Sensing Hardware & Data Capture

Two ways to capture the data that powers our AI services — an everyday smartphone for low-cost, network-wide coverage, or a dedicated dashcam instrument for fleet-grade inspection. Both feed the same digital twin pipeline.

Option 1

Smartphone-based sensing

We are revolutionising how road quality is measured by using everyday smartphones mounted in vehicles. Traditional road smoothness checks are too expensive and too rare — they miss many problems and limit how often you can assess the network. Our mobile AI changes that.

We've developed a robust system that uses advanced AI to turn the motions felt by a smartphone into an accurate measure of pavement roughness. The phone becomes the sensor; the AI does the heavy lifting.

Cost

Affordable hardware

Replace costly, specialised survey vehicles with the smartphones your team already carries.

Coverage

Network-wide reach

Continuous, high-frequency monitoring across your entire road network — not just sampled corridors.

Accuracy

AI-corrected signal

Trained on real-world data, the AI filters out interference like vehicle type and speed for reliable roughness measurements.

Smartphone-based pavement roughness capture in action.

The impact is simple: frequent, precise, and inexpensive data on the condition of your roads — letting you prioritise maintenance efficiently and improve driver safety.

Media coverage

Featured in

Yahoo News Australia · WhichCar · ABC The Conversation Hour


Option 2

Dedicated sensing instruments

For fleet-grade deployments and modules that demand higher imagery quality, we provide a purpose-built dashcam instrument. Each unit pairs a wide-angle high-resolution camera with onboard GNSS in a robust enclosure designed for easy vehicle mounting.

Designed for inspection workflows

Our instruments are engineered to slot into your existing fleet without specialist crews. The same unit can be deployed in two configurations depending on what you're inspecting:

High mount

Wider scene

Mounted high on the windscreen, the camera captures broader road context — ideal for parking signs and overhead signage.

Low mount

Edge focus

Mounted lower, the camera focuses on the kerb edge and pavement surface — ideal for kerb & channel and defect detection.

Same pipeline

One backend

Both configurations feed the same AI services and the same Visualisation Portal — switch mounts without changing your workflow.

Choosing between smartphone and instrument

Most clients use both. Smartphone capture suits whole-of-network roughness sweeps and citizen-science pilots; the dedicated instrument suits scheduled inspection drives where image quality, repeatability, and rugged mounting matter. Either way, the data lands in the same pipeline — feeding the parking, pavement, kerb & channel, and any future iRoadTech module.


Pair it with

Module

Parking Sign Detection

Best paired with the high-mount instrument for clear views of overhead and post-mounted signage.

Module

Road Defect Detection

Use smartphones for roughness coverage and the low-mount instrument for high-resolution defect imagery.

Module

Kerb & Channel

Low-mount instrument captures the kerb edge in detail for repeatable condition assessment.

Find the right capture for your fleet

Tell us about your inspection program and we'll recommend a smartphone, instrument, or hybrid setup — and process a sample drive to prove the value.

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