An Application of Android Sensors and Google Earth in Pavement Maintenance Management Systems for Developing Countries

Governments and road agencies face the challenging task of maintaining roads. One reasons this is that maintenance process requires utilizing a substantial amount network condition data. There are many approaches for measuring surface conditions which very costly time-consuming, as well requiring skillful operators. Developing countries have limited budgets planning monitoring maintenance. This research aims to establish low-cost pavement management system intermediate small cities in developing countries. The utilizes sensors embedded smartphones can be used measure conditions. Google Earth then present data, select strategy, view output information. Road Lab Pro, an android application, collect data estimate roads by using accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS. divided into segments estimated each segment smartphone application suspension vehicle. required activities these established. A priority index determined decide should maintained with available budget. effort allows us investigate feasibility assessing roughness determine presence distresses overall condition, taken account when making decisions. reveals new technologies provide cost-effective, easy-handling, efficient ways agency perform good planning.