“The system is supplied by a company called Vaisala and uses a mobile app to collect video footage. Once the data has been uploaded, artificial intelligence takes over which can identify over 30 road defects such as potholes and cracking.It can also recognise different types of road sign and to ensure there are no privacy issues all vehicles and people caught on camera are blacked out.
The system is also password protected and only accessible by council staff.The spokesman said: “In the past, road surveys would have been undertaken from a slow moving vehicle by a team of two making notes as they travel.
With the app one person can collect a lot more data, with a higher degree of accuracy and there is no disruption to other road users.“The.
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