Using smartphones as a very low-cost tool for road inventories |
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| Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China;2. State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China;3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, PR China;4. Chemical and Materials Systems Laboratory, General Motors Global Research and Development, 30500 Mound Road, Warren, MI 48090, USA;1. School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia;2. School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Gerontechnology Laboratory, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia;4. School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93350 Kuching, Malaysia;5. Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, John Street, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia;6. School of Pharmacy, Taylor''s University Lakeside Campus, Jalan Taylor''s, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Road inventories are a key component in the planning of road networks as they allow for efficient management and a better return on the investment. Current techniques for carrying out road inventories are expensive and entail long planning processes and data postprocessing. Furthermore, these inventories are only useful to those parties interested in designing and building road networks. This study presents a new method for create road inventories based on the use of the latest generation cellular phones, also called smartphones. This paper describes the use of several mobile apps developed for this project that were implemented during the different stages of road inventory process. The results indicate that the data processing speed, its low cost, and the ease of implementation from any type of vehicle validate the proposed procedure as an invaluable tool (1) to do inventories of all types of road networks that are not accessible to cars; (2) to manage the routine maintenance of small road networks; and (3) as a basis for future research projects on road design and outline. |
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| Keywords: | Roads Inventory Smartphones GPS Geometric design |
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