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Roadway mark data acquisition and analysis apparatus, systems, and methods

  • US 8,935,057 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2013
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining characteristics of a roadway mark or portion thereof at a remote location, comprising:

  • a vehicle having at least one GPS-calibrated, downwardly directed imager for automatically producing roadway image data containing at least one actual roadway mark or portion thereof evident on a roadway surface;

    a GPS antenna mounted on the vehicle;

    a GPS receiver responsive to the GPS antenna for determining a GPS location of the GPS antenna;

    an apparatus responsive to the imager and the GPS receiver for filtering the roadway image data and producing GPS-referenced filtered image data; and

    an apparatus responsive to the GPS-referenced filtered image data for compressing the GPS-referenced filtered image data; and

    an apparatus for communicating the GPS-referenced filtered and compressed image data to the remote location for analyzing the roadway mark or portion thereof characteristics from the GPS-referenced filtered and compressed image data.

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