RoadLab Share: SoftTeco Score Awaiting client review n/a Date Published 2 November 2018 Reading Time 2-Minute Read RoadLab – An Android app developed for the World Bank, a member of The United Nations Development Group, for evaluating road pavement quality. Challenge The World Bank, a member of the United Nations Development Group, brought SoftTeco on board to develop an application for measuring road pavement quality as a part of its project for improving infrastructure worldwide. Solution RoadLab uses accelerometers, gyroscopes and GPS to autonomously measure and evaluate road roughness on IRI scale (International Roughness Index) before sending the information to local road maintenance organizations via cellular network or Wi-Fi. Algorithms used by the app account for vehicle’s speed, suspension type and phone’s position in order to achieve precise measurements for road pavement quality. The app starts making measurements automatically when the vehicle’s speed reaches 30km/hr or it can be controlled manually. For the sake of preserving battery life and cell data, readings synchronization can be made only when connected to Wi-Fi. The app also includes a feature for manual submission of dangerous road problems such as uncovered manholes, severe road bumps or debris. A user only has to take a picture of the issue and it will be sent with GPS coordinates to a local road service. Results The developed solution is the first to use consumer tech and crowdsourcing principles with a goal to improve infrastructure around the world. A website was developed for simpler and more convenient data visualization and management. The solution has been used by a number of organizations for academic and engineering purposes in Belarus, Uganda and India.