Abstract
City of Houston Automated Pavement Condition Collection Vehicle
Track: Public Works
Author
The City of Houston is required to assess the pavement condition of
approximately 16,000 lane miles every three years to be compliant with government requirements and to ascertain which streets to repair or overlay.
The city's previous, manual methods of assessment were time intensive,
subjective, and nearly impossible on some streets due to safety concerns.
Working with Idea Integration, a business solution provider in Houston, the
city recently built an Automated Data Collection Vehicle which automatically
captures pavement-conditions while driving safely. This information includes
pavement distresses, images, and 360 degree video. This solution involves
ArcEngine-based GIS processing that uses GPS and driving distance collected by the vehicle
to divide the data and images by street section; and an online mapping interface to view pavement conditions. The city is now able to assess all of its roadways safely in less than two years and more easily ascertain which roads to repair.
Raj Shah
PWE -City of Houston
611 Walker Suite 20th floor
Houston, Texas 77082
United States
Phone: 713 837 7508
Fax: 713 837 0134
E-mail: raj.shah@cityofhouston.net
Hank Beasley
Idea Integration
3200 SW Freeway Suite 2900
Houston, Texas 77027
United States
Phone: 713 353 4345
E-mail: hank.beasley@idea.com
Paula Nash-Gardner
Idea Integration
3200 SW Freeway Suite 2900
Houston, Texas 77027
United States
Phone: 713 353 4341
E-mail: Paula.NashGardner@idea.com
Todd Buehlman
Idea Integration
3200 SW Freeway Suite 2900
Houston, Texas 77027
United States
Phone: 713.353.4356
E-mail: Todd.Buehlman@idea.com
Tracy Wingate
City of Houston
611 Walker
Houston, Texas 77002
United States
Phone: 832-395-2511
E-mail: Tracy.Wingate@cityofhouston.net