XAIS Asset Management has joined forces with EyeVi Technologies to introduce a new digital asset management system – XAIS Infrastructure Vision (XAIS iV).
The company is already renowned for its XA Asset Management System, but this collaboration with EyeVi’s high-definition photographic imagery, LiDAR and 3D mapping technology brings unique end-to-end efficiencies in the way road infrastructure data can be collected, visualised and utilised. Ultimately making infrastructure monitoring, auditing, planning and maintenance more sustainable and cost-efficient.
XAIS will now use EyeVi’s vehicle-mounted GNSS/INS system, 360° panoramic camera and LiDAR scanner to capture visual infrastructure assets and condition data in unprecedented detail. As the vehicle travels across the relevant sections of the authority’s network, it continuously records high-definition panoramic imagery, orthophotos, GPS and LiDAR point cloud data allowing engineer site visits to be minimised.
Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology is applied to detect, measure and highlight defects and the data is then uploaded and accessible in the authority’s XA Asset Management System, within one day and on any device. This gives all users of the system an unparalleled overview of current stock and condition.
All the existing benefits of working with XAIS still apply – but with even greater intelligence at the disposal of the highways authority and the XAIS consultancy team.
The digitally captured road data can then be accessed at any time to check/validate the asset inventory and road condition, without the need to perform any further inspection work in the field. Easily updatable with a single vehicle pass, data can be used to analyse defects, plan the repair work, compare maintenance scenarios and optimise budgets over the entire lifecycle of each asset. XAIS iV continues the XAIS software ethos of “made by engineers for engineers” with measurement tools and other practical solutions for managing the infrastructure asset.
James Wallis, Executive Dire
ctor at XAIS Asset Management, said:
“With the combined benefits of two world leaders in their fields, the result is even greater than the sum of the parts. The seamless integration of the two products provides highway authorities with a truly full-service engineering solution for road infrastructure asset management. It delivers accurate, up-to-date information which enables highly informed decision making and minimises the need for site attendance until work is scheduled.
At a time when public sector budgets are under increased pressure, there is a need to demonstrate the adoption of technology-based efficiencies. This more accurate, fully digitised approach to infrastructure management and maintenance will be a game changer for highway authorities.
While some highway authorities are data rich / information poor, the use of XAIS iV increases the use of the information available from the data, ensuring decision making is more evidence-based, the chosen approach is optimised and the reduction in man-hours is significant. What is more, our initial offering is only scratching the surface in the ways this technology can be embraced to ultimately change the way cities, towns and counties approach their transport strategy.”
Gaspar Anton, Founder & CEO at EyeVi Technologies, added:
“The partnership between EyeVi and XAIS is more than a combination of two products. Both companies share the same dream of making road infrastructure management sustainable. I have been pursuing this vision through EyeVi with the expert know-how of my team in the geospatial field, while XAIS has focused its deep knowledge of road engineering into its road asset management platform development. By working together, we can make a great leap in efficiency in this sector through the technological edge that our combined solution bring. We can save hundreds of millions of pounds a year in the UK alone, by predicting road damage before it occurs and giving the authorities a smarter way to manage their road assets.
I have a strong belief that through our partnership we can genuinely affect the whole industry. We are already able to bring efficiency gains to ongoing processes in road asset management and we are working together towards the next innovations in digital road infrastructure sector in the years to come.”