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Payson staff to pilot smartphone road‑scanning app; council hears demo of pavement and asset tool
Summary
A vendor demo showed a smartphone-based system that captures images every ten feet to create pavement condition maps and asset inventories; staff said the town will begin with a one‑phone pilot and cited an annual subscription cost of $18,000 (includes phone).
Payson officials on March 25 heard a presentation from a vendor showing a smartphone‑based road and asset scanning platform that uses an iPhone mounted on a municipal vehicle to capture images every 10 feet, produce pavement condition indices and map assets such as signs, manhole covers and storm drains.
Sam Decker, the presenter introduced by staff, said the system can produce a heat map of roadway distress, allow staff to click through individual images, and support…
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