Individual and Corporate Offerings

The PAVE-SCAN project aims to develop an EGNSS-based hardware/software solution and services for the low-cost automated assessment of roadway transport networks using low-cost sensors (vibration, gyroscope, OBD, LiDAR), participatory sensing, computer vision, and machine learning.

A central element of the PAVE-SCAN offering is providing continuous information on roadway pavement anomalies, which is valuable for the efficient monitoring of transport infrastructure and for public safety. Further key project aspects/offerings are as listed below:

  1. Near-real-time analysis and classification of roadway anomalies,
  2. Geospatial mapping of transport infrastructure, roadway anomalies and condition-assessment heatmaps,
  3. Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the studied roadway networks,
  4. Improved roadway management practices, prioritization of public works and lower costs,
  5. Reduction in the transport-related environmental footprint through improved O&M of transport infrastructure and of mass transit,
  6. Reduction in roadway-assessment costs by utilization of a fleet of vehicles/buses as participatory sensors,
  7. Integration with existing national transport initiatives, such as the ‘National Single Access Point’, and with ‘Digital Twin’ platforms, for (a) dynamically updated regional roadway-condition models, and (b) improvements in transport safety through calibrated traffic models, line-of-sight analysis, and roadway improvements,
  8. Open-access data and APIs.
PAVE-SCAN’s EGNSS-compatible sensor system is available as a Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) and offers the following advantages compared to products available on the market: 
  • Classification of key roadway anomaly types (potholes, cracks, depressions/bumps, rutting) with accuracy/ precision rates higher than 90%
  • PAVE-SCAN decision-support system, with several measured and ML-driven KPIs
  • Open-data ecosystem (architecture, APIs, data)
  • Improved roadway management practices, prioritisation of public works and lower costs
  • Geospatial mapping of transport infrastructure, roadway anomalies and condition-assessment heatmaps
  • Reduction in the transport-related environmental footprint through improved O&M of transport infrastructure and of mass transit
  • Reduction in roadway-assessment costs by utilization of a fleet of vehicles/buses as participatory sensors
  • 20% savings in bus O&M, per year & 20% savings in pavement O&M, per year
Table 1: Key PAVE-SCAN attributes
AttributeSpecialized  vehicle Volunteered geographic informationManual pavement inspection Traffic cameras PAVE-SCAN 
PricingHigh purchase price (1mEUR), high O&M costs  Low-cost  Medium to high due to labour costs   N/A  Low purchase price, low O&M costs
Accuracy  High accuracy  Medium accuracy   Medium to high accuracy due to individual differences  Medium to high accuracy  High accuracy
CompletenessHigh completeness  Low to medium completenessHigh completeness  Medium completeness  High completeness
Consistency  High consistency  Low consistency due to human errors  Medium consistency due to human errors  High consistency High consistency
Uniqueness  Low probability of duplications  High probability of duplications Medium probability of duplications  Low probability of duplications  Medium probability of duplications
ValidityHigh validity  Medium validity  Medium to high validity  High validity  High validity
Timeliness  High processing time due to upload delay  Real-time  High processing time due to upload delay  Real-time  Real-time
The PAVE-SCAN offerings are focused on the below four ‘target groups’ related to varied user-need tiers,  
  • General public
  • Bus Operators
  • Municipalities/Ministries
  • Advanced Users/ Consultants

    and are roughly comprised of the below hardware/software components.
Table 2. PAVE-SCAN’s offerings per target group 
OfferingGeneral PublicBus OperatorsMunicipalities / MinistriesAdvanced Users / Consultants
Hardware
Vibration Sensor 
Communications   
Bluetooth
GPRS
WiFi
On-Board Storage 
Camera
OBD-II connectivity 
EGNSS compatibility   
Lidar
Software
webGIS
PMS
DSS
Dashboards
Video Hub
AR
APIs
SmartCity Link
Other
Custom roadway network 
Two-directional roadway network    
Citizens Lab 
Server hosting 
  • Feature not available
  • Optional feature
  • Standard feature

Entry prices for the PAVE-SCAN offerings, together with the average costs of an EGNSS-compatible sensor system and the average number of units used by a typical customer in the transportation market segment, are shown below.

Table 3. PAVE-SCAN main commercialisation parameters
PAVE-SCAN offerings to customer Average number of units / customer Average costs /unit (€) Average sales price / unit (€)Average sales price / unit (€)Average yearly service fee / license /unit (€) 
General public  27,60015,0005015,000
Bus Operators    Bundle of 52,600155010
Municipalities/ Ministries  Bundle of 51,0505,0001005,000
Advanced Users, or Consultants     122-2