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["Please answer the following questions for your project"]
[1,"Name of the project"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Project Type *(Multiple selection possible)"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1.2,"Please give a short description of the project"]
[1.3,"Please list the names of sub-projects"]
[1.4,"Project leader \n(name of the company and the person in charge)"]
[1.5,"Methods of Vegetation Control investigated within the project   *(Multiple selection possible)"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[2,"Project start date"]
[3,"Project finish date"]
[4,"Project partners \n* (Multiple selection possible)"]
[5,"Application in track category\n* (Multiple selection possible)"]
[6,"Total project cost (in k€)"]
[6.1,"Funding institution (if applicable)"]
[6.2,"Funding rate in % (if applicable)"]
[6.3,"Operating costs investigated in the project?"]
[null,"If yes, please describe"]
[6.4,"Maintenance costs investigated in the project?"]
[null,"If yes, please describe"]
[7,"Website"]
[8,"References and links to documents & articles"]

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["Please answer the following questions for biological methods"]
[null,"Project /subproject name ","Answers - 1 ","If you have selected more than one biological method, \nplease continue","Answers - 2","If you have selected more than one biological method, \nplease continue","Answers - 3","If you have selected more than one biological method, \nplease continue","Answers - 4","If you have selected more than one biological method, \nplease continue","Answers - 5"]
[null,"Project type \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) "]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1,"Please select which biological methods are used\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Please describe your method"]
[1.2,"Frequency of treatment (per annum, p.a.)"]
[1.3,"Operational speed (km/h or m2/h)"]
[1.4,"Application area\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[1.5,"Track category\n* (Multiple selection possible)"]
[1.6,"Year of track construction"]
[1.7,"Year of investigation"]
[1.8,"Application technology \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.9,"Please describe test field (size/track length…) \nkm, per square meter "]
[1.1000000000000001,"Frequency of usage of test route"]
[1.1100000000000001,"State of development of method"]
[1.1200000000000001,"Please indicate costs for investigated method in € per m2 or track km"]

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["Please answer the following questions for mechanical methods"]
[null,"Project /subproject name ","Answers - 1 ","If you have selected more than one mechanical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 2","If you have selected more than one mechanical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 3","If you have selected more than one mechanical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 4","If you have selected more than one mechanical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 5"]
[null,"Project type \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1,"Please select which mechanical methods are used\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Please describe your method"]
[1.2,"Frequency of treatment (per annum, p.a.)"]
[1.3,"Operational speed (km/h or m2/h)"]
[1.4,"Application area\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[1.5,"Track category\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[1.6,"Year of track construction"]
[1.7,"Year of investigation"]
[1.8,"Application technology \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.9,"Please describe test field (size/track length…) \nkm, per square meter "]
[1.1000000000000001,"Frequency of usage of test route"]
[1.1100000000000001,"State of development of method"]
[1.1200000000000001,"Please indicate costs for investigated method in € per m2 or track km"]

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["Please answer the following questions for chemical methods"]
[null,"Project /subproject name ","Answers - 1 ","If you have selected more than one chemical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 2","If you have selected more than one chemical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 3","If you have selected more than one chemical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 4","If you have selected more than one chemical method, \nplease continue","Answers - 5"]
[null,"Project type \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell)\n "]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1,"Please select which chemical methods are used\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Please describe your method"]
[1.2,"Frequency of treatment (per annum, p.a.)"]
[1.3,"Operational speed (km/h or m2/h)"]
[1.4,"Application area\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[1.5,"Track category\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[1.6,"Year of track construction"]
[1.7,"Year of investigation"]
[1.8,"Application technology \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.9,"Please describe test field (size/track length…) \nkm, per square meter "]
[1.1000000000000001,"Frequency of usage of test route"]
[1.1100000000000001,"State of development of method"]
[1.1200000000000001,"Please indicate costs for investigated method in € per m2 or track km"]

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["Please answer the following questions for thermal methods"]
[null,"Project /subproject name ","Answers - 1 ","If you have selected more than one thermal method, please continue","Answers - 2","If you have selected more than one thermal method, please continue","Answers - 3","If you have selected more than one thermal method, please continue","Answers - 4 ","If you have selected more than one thermal method, please continue","Answers - 5 "]
[null,"Project type \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1,"Please select which thermal methods are used\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Please describe your method"]
[1.2,"Frequency of treatment (per annum, p.a.)"]
[1.3,"Operational speed (km/h or m2/h)"]
[1.4,"Application area\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[1.5,"Track category\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[1.6,"Year of track construction"]
[1.7,"Year of investigation"]
[1.8,"Application technology \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.9,"Please describe test field (size/track length…) \nkm, per square meter "]
[1.1000000000000001,"Frequency of usage of test route"]
[1.1100000000000001,"State of development of method"]
[1.1200000000000001,"Please indicate costs for investigated method in € per m2 or track km"]

