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AI-powered weed detection on railway maintenance trains

Weed recognition on a moving train: onboard cameras detect weed spots in milliseconds and the system triggers herbicide spraying only where weeds actually grow. Targeted spraying saves up to 60–80% of chemicals and water compared to blanket treatment — better for the environment and the budget.

Computer visionReal-time AIIndustrialSustainability
The resultMillisecondsfrom camera frame to a targeted spraying decision
Websitewww.gesgkft.huSectorRailtech, Industrial
Engagement
  • AI development
  • Computer vision
Stack
  • Computer vision
  • Real-time inference
  • Onboard systems
The client

G&G

G&G Kft. is a Hungarian family-owned company that has performed railway weed control across Europe and the USA since the 1990s, building and operating specialist spraying trains. Their latest-generation vehicles pair train-mounted cameras with intelligent, sector-by-sector spraying control.

The challenge

Real-time decisions from a moving train

Milliseconds to decide

A spraying train in motion leaves only milliseconds between detecting a weed spot and firing the correct spray sector — the whole pipeline has to be real-time, deterministic and safe.

The field is not a lab

Lighting, weather, seasons and track environments vary wildly. Detection has to stay accurate on gravel, concrete and vegetation-covered lines alike.

What we did
01

Camera + AI, mounted on the train

Train-mounted cameras feed a real-time recognition pipeline that classifies weed coverage and drives independent spraying sectors — chemicals are applied only where the camera actually saw weeds.

02

Sustainability as a result, not a slogan

Spraying only where needed cuts herbicide and water use by up to 60–80%, keeping tracks safe while dramatically reducing the chemical load on the environment.

Next step

Have a physical process where real-time AI could cut costs? Let’s talk about what a camera and a model can do for it.

One conversation is enough to tell whether we’re the right partner.

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