--- title: "Infrastructure: specialized fields | Nexus Observatory" description: "Specialized fields for construction and infrastructure assets: Displacement and deformation, Vibration and strain, Ground movement over wide areas…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/fields/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Infrastructure](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/) / **Specialized fields** # Infrastructure, field by field. Construction and infrastructure assets are measured in very different ways from the first excavation to decades of service. A building site watched for dust, noise and vibration, a deep excavation or tunnel drive beside existing buildings, a long-span structure in service, a levee or sea wall holding back water and a historic building in daily use each have their own instruments, rules and crews. Each field below has its own stack, radio, power and work from order to operation. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/explainer/) **01** Specialized fields ## Choose the field you work in. Each field page sets out the operating context and hazards, what must be measured and under which rules, the stack from base unit to network, the work from order to operation, the data products and the cited sources. [Specialized field Construction sitesDust, noise and vibration at the site boundary, wind for cranes and lifts, and site cameras, on cellular from the hoarding, so a site keeps its permit limits and answers its neighbours with evidence.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/construction-sites/) [Specialized field Excavations and tunnellingSettlement and movement of the ground and nearby buildings, pore pressure, wall deflection and vibration during deep excavations and tunnel drives, with automatic total stations and GNSS, under the observational method.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/excavations-tunnelling/) [Specialized field Structural health of major structuresVibration, strain, movement and wind on long-span bridges, towers, stadium roofs and tall buildings in service, on fibre and an industrial network, so engineers see how a structure behaves between inspections.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/structural-health/) [Specialized field Levees and coastal defencesPore pressure and seepage, settlement, water levels, waves and overtopping on levees, dikes and sea walls, on LoRaWAN and microwave, so defence managers see weak sections before the flood finds them.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/levees-coastal/) [Specialized field Heritage buildingsCrack and tilt movement, vibration from traffic and works, and indoor climate for collections in historic buildings in use, on LoRaWAN with nothing drilled that does not have to be, so conservation decisions rest on evidence.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/infrastructure/heritage-buildings/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. 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