System, server and data capture device for roadside asset tracking and maintenance monitoring
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1. A method for roadside asset tracking and maintenance monitoring, the method comprising:
- periodically deploying a vehicle alongside a roadside section, the vehicle comprising a data capture device comprising;
an asset data capture device comprising forward and rearward facing cameras configured for capturing forward and rearward facing roadside asset image data from the perspective of the vehicle;
a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; and
a data interface for communicating with an asset management server, the server comprising an asset tracking register database;
receiving the roadside asset image data representing images taken of a plurality of roadside assets;
receiving location data from the GPS receiver representing the respective locations the roadside assets;
utilising an asset type image recognition technique for automating the identification of the roadside assets;
generating a map representation, representing the roadside section and the locations of the identified roadside assets along the roadside section, for displaying before and after maintenance comparison imagery utilising the image data received from the forward and rearward facing cameras;
comparing roadside asset data of the asset tracking register database to;
record newly identified roadside assets and their respective locations in the asset tracking register database; and
identify missing roadside assets.
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There is provided herein an apparatus and method for roadside asset tracking and maintenance monitoring having a mobile unit with data capture devices for capturing roadside asset imagery, global positioning system (GPS) receivers and data interfaces for communicating with an asset management server. As such, the apparatus may take roadside imagery for automated asset identification which may include utilising an asset type image recognition technique for automating the identification of the roadside assets.
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1. A method for roadside asset tracking and maintenance monitoring, the method comprising:
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periodically deploying a vehicle alongside a roadside section, the vehicle comprising a data capture device comprising; an asset data capture device comprising forward and rearward facing cameras configured for capturing forward and rearward facing roadside asset image data from the perspective of the vehicle; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; and a data interface for communicating with an asset management server, the server comprising an asset tracking register database; receiving the roadside asset image data representing images taken of a plurality of roadside assets; receiving location data from the GPS receiver representing the respective locations the roadside assets; utilising an asset type image recognition technique for automating the identification of the roadside assets; generating a map representation, representing the roadside section and the locations of the identified roadside assets along the roadside section, for displaying before and after maintenance comparison imagery utilising the image data received from the forward and rearward facing cameras; comparing roadside asset data of the asset tracking register database to; record newly identified roadside assets and their respective locations in the asset tracking register database; and identify missing roadside assets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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