Why Choose Automated Data Collection?
EDGE creates a comprehensive asset inventory with quality condition data quickly, safely, and efficiently. Using the latest technology, EDGE gathers data at typical traffic speeds, meaning minimal impact to the driving public and without exposing surveyors to traffic.
Let APTech’s EDGE ensure the success of your next data collection project. Our automated data collection vehicle is:
Faster — the collected images and data are gathered at normal traffic speeds.
Safer — crews are not exposed to traffic during data collection.
Popular with the general public — no traffic control is needed and there is no disruption to traffic or impact on the safety of fellow travelers.
Better documentation — 100% coverage of conditions within the field of view.
Efficient — with automated data collection, it’s easy to gather multiple performance measures in one pass.
EDGE can help your agency:
Respond to legal and customer service inquiries
Determine and prioritize pavement work needs
Forecast pavement condition and budget needs
Build other asset databases (e.g., curbs, sidewalks, signs)
Develop a georeferenced database that can be transferred into any GIS database
How does EDGE work?
With one pass, APTech’s EDGE collects multiple types of performance data and delivers thorough, reliable results with high digital quality.
After EDGE collects the data, APTech engineers then use images and sensor measurements to identify and quantify distress, to calculate standard indices such as the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and International Roughness Index (IRI), and ultimately to determine maintenance and repair needs that optimize and extend the life of the pavement network.
Recent Projects Using EDGE
Kane County, Illinois Pavement Management System Implementation
Once our work is complete, the County will have the capability to perform budget scenario analyses and produce clear presentation graphics for interaction with decision makers—a key objective of the project.
City of Miami, Florida Pavement Condition Assessment and Pavement Maintenance Budget Analysis
We are implementing a pavement management system for the City of Miami. This includes automated condition data collection for the City’s 700 centerline miles, configuration of the PMS, and performance of budget scenarios to determine capital improvement and roadway pavement maintenance budget needs.
City of Bastrop, Texas Automated Data Collection and PCI Data
Our work on this project enhances the City of Bastrop’s ability to make decisions about pavement needs, support those decisions with real data, be responsive to inquiries, and communicate specifics to stakeholders effectively and efficiently.