StreetBump - The total crowdsourcing of a pothole mapping app
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By the People, For the Peoplethe story of the crowdsourcing of StreeetBump
University College London May 29, 2013Urban Data Management Symposium Fabio Carrera
1961-1977
1978 -1988 (today)
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1988 - today
1996 - 2004
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Fabio Carrera•Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute•BSEE, MSCS (WPI)•PhD in Urban Information Systems and Planning (MIT)•Venice, Boston and Santa Fe Project Centers (WPI)•100’s of City Projects for past 25 years•Several smartphone apps
Related Papers & Conferences:
•Scholar.google.com (Fabio Carrera)•Carrera 2012 (AIC)•Carrera 2004 (MIT Dissertation)•Carrera & Ferreira (2007)•Carrera & Hewitt (2006)
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PremisesHistory of ProjectThe StreetBump AppStreetBump 2.0
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PremisesHistory of ProjectThe StreetBump AppStreetBump 2.0
Premises
Road Damage and Road RepairsPrevention vs. Cure
Premises
Road Damage and Road RepairsPrevention vs. Cure
Potholes and their Cost
• $400/yr per driver• $67 Billion in US (2008)• D+ for maintenance
Premises
Road Damage and Road RepairsPrevention vs. Cure
An ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure…
Pavement Surveys (expensive)
Alternative: Citizen Damage Reports
Even Better: STREETBUMP
Automatic Road Surveys from Smartphone…
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PremisesHistory of ProjectThe StreetBump AppStreetBump 2.0
History
Venice Turbulence MapperBoston Pothole Mapper
Venice Moto Ondoso
Wake-induced Canal Wall Damage
National Geographic Magazine (August 1999)
Mapping Canal Wall Damage
Venice Turbulence Mapper
Chiu, D., Lacasse, C., Menard, K., (2004). Mapping Turbulent Motorboat Discharges in the Canals of Venice, Italy. WPI Major Qualifying Project.
Mapping Boat Wake Turbulence
History
Venice Turbulence MapperBoston Pothole Mapper
from Venice to Boston…
WPI Global Project Centers
The Pothole Mapper
Angelini, N., Brache, J., Gdula, M., Shevlin, C., (2006). GPS Coordinated Pothole Mapping. WPI Major Qualifying Project.
Automatically Mapping Potholes
Pothole Mapper in Mayor Menino’s SUV
(circa 2006)
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PremisesHistory of ProjectThe StreetBump AppStreetBump 2.0
The Advent of Smartphones
What year was the 1st iPhone introduced?
The First iPhone
June 28, 2007.
Reporting Problems with Apps
Good idea, but user must…
a)know about appb)have app installedc)remember about itd)use it to report
StreetBump eliminates issues c and d
Automating Reports using Sensors
Accelerometers and Digital Compass
GPS
Wifi and Cellular Data
StreetBump: a Pothole Mapping app2008
• Android app• Detects Bumps over threshold• Records location on server and
• Acc. Forces (3 data windows)• Orientation• Bearing• Entropy
• Downloadable data• Settable parameters
StreetBump: Collecting Data Automatically
Turn it on and forget about it…(originally intended for City vehicles)
StreetBump: Mapping all Bumps
How can we tell if it is REALLY a pothole?
StreetBump: Crowdsourcing Potholes
• No attempt at classification on the fly• All Bumps over threshold are recorded on server• Potholes are confirmed by REPEAT hits at same location• Potholes have “signatures” that differ from
• Speed bumps• Railroad tracks• Bridge joints• Manholes… etc.
• Swerving confirms presence of potholes
Identifying Potholes: Innocentive Challenge
• $25,000 prize• 250,000 seekers• 700 solvers• 19 solutions• 3 winners
Open algorithms for POST-PROCESSING
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
• Free app• Automatic Mapping• Open Source
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
• Free app• Automatic Mapping• Open Source
• $25,000 prize• 700 solvers -> 3 Winners• Post-Processing Algorithms
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
• Free app• Automatic Mapping• Open Source
• $25,000 prize• 700 solvers -> 3 Winners• Post-Processing Algorithms• StreetBump.org
StreetBump: Crowdsourced all the way• 6+ theses (publically available on the web)• 15+ students• Venice and Boston Project Centers
• $30,000 grant• Shared IP
• Free app• Automatic Mapping• Open Source
• $25,000 prize• 700 solvers -> 3 Winners• Post-Processing Algorithms• StreetBump.org
• 10,000 + downloads• 1,000’s of contributors• 100’s of staff users
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PremisesHistory of ProjectThe StreetBump AppStreetBump 2.0
StreetBump.org
Pothole Agents