Checking Infrastructure by Phone

Feb-14-19 The average American could soon be able to help monitor infrastructure with just their smartphone sensors

The study was made by a team from the University of Missouri (a town that recently received a D+ for their infrastructure), who determined that the standard sensors in smartphones could be used to estimate the quality of roads or bridges. These sensors, which include gyroscopes, accelerometers and cameras, can monitor the conditions of these surfaces from a user’s perspective by tracking conditions such as bumpiness and vehicle slow-downs. That data could then be uploaded to the cloud, allowing infrastructure to be assessed more frequently and with less traffic disruption.

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