New KOREC case study – National Highways

How KOREC's clever field data capture app and a Trimble Catalyst cm accurate, low-cost GNSS have enabled National Highways to achieve the same amount of defect work in just one shift whilst saving around £20k on each 5km stretch of carriageway.

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This case study is all about how KOREC’s clever field data capture app and a Trimble Catalyst cm accurate, low-cost GNSS have enabled National Highways to achieve the same amount of defect work in just one shift whilst saving around £20k on each 5km stretch of carriageway.

The digital revolution has taken hold on virtually every aspect of our lives and each day we witness technology branching out across all sectors and industries as they seek to raise productivity and streamline processes. Whilst the transport industry has in general profited from the digital revolution, specific areas such as highways maintenance are lagging behind, often still using pen and paper methods for data collection and analysis . This is something that National Highways is seeking to rectify with an innovative programme designed specifically for the concrete roads sector.

National Highways is investing £27.4 billion in the strategic road network (SRN) between 2020 and 2025 with digital data and technology being critical to its main objective, namely providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for its customers. Consequently, National Highways has been developing methods to enhance delivery efficiency and improve data quality to support long-term decision making.

Over the past three years, KOREC Group has been working closely with National Highways (and its delivery partners, identifying innovative new methods that can reduce both the cost of the works and the impact of construction on roads users and communities. These methods include mass data collection (mobile mapping), digital twins, IOT, augmented/mixed reality, cloud platform (KOREC Portal), machine learning and of course, field data capture (KOREC app).