It is expensive and impractical to scale existing methods of road condition monitoring for more frequent and network-wide coverage. Consequently, defects that increase ride roughness or can cause accidents will go undetected. ...

Transportation agencies cannot afford to scale existing methods of roadway and railway condition monitoring to more frequently detect, localize, and fix anomalies throughout networks. Consequently, anomalies such as potholes ...

Frequent network-wide monitoring of the condition of roadways and railways prevent fatalities, injuries, and financial losses. Even so, agencies cannot afford to inspect vast transportation networks using present methods. ...