How does EMBox support autonomous vehicles?

EMBox provides a powerful edge-computing platform for autonomous and connected vehicles. It enables the integration of GNSS receivers, IMUs, LiDARs, cameras and other sensors while processing positioning and navigation data in real time. Through synchronized data acquisition, sensor fusion and secure logging, EMBox supports development, testing and deployment of autonomous driving functions and advanced navigation applications.

How does EMBox support railway applications?

EMBox supports railway operators, infrastructure managers and technology providers by enabling precise positioning, sensor integration and real-time data processing. The platform can be used for maintenance documentation, infrastructure monitoring, fleet management and railway validation projects. By combining onboard processing with secure data logging, EMBox helps improve operational efficiency and supports digital railway workflows.

What problem does EMBox solve?

Modern navigation and positioning applications often require multiple systems for sensor integration, data logging, processing and communication. This increases complexity, integration effort and maintenance costs. EMBox solves this challenge by combining edge processing, sensor synchronization, secure data management and connectivity in a single platform. This simplifies system architecture and accelerates development and deployment.

EMBox solves the challenge of processing, synchronizing and managing large amounts of navigation and sensor data directly at the edge. Traditional systems often rely on separate data loggers, onboard computers and cloud services, resulting in increased complexity, latency and integration effort. EMBox combines edge processing, sensor fusion, secure logging and connectivity in a single platform, enabling reliable real-time operation even in challenging environments.

While a standard industrial PC provides computing power, it typically requires significant engineering effort for sensor synchronization, navigation processing, data management and deployment. EMBox offers a ready-to-use platform optimized for positioning and navigation applications, including ROS2 support, secure logging, GNSS/INS integration, sensor fusion workflows and fleet connectivity. This reduces development time and integration risk.

EMBox is designed to integrate a wide range of sensors, including GNSS receivers, IMUs, wheel odometry systems, LiDAR sensors, cameras and other auxiliary sensors. Through its ROS2-based architecture, additional sensor drivers and custom processing modules can be integrated easily to support application-specific workflows.

Yes. EMBox is specifically designed for autonomous and connected systems that require reliable real-time processing of positioning and sensor data. Typical applications include autonomous vehicles, robotics platforms, railway systems, industrial automation, fleet management and validation environments. Its modular architecture allows developers to deploy and scale navigation applications efficiently.

Yes. EMBox serves as a flexible foundation for customer-specific solutions. ANavS can integrate project-specific sensors, processing algorithms, communication interfaces and software modules to create tailored edge-computing solutions for research, industrial and autonomous applications.

The mPOM (Mobile Positioning of Maintenance Work) system by ANavS is a mobile positioning solution for track maintenance machinery that automatically recognises, locates and logs work assignments for digital processing in railway IT landscapes.

mPOM replaces manual recording of work assignments and media disruptions by automatically detecting machine activities and their positions, reducing sources of error and enabling digital processing of work performance records.

mPOM builds on ANavS’s multi-sensor positioning (e.g., GNSS/INS fusion) and integrates with existing machine systems to deliver track-accurate localisation and automatic detection of maintenance activity for further processing.

Yes. As part of projects such as the “X-in-a-Box” for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), mPOM is designed for integration into existing railway IT landscapes to feed consistently recorded work performance data into backend systems.

Mobile positioning systems like mPOM enable automated digital logging of maintenance work, provide consistent and track-accurate location data, and support digital transformation and predictive maintenance strategies in rail operations.

By capturing consistent and digital position and activity records from maintenance machines, mPOM enables objective evaluation of workmanship and performance quality across suppliers, based on reliable geolocated data.

Unlike traditional manual and paper-based reporting, mPOM offers automatic, location-based, digital documentation and integration into backend systems, improving accuracy and efficiency for railway maintenance workflows.

mPOM (Mobile Positioning of Maintenance Work) is a mobile positioning and documentation system for track maintenance machines that automatically recognises work assignments, captures their geolocation and makes the data available for processing in railway IT systems. It should be used when accurate, automated and digital recording of maintenance work on rail infrastructure is needed.