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["Please answer the following questions  for electrical and radiation methods "]
[null,"Project /subproject name ","Answers - 1","If you have selected more than one electrical and radiation, \nplease continue ","Answers - 2","If you have selected more than one electrical and radiation, \nplease continue ","Answers - 3","If you have selected more than one electrical and radiation, \nplease continue ","Answers - 4","If you have selected more than one electrical and radiation, \nplease continue ","Answers - 5"]
[null,"Project type \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
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[1,"Please select which electrical and radiation methods are used\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.1000000000000001,"Please describe your method"]
[1.2,"Frequency of treatment (per annum, p.a.)"]
[1.3,"Operational speed (km/h or m2/h)"]
[1.4,"Application area\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
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[1.5,"Track category\n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[1.6,"Year of track construction"]
[1.7,"Year of investigation"]
[1.8,"Application technology \n* (Multiple selections possible- in the same cell) \n"]
[null,"If other, please specify"]
[1.9,"Please describe test field (size/track length…) \nkm, per square meter "]
[1.1000000000000001,"Frequency of usage of test route"]
[1.1100000000000001,"State of development of method"]
[1.1200000000000001,"Please indicate costs for investigated method in € per m2 or track km"]

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[" Explanatory Images"]
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[null,null,"Area","Terminology",null,null,"Description"]
[null,null,"A","Ballast bed",null,null,"Part of the track bed made of ballast or gravel, including embedded sleepers and rails"]
[null,null,null,"Slab track",null,null,"Concrete track bed structure"]
[null,null,"B","Ballast shoulder",null,null,"Part of the track bed covering the slope on both sides of the ballast bed"]
[null,null,null,"Slab track",null,null,"Different concrete track bed structure types are possible and, in some cases, may include a ballast shoulder"]
[null,null,"C","Transition area","C1","Spacing area","Part of the track abutting the slope on both sides of the ballast bed and including a footpath for maintenance/ inspections, as well as walkways and spacing areas between tracks in the case of double or multiple tracks. \nIn some cases, drainage ditches are also constructed in Area C."]
[null,null,null,null,"C2","Side walkways"]
[null,null,"D","Lineside (cuttings or embankments)",null,null,"Slopes alongside the track adjoining Area C, in which vegetation may affect the operational envelope (A/B + C)."]
[null,null,"E","Unsealed area outside of the tracks",null,null,"Power stations, service facilities, unsealed paths, areas around substations, unsealed areas around railway stations, forest land, meadows and unsealed fallow land."]
[null,null,"A/B + C","Operational envelope",null,null,"The area within which the railway infrastructure sits"]
[null,null,"A/B + C + D","Railway corridor",null,null,"Operational envelope and lineside"]
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["Definitions"]
["Project Type"]
["Research stage means that new methods that haven’t been explored before, are studied, to discover new applicable solutions.\nDevelopment and testing mean that the most promising methods/products found in the research phase are tested on a wider scale to optimize and adapt their operability for commercialization.\nCommercialisation means the product or method is ready for sale to the public."]
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["Methods of Vegetation Control "]
["Biological Method utilises microbial organisms or their secondary metabolites to control weeds and to mitigate the aggressiveness of unwanted vegetation at railway corridor.\nMechanical Method includes machines or physical barriers to control weeds such as mowing, brushing.\nChemical Method utilises herbicides or plant growth regulators.\nThermal Method exposes weeds to high temperatures which disables normal plant functions and destroys their tops.\nElectrical & Radiation Methods aim to convert the electromagnetic energy into heat which maximise temperatures at ground level.The severity of plant damage depends on the voltage and the contact time."]

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["Application Area ","Methods and Technologies ","Biological Method/Technology","Mechanical Method/Technology","Chemical Method/Technology","Thermal Method/Technology ","Electrical & Radiation Method/Technology","Carrier of the method/ technology","Operating costs investigated in the project","Maintenance costs investigated in the project?","Project Type","Project partners (Multiple selection),","Application in track category (Multiple Selection possible)"]
["Whole track area (Zone A/B+C)","Biological","Greening","Mowing","Conventional herbicide","Burning/Flaming","Electro-weeding","Train","Yes","Yes","Research","Private Institution, Company","Main tracks"]
["Ballast only (Zone A)","Mechanical","Grazing","Ballast cleaning","Organic acids","Infrared radiation","Microwaves","Road-Rail-Vehicle","No","No","Development and testing","University","Secondary tracks"]
["Ballast shoulder only (Zone B)","Chemical","Selective embankment maintenance","Mechanical weeding","New active substance","Wet steaming","UV light","Small equipment",null,null,"Commercialisation","Institute","Shunting yards"]
["Spacing Area (Zone C1)","Thermal","Biological weed control","Manual weeding","Conventional Herbicides + organic acids ","Hot water","Other","Small self-propelled equipment",null,null,"Other","Ministry"]
["Pathways only (Zone C2)","Electrical & radiation","Mulching","Brushing","Other","Hot foam",null,"Manual application"]
["Lineside (Zone D)","Other","Allelophatic plants","Other",null,"Other"]
["Unsealed surfaces (Zone E)",null,"Other"]