IoT-Based Pothole Mapping Agent with Remote Visualization

TL;DR

This paper presents a sensor-based system for mapping potholes, capturing their depth and location, and generating shareable maps to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion.

Contribution

It introduces a novel sensor-based pothole mapping agent that records depth and location, enabling real-time route sharing for safer driving.

Findings

Effective pothole detection and mapping demonstrated

Generated maps can be shared among motorists

Potential to reduce accidents and traffic jams

Abstract

Driving through pothole infested roads is a life hazard and economically costly. The experience is even worse for motorists using the pothole filled road for the first time. Pothole-filled road networks have been associated with severe traffic jam especially during peak times of the day. Besides not being fuel consumption friendly and being time wasting, traffic jams often lead to increased carbon emissions as well as noise pollution. Moreover, the risk of fatal accidents has also been strongly associated with potholes among other road network factors. Discovering potholes prior to using a particular road is therefore of significant importance. This work presents a successful demonstration of sensor-based pothole mapping agent that captures both the pothole's depth as well as its location coordinates, parameters that are then used to generate a pothole map for the agent's entire journey. The map can thus be shared with all motorists intending to use the same route.