As transport infrastructure becomes increasingly connected and data-driven, ensuring reliable, secure and interoperable communication between thousands of systems is critical. Austrian technology company evon is helping make this possible through its work on one of Europe’s largest tunnel monitoring and traffic management environments.
Since 2018, evon has been part of the international consortium developing VMIS 2.0, ASFINAG’s next-generation traffic management and information system. The platform integrates more than 33,000 traffic facilities, including around 170 tunnels, across Austria’s motorway network and manages millions of connected data points through a central system.
At the heart of the solution is evon XAMControl, the company’s platform for monitoring, control, data aggregation and visualisation. Drawing on its expertise in industrial automation, traffic and tunnel infrastructure, building automation and energy management, evon enables operators to monitor and manage complex infrastructure environments with high levels of reliability and scalability.
A key element of the deployment is the use of OPC UA, an open communication standard that supports secure, interoperable and manufacturer-independent integration of systems. The technology has successfully scaled from an initial pilot project to approximately 6.5 million connected data points, helping ensure safe and efficient operation of Austria’s extensive tunnel network.
Looking ahead, evon continues to support the evolution of Austria’s tunnel infrastructure, including future developments in condition monitoring, digitalisation and intelligent infrastructure management. The project demonstrates how open standards and scalable automation platforms can help create safer, smarter and more resilient transport networks.
The full success story, including technical details, project background and future plans for Austria’s tunnel systems, can be found in the document below: