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Safety, Infrastructure & Risk Mitigation
Watching over the land to keep people and infrastructure safe
N4SEI (Safe Earth Investments) is the Net 4 Capital vehicle dedicated to technologies for monitoring natural hazards and infrastructure. It brings together leading Italian expertise in satellite remote sensing, ground-based monitoring and artificial intelligence to build an integrated player in a market that is still fragmented.
Why now
A country that needs watching every day
of Italian municipalities are exposed to landslides, floods, coastal erosion or avalanches
people live in areas with high or very high landslide hazard
cultural heritage sites and 742,000 buildings are located in the same areas
Each square is 0.5% of Italian municipalities. Dark squares are exposed to at least one of the following: landslides, floods, coastal erosion and avalanches.
Source: ISPRA, Dissesto idrogeologico in Italia (Hydrogeological instability in Italy), 2024 edition.
The market
A fragmented market, ripe for consolidation
Italy's monitoring market is split between a few large engineering firms with dedicated divisions and many small specialists in sensors, satellite data, drones and geotechnical consulting. It is the ideal setting for a project that combines complementary technologies into a complete offering, from data collection to predictive insight.
The ecosystem
From raw data to actionable insight
At its core is the proprietary technology of Nhazca, SEI's industrial partner, which turns data from different sensors into concrete information for those who manage land and infrastructure.
The data
- Satellite radar, with archives dating back to 1992
- Optical, multispectral, infrared and radar imagery from ground, air and space
- In-situ sensors and structural and geotechnical monitoring
- Field surveys and geological hazard databases
Nhazca proprietary technology
- PhotoMonitoring · remotely measures displacements and surface changes from high-resolution images
- SGAM · Smart Geotechnical Asset Management: integrates multi-sensor data and uses artificial intelligence algorithms to detect and classify critical anomalies
- InSAR · satellite and ground-based radar interferometry, with millimetre precision
For the client
- Displacement maps and time series
- Anomalies detected and classified, with the assets involved
- Attention maps of the most exposed sections of networks
- Priorities and actions for predictive maintenance
Developed with the space agencies
SGAM · European Space Agency · feasibility study led by Nhazca, for transport and utility networks
ISABHEL · European Space Agency · project led by Nhazca: a digital twin for the structural health of bridges, piloted with the City of Turin
DEM-EO · Italian Space Agency · Nhazca project with ASI
The investments
Italian excellence in Earth monitoring
SEI is the industrial partner of Nhazca and invests in Alab / Avacam.
- Satellite and ground-based monitoring of natural hazards, with a team of professionals in Rome and New York
- Clients include ESA, ANAS, Terna and Webuild
- Structural monitoring of dams and bridges, landslides, geotechnical monitoring and ground motion mapping
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications
ReMonitor · Nhazca's company in New York, covering the North American market
IntelligEarth · Nhazca investee, monitoring with AI and smartphones, citizen science
Remote surveillance of landslides, floods and glaciers with the proprietary GEO T8 technology: millimetre displacements and automatic real-time alerts, for public bodies, Civil Protection and businesses in Italy and abroad.
The strategy
Building an integrated player
Consolidating a fragmented market
Bringing scattered Italian excellence together in a single group with critical mass.
Integrating technologies
Satellite, IoT sensors, artificial intelligence and digital twins in one complete offering.
Ongoing services
From one-off projects to monitoring as a service, with long-term client relationships.
International growth
A common software platform and expansion abroad, starting with the United States.
Two growth paths
- Through the investee companies · direct competitors and complementary technologies, with full integration
- Directly through SEI · adjacent sectors such as software, IoT, specialised AI and digital twins, with operational autonomy and commercial synergies
How we choose
- Proprietary technology and niche positioning
- Teams with technical know-how who are committed to staying on
- A proven operating track record, rather than early-stage start-ups
- Access to new clients, segments or countries
- Concrete synergies with the other group companies
Where it is heading
The direction of travel
- Growing in geomonitoring software
- Strengthening the industrial partnership with Nhazca
- Widening the network of industrial and financial partners
Impact
Greater safety for communities exposed to landslides, floods and subsidence; protection of cultural heritage in vulnerable areas; resilience of critical infrastructure, from transport networks to energy; highly skilled work in Italian engineering and technology.
The role of Net 4 Capital
Sponsor and manager of the vehicle
- Search and selection of target companies
- Due diligence and acquisition process
- Representation on the board of directors
- Development and integration strategy
- Technical advisors drawn from academia