Feasibility Study of Using Close-Range Photogrammetry as an Asset-Inventory Tool at Public Transportation Agencies
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 36, Issue 6
Abstract
Precise documentation of as-is status of transportation infrastructures is an essential task for several public transportation agencies. To tackle this task, such agencies have adopted various advanced technologies, such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction and as-built documentation purposes. In this research, we study the feasibility of an alternative 3D reconstruction method, photogrammetry, which has the advantage of being inexpensive and easy to operate compared to LiDAR. To assess the proposed alternative method in transportation asset-inventory collection, this paper evaluates the feasibility of using photogrammetry in providing an acceptable 3D point cloud model of two important categories of transportation assets: roadway assets and pedestrian access ramps. The analysis of the data quality and associated cost attests to the feasibility of using close-range photogrammetry in pedestrian access ramps inventory, while using this technology as a complementary tool with LiDAR in the mobile setting holds the promise for a feasible roadway asset data collection.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or codes that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This research project has been funded by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The authors gratefully acknowledge UDOT’s support and would like to thank Vincent Liu, Abdul Wakil, Paul Wheeler, and Michael Butler for their support with this research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the funding agency.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 36 • Issue 6 • December 2022
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Received: Aug 18, 2021
Accepted: May 31, 2022
Published online: Sep 19, 2022
Published in print: Dec 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Feb 19, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Asset management
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Data analysis
- Engineering fundamentals
- Feasibility studies
- Financial management
- Geomatics
- Infrastructure
- Methodology (by type)
- Photogrammetry
- Practice and Profession
- Public transportation
- Research methods (by type)
- Surveying methods
- Transportation engineering
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