Fugro surveys London’s road network as part of contract with TRL Appia

BOTTISHAM, U.K. - March 31, 2014 - PRLog -- Fugro is carrying out the annual pavement condition surveys using its innovative ARAN vehicle mounted scanner system to cover the entire 3200 km principal and classified road network within the 33 London Boroughs.

The SCANNER data will be used by the London authorities for the production of nationally recognised road condition indicators. By accessing the survey data using TRL Appia’s advanced iRoads asset management software, authorities will be able to model realistic schemes and assess the whole life cost implications of alternative maintenance strategies for the roads in order to maximise the benefit of their maintenance budgets.

Andy Pickett of TRL Appia said: “We look forward to working together with Fugro to deliver high-quality road condition data to the London Boroughs.”

Mark Thomas, manager of Fugro’s Cambridge based Infrastructure Services team who are undertaking the surveys, said: “We are delighted to be servicing the data needs of London’s collective road authorities and meeting the data demands of TRL Appia’s progressive iRoads software.”

The Boroughs will have the option to acquire supplementary road condition data including GPR (ground penetrating radar) for integration with ARAN data within iRoads. These additional data streams are automatically collected by Fugro’s ARAN vehicles to avoid the cost and carbon footprint of commissioning further road surveys.

Survey teams have been working overnight to minimise traffic delays, with completion of data acquisition expected in spring 2014.

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Editor notes:

·  Fugro creates value by acquiring and interpreting earth and engineering data and by supporting its clients with the design, construction, installation, repair and maintenance of their infrastructure. Fugro works predominantly in energy and infrastructure markets offshore and onshore, employing approximately 12,500 employees in over sixty countries. In 2012 Fugro’s revenues amounted to € 2.2 billion, it is listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and is included in the AEX-Index.

·  TRL Appia specialises in the delivery of advanced road asset management tools and services. TRL Appia will shortly be launching a new suite of asset management solutions – iRoads that will provide highways engineers and planners around the world with a range of effective tools to help them derive maximum value from their infrastructure assets.