Planning the Innovation Center for Systems Metrology

After an intensive preparation phase and following the recommendation of the entire Kuratorium (Advisory Board), PTB has filed an application for the creation of an Innovation Center for Systems Metrology with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. This groundbreaking concept is to help PTB tackle future metrological challenges in its role as one of the world leaders in metrology.

Nearly all disruptive technologies are based on data – and very often huge quantities of them. These are mostly measurement data generated by a large number of connected sensors (e.g. in a “city of the future”).

Whether in customized medicine or in the mobility of the future, these data are used as a basis for decisions that are taken by novel AI (artificial intelligence) algorithms. The objective of the Innovation Center for Systems Metrology (IZSM) is to pave the way for characterizing such complex systems in a metrologically sound way, to ensure the quality of the data used and to develop “gold standards” for AI procedures. This basis will then be applied within the scope of concrete projects (e.g. in a test center for autonomous vehicles). In collaboration with PTB, the IZSM will contribute to considerably reducing the development cycles for disruptive technologies, strengthening the innovation capabilities of Germany and increasing confidence throughout the world in innovative connected products that are made in Germany.