Integrated remote sensing and visualization (IRSV) system for transportation infrastructure operations and management, phase two, volume 1 : outreach and commercialization of IRSV prototype.

PDFTech ReportUSDOT/RITA DT0S59-07-H-005UNCC 551623/5001623DT0S59-09-H-0007Bridge management systemsRemote sensingInspectionCondition surveysLaser radarStructural analysisVisualizationStructural health monitoringUnited StatesUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Transportation Policy StudiesHauser, EddBoyle, CharlesMartin, DavidWalton, C. MichaelRehm, KelleyChen, Shen-enUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Transportation Policy StudiesUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionThe Integrated Remote Sensing and Visualization System (IRSV) was developed in Phase One of this project in order toaccommodate the needs of today\u2019s Bridge Engineers at the state and local level. Overall goals of this project are:\u2022 Better understanding and enforcement of a complex inspection process that can bridge the gap between evidencegathering and decision making through the implementation of two technologies, LiDAR and Small Format AerialPhotography (SFAP);\u2022 Aggregation, representation and fusion of complex multi-layered heterogeneous data (i.e. aerial photos and ground-mounted LiDAR etc.) with domain application knowledge to support an understandable process for decision-making;\u2022 Robust, interactive, large scale, visual analytics that support users' decision making;\u2022 Integration of these needs through a flexible Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) framework to compose and provideservices on-demand; and\u2022 Outreach, information sharing, and partnership development that will sustain the IRSV concept going forward,providing state and local bridge management and preservation units a valuable tool to use in these tasks.The specific objectives of the project are to:\u2022 Enhance the National Bridge Inspection System (NBIS);\u2022 Provide opportunities for state and local DOTs to develop remote sensing and visualization applications for BridgeManagement and Preservation Systems;\u2022 Provide temporal bridge condition tracking;\u2022 Enable agencies to make more precise damage assessments; and\u2022 Provide better and more systematic data interpretation through parallel data displays.This first Volume of Phase Two describes the development of the IRSV Outreach and Commercialization component formanagement review and understanding. Our intent is to ultimately establish a component of an on-going nationwide dialogue inorder to upgrade bridge management and preservation systems in state and local transportation agencies