Investigators at University of Vigo Detail Findings in Risk Management (Safety assessment on pedestrian crossing environments using MLS data)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting out of Vigo, Spain, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "In the framework of infrastructure analysis and maintenance in an urban environment, it is important to address the safety of every road user. This paper presents a methodology for the evaluation of several safety indicators on pedestrian crossing environments using geometric and radiometric information extracted from 3D point clouds collected by a Mobile Mapping System (MMS)."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Vigo, "The methodology is divided in four main modules which analyze the accessibility of the crossing area, the presence of traffic lights and traffic signs, and the visibility between a driver and a pedestrian on the proximities of a pedestrian crossing. The outputs of the analysis are exported to a Geographic Information System (GIS) where they are visualized and can be further processed in the context of city management. The methodology has been tested on approximately 30 pedestrian crossings in cluttered urban environments of two different cities. MMS are a valid mean to assess the safety of a specific urban environment, regarding its geometric conditions."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Remarkable results are presented on traffic light classification, with a global F-score dose to 95%."

For more information on this research see: Safety assessment on pedestrian crossing environments using MLS data. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2018;111():328-337. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Soilan, University of Vigo, Sch Ind Engn, Dept. of Mat Engn Appl Mech & Construct, Vigo 36310, Spain. Additional authors for this research include B. Riveiro, A. Sanchez-Rodriguez and P. Arias.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.12.009. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Vigo, Spain, Europe, Risk Management, University of Vigo.

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