TRL Software upgrades iROADS with new connectivity and data analysis capabilities

TRL Software’s iROADS asset management and decision-making tool for road infrastructure has been updated providing more options for users to visualise, combine and analyse data.

With the update, says TRL, the platform works at a larger scale than previous iterations, allowing for more users, larger data volumes, faster performance, better connectivity, and real-time integration of sensor data such as live camera feeds and AI-generated object detection data. Additionally, the platform now enables users to import their own bespoke spatial data into the system.

The platform also supports a wider variety of spatial file formats and is designed so that users don’t need expertise in spatial data.

TRL Software says the latest updates will be beneficial to everybody working on the road network. An improved Survey Route Builder, for example, allows iROADS users to plot road maintenance and monitoring routes that can be shared with asset surveyors, making their time out on the road more efficient. Members of the public can also get involved by using the iROADS public mobile app – giving road users the ability to report road infrastructure issues as soon as they arise.

“Data is already a huge driver of effective management of transport infrastructure and will only become more so as new digital frontiers open up,” says John Proust, TRL Software Product Manager. “iROADS is all about generating maximum value from such data. Because of the way iROADS allows users to visualise, combine and analyse data, I am confident we are going to see new usages and benefits soon that go beyond what has been possible until now.”