT-applications, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) decided to opt for a most modern and secure two data centre-strategy.

Austroconsult was engaged in cataloguing and co-ordination activities, general relocation planning and tendering procedures.

Austria, having a central position within the pan-European train net-
work constantly seeks to improve its railway systems by implemen-
ting new operational methods as well as through technology upgrades.

Austroconsult was engaged in project control, operation control consultancy, ETCS planning and engineering and communication system engineering.

Modernisation of the entire communication signalling system for the 1,500 km of railway tracks in Slovenia was envisaged.

Austroconsult was entrusted with the elaboration of requirements, carrying out a survey, basic specifications and technology studies on the optimum design for the signalling and communication system.

In the course of further network extension, Vienna Lines, the operators of Viennese underground, trams and buses, intended to install digital communication, signalling and information systems.

Austroconsult rendered consultancy services for requirements assessment and elaboration of specifications and was involved in test regimes and controlling.

Lab tests and a pilot test concerning active and passive RFID systems were carried out to assess suitability for use in different areas of application.

Austroconsult elaborated the test arrangement concept, co-ordinated all parties involved and took over test monitoring and documentation as well as compilation and analysis of test results.

For the surveillance of more than twenty road tunnels, a centralised control system was to be established. The SCADA system is located in the integrated command and control centre for emergency services.

Austroconsult, the expert planner of the SCADA system, performed services such as survey of existing installations, detailed planning, specifications, etc.

The municipality intended to introduce a new concept concerning road safety (e.g., speed monitoring), fee parking and security for the towns inhabitants and businesses.

Austroconsult was engaged in the definition of services, planning, tendering, founding of the PPP company and supervision of rollout.

The ASFINAG, the Austrian Motor- and Expressway Financing Corporation, planned to introduce a toll collection system for lorries in the Unterinntal, on one of Austrias most frequented motorway sections.

Austroconsult was contracted for the technical engineering of the toll, electricity, communications and electronic data processing lots.

An integrated command and control centre for emergency services with highly sophisticated call-taking and dispatching systems was to be established.

Austroconsult was entrusted with the survey of user requirements, detailed planning and definition of specifications, elaboration of tender documents and evaluation and advice during the award process.

The Police intended to modernise its entire telecommunications and IT system (TETRA). Most modern command software was to support day-by-day and emergency activities.

Austroconsult was engaged in surveys, propagation planning, field strength measurements, design, project supervision and commissioning.

Security of one of the main industrial complexes of Kuwait which comprises refineries, power plants, port installations, chemical and electronic industry and general production plants was to be enhanced.

Austroconsult was responsible for threat analysis, preliminary planning, detailed engineering, tender documents, evaluation of offers as well as implementation supervision.

The command and communication facilities of the Viennese emergency and utility services were to be upgraded, using SCADA for creating a real-time status picture.

Austroconsult was engaged in the survey, elaboration of specifi-
cations and tender documents, evaluation and also rendered advice during the award process.

The Regional Government / Fire Brigade being responsible for the provinces civil defence activities planned to renew their entire communication systems for voice, data and alarm functions.

Austroconsult was the consultant for the project and was engaged in planning, tendering, supervision and commissioning.

The Ministry intended to implement a TETRA system for Police and Gendarmerie as well as for rescue, ambulance and other govern-
mental and regional emergency services.

Austroconsult was engaged in setting up the PPP model, system planning, tendering, advisory and engineering activities.