SIGN is a Switzerland-wide GeoMonitoring network
of six partner offices

Benefit from the combined experience and expertise of the well-coordinated SIGN team in geodesy, geotechnics and data management-competent and reliable for successful projects.

Whether excavation pit, tunnel, bridge, rail or natural hazards: the monitoring solutions tailored to your risk and project profile fit-from the monitoring concept through installation and operation to analysis and interpretation. Thanks to pooled resources, we can also implement demanding projects efficiently, cushion bottlenecks and respond quickly when needed. At the same time, collaboration remains personal:

A partner in your region supports you close to the project-with short distances and clear responsibility.

Fields of application: Monitoring for
infrastructure and natural hazards-
project- and risk-based.

Infrastructure

SIGN supports monitoring for infrastructure projects throughout the entire construction and operational cycle-from excavation pits to tunnels and bridges, through to rail and road infrastructure. Deformations and impacts are detected early and reliably, construction processes are safeguarded, and the required documentation is provided in a traceable manner. Geodetic and geotechnical measurements can be combined with suitable analysis, alerting and reporting-fully aligned with the needs of your project.

Typical applications:
Excavation pits, building construction, tunnels and underground construction, bridges and engineering structures, rail and track systems, roads, motorway interchanges, retaining walls, embankments and slopes.

Natural hazards

For natural hazards, SIGN supports the monitoring of unstable slopes and rock areas as well as critical structures in exposed locations. Monitoring provides reliable bases for situation assessments, planning of measures and-if required-alerting. The sensor technology and analysis are designed on a risk basis and adapted to the terrain, process and desired response times.

Typical applications:
Landslides, rock movements, rockfall, debris flows, sliding processes, settlements, erosion, scour, dam and slope stability.