One infrastructure project, four data worlds — and four very concrete use cases
Infrastructure projects rarely fail due to missing data — they fail because planners, GIS analysts, network operators, and authorities work in completely different data languages. Every interface creates media breaks, manual handoffs, and information loss.
MovingLayers supports all four perspectives along the geodata value chain — from field data capture to AI-powered analysis. Here's what that looks like in practice.
For planners & BIM managers
You work with IFC models, LOIN requirements, and a CDE — but your project partners work with geodata, asset management systems, or permitting documents. Every handoff to another domain costs time and data quality.
Use case: MovingLayers connects your BIM model to a shared geodata foundation (PostGIS/QGIS), so that planning status, asset data, and permitting requirements can be reconciled on the same basis — instead of in separate tool worlds. In the FFG project ABM4EnergyTransition, this resulted in an interactive web application with maps, dashboards, and scenario controls for municipal heat planning.
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For GIS analysts
You manage layers, coordinate systems, and WFS/WMS interfaces — and spend much of your time on recurring quality checks instead of actual analysis.
Use case: Building on a shared data model, MovingLayers automates quality checks (completeness, topology, attribute conformance) and makes domain questions directly queryable. With Kermit GeoAI, you ask analysis questions in natural language — directly in QGIS — and receive a complete, traceable execution plan instead of manual individual steps.
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For network operators & asset managers
Asset data sits in your CAFM system, inspection data comes from the field, and risk assessments require reconciling multiple sources — often by hand.
Use case: MoversSurvey captures field data offline and feeds it directly into your geodatabase in a structured way. Building on this, Kermit GeoAI answers operational questions such as "Which line sections haven't been inspected in over three years and lie in areas with elevated risk?" — with a complete evidence chain. Reference projects such as TNG (Transnet) and 50Hertz show this in practice: geodata management, field data capture, and prediction from a single source.
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For authorities & public administration
You review regulatory distances, permitting documents, and environmental requirements — often based on data submitted in widely varying quality and structure.
Use case: A shared, open data foundation (QGIS, OGC standards) makes submitted geodata comparable and verifiable — regardless of the submitting office or system. On behalf of BOKU Vienna, MovingLayers has operated waldbrand.at since 2026, Austria's information platform for forest fire risk and early warning — an example of how geodata analysis translates directly into a public decision-making basis.
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MoversSurvey in the field — more use cases
Beyond the network operator perspective, MoversSurvey covers additional real-world scenarios in which structured field data determines speed and quality directly on site — validated with +1.70 ("Good") in the UEQ-S benchmark (FH Technikum Wien, 2026).
New: MoversSurvey can now be licensed directly in our shop — as a Full User License with monthly billing, including map data for one federal state of your choice (DE/AT), flexibly expandable via map packages and map updates.
For overhead line construction and assembly teams
Paper forms, lost notes, days of re-digitization — in overhead line construction this costs time every single day. Mast locations, line routes, and assembly areas must be georeferenced and documented with photos, often without mobile network coverage on site.
Use case: MoversSurvey captures geo-objects, photos, and questionnaires offline directly in the field — in a maximum of 3 clicks. Once connectivity is restored, all data synchronizes into the system without conflicts. Field workers from exactly this environment confirm in an independent UX study: "We use the annotation feature intensively... it has made our field documentation significantly more structured."
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For environmental assessors
Environmental impact assessments require complete, georeferenced evidence — frequently produced by external assessors who should not have full system access.
Use case: MoversSurvey documents environmental restrictions with timestamps and GPS coordinates, exportable as PDF in a permit-compliant and audit-proof way. Differentiated roles ensure that external assessors can view everything but change nothing.
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For planning offices & municipal infrastructure operators
Planning offices and municipal operators want to capture field data in a structured way without requiring GIS expertise or extensive team training.
Use case: MoversSurvey works standalone — no existing GIS system required. Project leads get an overview of field data the same day instead of after a 3–5 day delay, and export directly as GeoJSON, PDF, or Excel for further planning.
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