Deep Learning for Pavement Condition Evaluation Using Satellite Imagery

Autor: Prathyush Kumar Reddy Lebaku, Lu Gao, Pan Lu, Jingran Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Infrastructures, Vol 9, Iss 9, p 155 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2412-3811
DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures9090155
Popis: Civil infrastructure systems cover large land areas and need frequent inspections to maintain their public service capabilities. Conventional approaches of manual surveys or vehicle-based automated surveys to assess infrastructure conditions are often labor-intensive and time-consuming. For this reason, it is worthwhile to explore more cost-effective methods for monitoring and maintaining these infrastructures. Fortunately, recent advancements in satellite systems and image processing algorithms have opened up new possibilities. Numerous satellite systems have been employed to monitor infrastructure conditions and identify damages. Due to the improvement in the ground sample distance (GSD), the level of detail that can be captured has significantly increased. Taking advantage of these technological advancements, this research evaluated pavement conditions using deep learning models for analyzing satellite images. We gathered over 3000 satellite images of pavement sections, together with pavement evaluation ratings from the TxDOT’s PMIS database. The results of our study show an accuracy rate exceeding 90%. This research paves the way for a rapid and cost-effective approach for evaluating the pavement network in the future.
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