In recent years contractors have seen the advantages of employing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones.
As the Interstate Highway System enters its seventh decade, last year’s five-year, $305-billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide only a slight funding increase to address the system’s infrastructure needs.
A technology company that uses computer vision to mine traffic video for data recently released a free cloud platform to which departments of transportation and engineers can upload an unlimited amount of footage and traffic data and find and connect with video consultants and contractors. Additionally, the company is releasing a new piece of hardware that plugs traffic signals into the “internet of things” (IoT).
Construction industry officials have found much to like in the new Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, not the least because it was signed into law, extends for five years and is fully funded.