VIDEO IMAGING, COMPUTERS HELP CITY MANAGE STREETS

Corsicana, Texas, with 400 lane miles of streets,is using a video-based, van-mounted pavement evaluation system to manage its pavements. The city has a street inventory, complete with data such as pavement conditon index, traffic loadings, ride quality, and structural composition. The article describes the pavement management system which is composed of 3 components: a survey of surface conditions; a survey of traffic volumes; and deflection testing on certain streets. The condition survey consists of videologging pavement surface distress, and analyzing road surfaces from a van equipped with sophisticated instrumentation that utilizes video image processing technology. The details of the program are summarized. The database uses an IBM PC/2-compatible personal computer system. The system is an aid to preventive maintenance which is a key factor in the longevity of the street network. The system is also a tool with which to substantiate additional funding for streets.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 71-73
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Evaluation; Finance; Financing; Highway maintenance; Imagery; Information processing; Inventory; Pavement management systems; Pavement performance; Pavements; Preventive maintenance; Surveys; Videotapes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Street maintenance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488905
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM