System and method for sensing and managing pothole location and pothole characteristics
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1. A system for monitoring and identifying road damage, comprising:
- a data acquisition module configured to receive and request data from one or more data sources, the one or more data sources providing at least a location of one or more roadway anomalies, the one or more roadway anomalies comprising a pothole;
a database configured to receive data from the data acquisition module and to store the one or more roadway anomalies with respect to a roadway map, the database further configured to store previous roadway anomaly data;
a user interface configured to receive a user query involving one or more roadway anomalies with respect to the roadway map, the user interface in communication with at least one of the data acquisition module and a data analysis module;
the data analysis module in communication with the database, the data analysis module configured to receive and to respond to the user query;
a report generation module configured to create a report with respect to the user query;
wherein the data analysis module is configured to analyze the previous roadway anomaly data with respect to the user query; and
wherein the data analysis module creates a recommended schedule of roadway repair with respect to the one or more roadway anomalies;
wherein the previous roadway anomaly data comprises timing of any prior repair of the one or more roadway anomalies and an identification of a type of any previous repair of the one or more roadway anomalies.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for sensing and managing pothole locations and pothole characteristics. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a system that may acquire, fuse, and analyze pothole sensing data from several sources to identify potholes in need of maintenance or repair. Further, the system may be configured to create and distribute recurring reports of pothole repair data for use by roadway officials.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and identifying road damage, comprising:
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a data acquisition module configured to receive and request data from one or more data sources, the one or more data sources providing at least a location of one or more roadway anomalies, the one or more roadway anomalies comprising a pothole; a database configured to receive data from the data acquisition module and to store the one or more roadway anomalies with respect to a roadway map, the database further configured to store previous roadway anomaly data; a user interface configured to receive a user query involving one or more roadway anomalies with respect to the roadway map, the user interface in communication with at least one of the data acquisition module and a data analysis module; the data analysis module in communication with the database, the data analysis module configured to receive and to respond to the user query; a report generation module configured to create a report with respect to the user query; wherein the data analysis module is configured to analyze the previous roadway anomaly data with respect to the user query; and wherein the data analysis module creates a recommended schedule of roadway repair with respect to the one or more roadway anomalies; wherein the previous roadway anomaly data comprises timing of any prior repair of the one or more roadway anomalies and an identification of a type of any previous repair of the one or more roadway anomalies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying one or more potholes and formulating a repair schedule, comprising:
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receiving data from one or more data sources, the one or more data sources providing at least a location of the one or more potholes; receiving roadway map data from a geographic information system; receiving a user query involving the one or more potholes with respect to the roadway map; correlating the one or more potholes with respect to the roadway map to at least locate the one or more potholes with respect to the roadway map and to at least analyze previous pothole data with respect to the roadway map; and creating a repair schedule for repair of the one or more potholes with respect to the roadway map; wherein the previous pothole data comprises a date of any previous repair of the one or more potholes and an identification of a type of said any previous repair of the one or more potholes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for scheduling pothole repair of asphalt roads, comprising:
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a data acquisition module adapted to receive and request data from one or more data sources, the one or more data sources providing locations of a plurality of potholes; a database adapted to receive data from the data acquisition module and to store the locations of the plurality of potholes with respect to a roadway map, the database further adapted to store previous pothole repair data; a user interface adapted to receive a user query involving one or more of the plurality of potholes with respect to the roadway map, the user interface in communication with the data acquisition module and a data analysis module; the data analysis module in communication with the database, the data analysis module adapted to receive and to respond to the user query; a report generation module adapted to create a report with respect to the user query; wherein the data analysis module is adapted to analyze the previous pothole repair data with respect to the user query; and wherein the data analysis module creates a recommended schedule of pothole repair; wherein the previous pothole repair data comprises a date of any previous repair of the plurality of potholes and identification of a type of said any previous repair of the plurality of potholes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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