Road Sounder: Development of a Smart Network for Enhanced Road Maintenance Service

Last Updated: 24/02/2025 09:39     Created at: 24/02/2025 09:37

Slides of NAVISP EL2-115 now available!

On Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, ARPSoft presented the results of the NAVISP EL2-115 project, “Road Sounder” an autonomous system for road condition monitoring and maintenance planning. The system combines GNSS and IMU-equipped Road Sounder Cells (RSC) with cloud-based processing to detect road defects, estimate profiles, and assess roughness.

Some notable results are the realization of:

• Precise GNSS-aided INS navigation for reliable road profiling.
• Real-time data transmission using MQTT and efficient cloud processing.
• Map-based visualization of road conditions with roughness analysis.
• Future developments include integrating AI for defect detection and extending the system to smaller municipalities, enhancing data-driven road maintenance.

The project was part of NAVISP Element 2, aimed at supporting industrial competitiveness and stimulating innovation in the PNT sector.

The slides are accessible here