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March/April 2020 Traffic Technology International
Maintaining winter
roads smartly
The recent release of 2DRoad
from test site usage to large
scale deployments is
a revolution for road surface
status monitoring. 2DRoad’s
clean and elegant Nordic design
encompasses the latest
advancements in the field. In
practice, this means much more
accurate and contextually
interpreted information about
the present situation on the
roads – namely a very precise
detection of black ice – combined
with a fast and simple
installation and maintenance.
The 2DRoad measures road
surface status on more than
4,000 points, covering an area
that can be as large as 36m2.
This contrasts to current
single-point-detection sensors
which monitor at most an area
with 30cm diameter – hardly
a representative picture of
the condition of a given
road surface.
Superior detection quality
In addition to measuring
a larger area, 2DRoad’s
detection quality is superior
and consistently improving.
This is thanks to a continuous
development and a device-cloud
architecture which allows for
remote firmware updates
and classification algorithm
fine-tuning.
Furthermore, end-users are
presented with contextual road
information, either directly in
2droad.cloud or in their existing
system that can connect to the
cloud platform via an API. They
can then decide how to interpret
it: for example, they can choose
to be alerted about the
prevailing road surface status or
the most dangerous one, such as
black ice. That way, maintenance
personnel can be alerted about
events that wouldn’t otherwise
be detectable, such as icy
tracks or snow drifts.
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Qualities and
characteristics
of 2DRoad
> Capable of measuring road
surface status covering
more than 4,000 points –
equivalent to 36m2
> Remote firmware updates
means it is continuously
improving
> End users receive
contextual road
information remotely
> Can be a standalone device
without the need for third
party data loggers
(the Swedish Transport
Administration).
“It is a big milestone for us
in MetSense; to move on from
test installations and to be
trusted by our domestic
customer,” says Björk. “After
years of development, we are
finally at a point where we have
an industrialised product and
growing client interest. The next
manufacturing batch is 20 units,
many of which will already be
made for a specific client.”
Some of those 20, however,
are still looking for their future
owner. If you are interested
in becoming one of them, visit
the MetSense stand (12.815)
at Intertraffic Amsterdam.
2DRoad is really easy
to deploy: “Efficiency is our
mission,” says MetSense’s sales
director, Anders Björk. “2DRoad
is a non-intrusive sensor which
means a fast installation without
road closures or asphalt groove
cutting. Also, the device
operates standalone – no need
for integration into third party
data loggers.
“You can simply hang it up,
connect to power, insert a SIM
card and you’re good to go.
Basically, 2DRoad delivers
more detailed road condition
information, thus increasing
maintenance efficiency, while
simultaneously greatly lowering
installation complexity.”
Recent deployment
The most recent larger scale
2DRoad deployment of three
units took place in December
2019 near the Swedish cities
of Uppsala and Enköping.
The three 2DRoad cameras
are now used by Trafikverket
MetSense
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Above: 2DRoad is
ideal for harsh winter
environments
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