Vans will conduct road survey

Rafael Rivera, a field operations manager for Digital Transfer Solutions, installs new systems on a data collection van on Wednesday in Texarkana, Texas. The van is equipped with cameras mounted on top of the vehicle, GPS systems, computers that stitch the images together and a device that attaches to the rear wheel that triggers the camera as it moves. The Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization will use the information gathered by Digital Transfer Solutions to inventory the condition of sidewalks.
Rafael Rivera, a field operations manager for Digital Transfer Solutions, installs new systems on a data collection van on Wednesday in Texarkana, Texas. The van is equipped with cameras mounted on top of the vehicle, GPS systems, computers that stitch the images together and a device that attaches to the rear wheel that triggers the camera as it moves. The Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization will use the information gathered by Digital Transfer Solutions to inventory the condition of sidewalks.

A fleet of high-tech vans will travel all Texas-side streets next week to produce a comprehensive digital video inventory of road conditions.

Data Transfer Solutions will conduct the survey for the city using sophisticated data collection vehicles equipped with precision instruments.

The vans' cameras will collect images of all pavement and other aboveground, transportation-related assets.

Based in San Antonio, DTS provides professional asset management and mobile data collection services to local and state government agencies.

For more information, call the Texarkana, Texas, Public Works Department at 903-798-3948 or email Public Works Director Dusty Henslee at [email protected].

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