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ROMDAS  
Video Logging Modules  
ROMDAS Overview  
ROMDAS®(ROadMeasurementDataAcquisitionSystem)hasbeendevelopedbyꢀ  
DataCollectionLtd.(DCL)asalowcostmodularsystemdesignedtocollectroadꢀ  
andpavementdatausinganyvehicle.ROMDASoffersgreatflexibilitybyallowingꢀ  
userstoaddorremovemodulesdependingontheirspecificdatacollectionꢀ  
needs.OverthelastseveraldecadesROMDAShasbeenaleaderofintegratingꢀ  
newdatacollectiontechnologyandꢀ  
providersofinnovativetechnologyforꢀꢀ  
measuringandmanagingroadsꢀꢀ  
withover200unitsinuseinover60ꢀ  
countries,ROMDAShasalevelofꢀ  
refinementrarelyfoundincompetingꢀ  
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ROMDAScanbeusedfortheꢀ  
following:ꢀ  
 Roughnesssurveys;ꢀ  
 Transverseprofile/ruttingꢀ  
surveys;ꢀ  
Collectingsurfacetexturedataꢀ  
(MPDorSMTD)ꢀ  
 Conditionratingsurveys;ꢀ  
LocationReferencing(spatialꢀ  
GPS/GNSSdataorlinearLRPꢀ  
data)ꢀ  
Videologgingsurveys(rightof‐  
wayandpavementview);ꢀ  
 Roadgeometrysurveys;ꢀ  
Automatedcrackdetectionandꢀ  
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Dpavementmodelling;ꢀ  
Traveltimeandcongestionꢀ  
surveys;ꢀ  
 Inventoryandassetsurveys;ꢀ  
Recordinglocationswithdigitalꢀ  
photographs;ꢀ  
TheDCLteamhasawealthofꢀ  
knowledgeandexperienceavailableꢀ  
tonewusersforcustomisingsystemsꢀ  
tomeetspecificneedsandprovidingꢀ  
ongoingtechnicalsupportandꢀ  
advicetoexistingusers.ꢀꢀꢀ  
ROMDAS  
Video Logging Modules  
Features  
TheROMDAS®videologgingunitsincludebothRightOfWay(ROW)andꢀ  
pavementviewcameras.Thesystemallowsfordistancebasedcaptureꢀ  
whichcanbedefinedbytheuserorcontinuousimagecapture.Imagesareꢀ  
viewableinrealtimeduringdatacollectionsoqualityandaspectcanbeꢀ  
constantlymonitored.ꢀ  
providersofinnovativetechnologyforꢀꢀ  
measuringandmanagingroadsꢀꢀ  
CustomisableImageOverlayꢀ  
ROMDAS®featurestheoptiontooverlayarangeofdataontotherecordedꢀ  
image.Thisvideooverlayhascontrastingfieldlabelsanddatathatcanbeꢀ  
setinanyfont,sizeandcolourformaximumreadabilityandcontrastꢀ  
betweenthetextandtheoverlay.TheROMDAS®videooverlayispositionedꢀ  
abovethevideoimagesothatnopartoftheimageisobscured.ꢀ  
Right Of Way (ROW)  
Upgrade Options  
MultipleCameraUpgradeꢀ  
AdditionalROWorPavementViewcamerascanbepurchasedtoincreasetheꢀ  
rangeandscopeofvideologgingsurveys.  
Pavement View  
ROMDASDataViewSoftwareꢀ  
DataViewhasbeenspecificallydesignedforadvanceddataintegrationandꢀ  
processing.Thevideoratingfeatureallowsuserstoregisterconditionoreventꢀ  
ratingstoeachimageduringpostprocessingintheoffice.ꢀ  
Integrate Multiple Cameras  
ROMDAS  
Video Logging Modules  
Operation  
Duringasurvey,ROMDAS®recordsthedistancetravelledandthisisusedꢀ  
totriggerwhenanimageisrecorded.Thetriggerdistancecanbedefinedꢀ  
bytheoperatorbeforebeginningthesurvey.Theoperatorcanalsorecordꢀ  
data,suchasconditionorroadsideeventratings,duringthesurveybyꢀ  
usingtheKeyCodesystembuiltintotheROMDASsoftware.ꢀꢀꢀ  
providersofinnovativetechnologyforꢀꢀ  
measuringandmanagingroadsꢀꢀ  
Anyorallofthefollowingdatacanbedisplayedonthevideooverlays;ꢀ  
Roaddescriptionandidentifier;ꢀ  
Locationreferencepoint(LRP)data;ꢀ  
Surveydate;ꢀ  
GPSposition;ꢀ  
Speedandchainage;ꢀ  
Components  
Raworcalibrationroughnessꢀ  
data;ꢀ  
TheROW&PavementViewmodulesꢀ  
includethefollowingcomponents;ꢀ  
KeyCodeeventsandratingsꢀ  
Gigabit Ethernetprogressive scanꢀ  
digitalDCAMformatcamera;ꢀ  
BothROW&PavementViewvideoꢀ  
footageareproducedinstandardAVIfileformats.Theycanbeviewedasꢀ  
standalonevideoinWindowsMediaPlayer,Quicktime,VLCoranyotherꢀ  
compatibleplayers.Alternatively,thevideoscanbeimportedintoꢀ  
applicationslikeDataVieworH.I.M.SAssetManagementsoftwareandꢀ  
integratedwithotherdata.ꢀ  
 GigabitEthernetꢀꢀcables;ꢀ  
 Environmentallyprotectedcameraꢀ  
housing;ꢀꢀ  
 Externalroofmounting.ꢀ  
Technical Specifications  
Resolution&FrameRateꢀ  
ROWStandard(2MP):1600x1200at25FPSꢀ  
PavementStandard(5MP):2448x2048at18FPS(Mono)ꢀ  
FrameCaptureRateꢀ  
FileFormatꢀ  
Camerasaresoftwareconfigurable(dependingoncamera/application)ꢀ  
AVIFile(compressed)ꢀ  
CameraConnectionFormatꢀ  
NumberofCamerasꢀ  
GigabitEthernet(GigE)ꢀ  
Upto6ꢀ