ARRB adds new data collection vehicle
UPPER UWCHLAN » ARRB Group Inc., a leading provider in road data collection services, has announced the addition of a new iPAVe (intelligent Pavement Assessment Vehicle) to its growing fleet of data-collection vehicles in the United States.
ARRB Group, which opened its first U.S. office in the Exton area in 2015, introduced the first iPAVe in 2016 and has collected thousands of miles of roadway condition data for Federal and State Departments of Transportation (DOT) clients over the last four years.
The iPAVe is a 55-foot tractortrailer-based system that uses cameras, sensors, lasers and 3D scanners to collect comprehensive roadway condition data. The iPAVe vehicle integrates technologies that enable the collection of roadway surface defects, structural capacity, and right-ofway information simultaneously at most posted traffic speeds. Compared to traditional means of data collection, efficiencies achieved through the iPAVe reduce the cost of collection by more than 50% and reduce time requirements by more than 90%, according to the company.
“ARRB’s iPAVe platform is the most technologically advanced continuous data collection tool in the world for the transportation infrastructure maintenance and management community,” Nathan Kebede, Chief Operating Officer of ARRB, said in a press release. “It has dramatically improved both the quantity and quality of data available for comprehensive condition assessment and maintenance of roads and highways. The introduction of the newest-generation iPAVe will build on our expertise and enable us to provide enhanced data to DOTs that are increasingly relying on it for decision making.”
The new iPAVe provides several technological enhancements,
including:
• Updated software and hardware generating more than double the data points
• Advanced enclosed environment is more efficient, reliable, and easier to maintain and operate
• Higher-resolution cameras, making the collection of rightof-way information easier and faster
• 25% more Doppler lasers with new-generation technology collect data at a higher frequency, providing sharper resolution
• Testing is possible on even the most rigid pavements, including airport surfaces.
“We have made great strides in unlocking more capabilities from our iPAVe platform,” Jerry Daleiden, principal engineer at ARRB, said in the release. “With the addition of our newest iPAVe, we are looking forward to helping DOTs take advantage of the expanded capabilities so they can continue to meet the growing challenge of maintaining our nation’s roads and highways.”
The new iPAVe is scheduled to be operational in January
2021. The vehicle will be based in Chester County but working around the region and the rest of the country, as needed.
ARRB Group is located off of Route 100 near the Downingtown interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The location — which is the company’s U.S. headquarters — opened in 2015, with assistance from the Chester County Economic Development Council.
For more information about ARRB Group Inc. or the nextgeneration iPAVe, visit ARRBGroup.net.