Abstract
The present paper reports different applications which have a common data source: Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) of the Transport Infrastructure Laboratory of the University of Catania. Data surveyed with ARAN were used to develop performance indicators of the road asset. A BIM model makes possible to improve the flexibility in information access and to merge data with the aim to allow a complete Road Asset Management (RAM) application in the same environment Data Collected and stored with high efficiency equipment allows to get high quality and detailed information of the road asset and offers the chance to create georeferenced database which can be used both for safety assessment and for the other RAM related applications. BIM provides a comprehensive approach involving the generation and management of transport infrastructure assets using 3D digital representations of their physical and functional characteristics allowing to produce ad hoc output for investigate in the same environment different parts of the RAM.
Highlights
Road network maintenance and safety are part of the Road Asset Management (RAM), but classically treated separately considering, other than different approaches, even different data or in general a different dataset organization
The introduction of new high efficiency equipment, based on advanced technology, for infrastructure survey and inventory and the contemporary development of Building information modeling (BIM) applications is changing the perspective in the management of road infrastructure [1]
The present paper reports different applications which have a common data source: Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) of the Transport Infrastructure Laboratory of the University of Catania
Summary
Road network maintenance and safety are part of the Road Asset Management (RAM), but classically treated separately considering, other than different approaches, even different data or in general a different dataset organization. The typical approach to monitoring activities collects data for a specific purpose missing the opportunities for merging information and optimize the management process. In this framework, the introduction of new high efficiency equipment, based on advanced technology, for infrastructure survey and inventory and the contemporary development of BIM applications is changing the perspective in the management of road infrastructure [1]. BIM provides a comprehensive approach involving the generation and management of transport infrastructure assets using 3D digital representations of their physical and functional characteristics allowing to produce ad hoc output for investigate in the same environment different parts of the RAM
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