Economical, rapid, and reliableroad condition monitoringwith connected vehicles.
Protect your roads in real time.

Improve quality, safety, andresilience of your road network withmore efficient pavement inspections
and superior data integrity.
Information Booklet
2024

i-Probe Concept

What is i-Probe?

i-Probe is an innovative pavement inspection system that offers greater road condition monitoring and mapping at afraction of the time and cost as traditional methods. i-Probe leverages data from sensors pre-installed in late-model
production vehicles. Road condition data from our “Custom Inspection Vehicles” is integrated with imaging data andtransmitted to a cloud server in real-time allowing users to quickly gain insight into their road conditions. i-Probe can:Detect pavement defects even invisible to the naked eyeClassify type and severity of pavement defects
Operate up to 70 mph without losing sensor accuracy
Produce deterioration mapping and custom reporting
Integrate with certain pavement management systems

i-Probe Advantage

Value of Customized Inspection Vehicles

Superior road network monitoring

Consistent and accurate data

Operable up to 70 mph, i-Probe lets you inspect
the most expansive road networks viably and withgreater frequency.

i-Probe’s machine detection and algorithms limit
human subjectivity and improve data integrity. iProbe enables you to gain predictive insight
through trends in more consistent datasets.

Cost reduction and cost saving

Flexible and customizable output

Low upfront and operating costs enable more
frequent monitoring. Minimal staff needed.
Proactively detect pavement deficiencies before
advanced deterioration and take preventativeaction.

Customizable applications for mapping, database,and reporting. Multi-format exporting of data. To
an extent, integration compatibility with various
pavement management systems.

Robust data security and privacy

Value-added expert input

All data collected and transmitted from i-Probeconnected vehicles are protected by UTM security
and stored in AWS cloud systems. User data
undergoes anonymization.

i-Probe’s in-house team of maintenanceengineers and consultants process data andprepare value-added analysis customized for eachuser.

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Low upfront and operating cost. High impact.

i-Probe is an innovative way tocarryoutroadpavement
inspection. i-Probe’s “Customized
Inspection Vehicles” use preexisting sensors (in particular,accelerometer) installed in latemodel production vehicles. Road
condition data is transmitted to a
cloud server for processing in realtime.
New devices only include a laptop,dashcam, and interface device
which keep upfront, operating, andmaintenance costs low. Operation
is simple, requiring only one driver.

i-Probe Solution

Industry challenges and constraints“You cannot manage what you cannot measure” goes a popular saying that underscores the importance of good data.
There are various reasons why many road management agencies do not carry out sufficient inspections and data collection.
Many share common challenges and constraints. i-Probe offers alternatives and solutions to some of these:
Cost related▪ Restrictive budget▪ Only irregular or ad hoc
inspection needed/desired▪ Resources prioritized elsewhere
Inspection Capacity related▪ Inadequate staff capacity▪ Limited technology / equipment▪ Limited data management /analysis capability▪ Particular inspection needs
External/Environmental related▪ Road network too expansive▪ Physically difficult road conditions(weather, terrain, etc.)• Upfront cost low. Little equipment
installation.
• Operating / maintenance costs
comparable to common commercialvehicle.
• Customized Inspection Vehicle
purchase or lease option available.
• Outsourcing service with skilled staffand appropriate equipment.
• Data processing and analysis service
included.
• Scope of service is customizable basedon particular needs.
• i-Probe operable up to 70 mph.
• Physical limitation is same as acommon commercial vehicle.

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i-Probe Innovation
STEP 1

How it works

RAW ROAD CONDITION DATA COLLECTION

Customized Inspection Vehicle captures andtransmits road condition raw data and video
imagery in real-time.

STEP 2

RAW DATA STORAGE

Raw data is processed, filtered, and securely
stored within i-Probe’s data repository.

STEP 3

RAW DATA PROCESSING, ANALYSIS, VERIFICATION – ROAD DETERIORATION MAPPING

Unique algorithm is applied to discernpavement distress types and severity.
Identified distresses are verified with video
records and mapped out. Results are checked
and assigned an error probability.
STEP 4REPORTING
i-Probe transport consultants summarize key

findings in report, customized to client’s
needs including deterioration mapping andpredictive inferences.

STEP 5

INFORMED ACTION

Client reviews report findings. Armed withhistorical and inferential road deterioration
data, Client can take informed action.
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interface

i-Probe Innovation

Imaging feed
Geospatial
locatorSpeed, brake pressure,odometer, RSM*

RSM time series
data*Road Surface Monitoring: pavement
roughness condition index

i-Probe Innovation

Cloud server database – user interface

Snapshot profile of defect(image, geolocation, etc.)

Clicking on each defectlisting will open its
snapshot profile

Defect listing includes:
road name, direction,
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i-Probe Innovation

Sample mapping and outputs

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i-Probe Application

Use cases

i-Probe has just commenced a study to pilot its customized
inspection vehicle for the Ohio Department ofTransportation. During the study led by Honda and inpartnership with academia and the private sector, newtechnology and capabilities of the inspection vehicles arebeing developed and tested.

A partnership between i-Probe and HDOT for trialing thecapability of its customized inspection vehicles in collecting
and analyzing data in a real-world environment, and its
instrumentality in supporting HDOT’s particular maintenanceneeds. i-Probe operation was carried out on the islands ofOahu, Hawai’i, and Kauai.

i-Probe Evolution

Future of Sustainable Road Maintenancei-Probe has empowered road agencies to manage their road
networks more efficiently with superior data and enabled costreduction.
What if these feats could be achieved without specialized
inspection equipment? Without the costs associated withmaintaining and operating such assets? Without a maintenancecrew? Year-round in all-weather? What if an entire road network
could be mapped instantaneously?
Imagine if roadcondition
monitoring could bedone on-demand.

i-Probe, in partnership with Honda
Motor Company, applies the power ofBig Data to road maintenance. We
leverage anonymous data collectedfrom the ever-increasing tens of Wide-area map of road conditions for Washington DC and Northern Virginia
thousands of connected vehicles on the road today. When applied to our unique algorithms, wecan now deliver road condition insights and network mapping to a high degree of accuracy.

Be among the first to experience our new Big Data analytics road monitoring service.
Coming in 2024.
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Learn more about i-Probeand request a demo at:
www.i-probe-inc.com

i-Probe Inc.
1775 Tysons Boulevard, Floor 5McLean, VA 22102
United States of AmericaTEL:
1 (571) 455-0897
WEB: https://i-probe-inc.com/
EMAIL: business@i-probe-inc.com