TRB Webinar: How to Certify and Verify Pavement Surface Condition Data

June 10, 2020 • 1:00-3:00 PM ET

Does your organization know how to measure and verify pavement surface condition data based on mapping sensor technologies? In pavement management systems, accurate and precise condition data are essential for making data-driven project decisions. Some condition data, like surface cracking and other distress types, have historically been collected through manual windshield and walking surveys. Now there are newer, semi- and fully-automated survey techniques available. With these new technologies comes a need to ensure adequate data quality and consistency.

Monty Wade, P.E., and other presenters will offer guidelines on the certification and verification of pavement surface condition data during this Transportation Research Board (TRB) webinar. They will also discuss how to reconcile the differences between the old and new data collection technologies.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

1. Identify current practices for certification and verification of pavement condition data using advanced mapping sensor technology

2. Discuss limitations of various technologies and list solutions to overcome limitations

3. Consider data quality when making pavement management decisions 

4. List sources available for further investigation and knowledge acquisition on these topics

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. State of the practice of pavement condition data
   Andy Mergenmeier, U.S Federal Highway Administration

2. Calibration and verification of highway and street distresses
   Doug Frith, Quality Engineering Solutions

3. Certification and verification of airfield pavement distress data
   Monty Wade, Applied Pavement Technology

4. Certification and verification of transverse profile data
   John Ferris, Virginia Tech University

5. Questions and answers
   Moderated by Nima Kargah-Ostadi, iEngineering Corporation