Roadscanners’ Measurement Services Gets You to the Right Place at the Right Time

Maintaining our road network is a balancing act with an increasingly tight budget. Who decides what gets repaired and on what basis? When you have accurate, measured information about the road structure and its condition, decisions don’t have to be made based on intuition.

Roadscanners specializes in traffic infrastructure data collection and diagnostic services. The measurement vehicle collects a large amount of data in a single pass: road structure thicknesses with ground-penetrating radar, surface rut depths with a laser scanner, unevenness with accelerometers, coordinates with GPS, and visual documentation with video cameras. Decisions are based on measured and analyzed data, not guesswork.

Precision Brings Savings, Less is More

Many road maintainers are used to repairing long road sections just to be sure, even if the problem could be precisely localized to one spot. Roadscanners’ data-driven planning enables targeted repairs: the right action, in the right place.

This means direct savings not only in money but also in environmental impact: less material, less unnecessary work, and fewer CO₂ emissions. The actual current state of the road structure can be determined without breaking the surface or unnecessarily repaving the road.

Simplicity in Purchasing – Ready-made Measurement Packages

• We have packaged our measurements services so you can easily choose the most suitable one for your needs:
  • Structural Package tells you what’s inside the road. You receive, among other things, the pavement thicknesses and the base course, the level of the bedrock surface, as well as longitudinal profiles and Excel tables with coordinates.
  • Surface Package provides information about the condition of the surface: rut depths, unevenness, and visual mapping. It is particularly suitable for situations where the aim is to improve driving conditions.
  • Road Environment Package concentrates on ditches and slopes. The environment data is modeled with Lidar which helps to assess, among other things, drainage solutions and structures affecting road safety.
  • Damage Analysis Package compiles data to support decision-making: where it is worth repairing and why.

Thanks to the survey packages, you know exactly what you get. Results clarify decision-making and save time.

Not Just Surface Scratches, but Digging Out the Root Causes

Visual inspection may seem like an affordable and easy solution, but it leaves the root causes hidden. For example, a clogged culvert might cause recurring pavement damage every year, but if the problem is not measured and identified, the repairs remain superficial. Roadscanners solutions help you to find these root causes.

Measurement data also helps with quality control: Was the mass replacement as deep as it should have been? Were the planned repairs carried out according to the plans? Measured data provides answers to these questions.

For Whom and Why?

Many ELY Centers and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency already use Roadscanners’ services, but they are equally suitable for municipalities, cities, and contractors who want certainty to support their decision-making. The services are suitable for individual sites, extensive network-level inspections, or quality assurance of new repairs.

The result? Better safety, longer service life, and more sensible use of funds.

If you want to fix it right the first time, Roadscanners is your partner.
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