Evolution of the Pavement Management Process Through the Use of Integrated Full Spectrum Road Condition Data

Transportation agencies are increasingly faced with the challenges of maintaining an aging infrastructure with constrained budgets. Fundamental to that challenge, is the ability to efficiently and effectively establish the condition of road pavements. Recognizing that roads currently make up such a large portion of an agencies transportation system, being able to quickly and qualitatively confirm pavement condition is a significant area of interest. Technology now exists to collect all the traditional pavement characteristics simultaneously, at high resolution, and at traffic-speed in a single integrated evaluation. Collecting continuous structural metrics, geometrics, texture, longitudinal and transverse profile, imagery, and other related metrics provides a more comprehensive perspective on the condition of the pavement, and the opportunity to conduct a more thorough analysis of the pavements’ current status and treatment needs.