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Data Sources

The Roadsense project utilizes a variety of data sources to enhance road safety analytics and facilitate informed decision-making. Each data source provides unique insights into different aspects of road conditions, traffic patterns, and environmental factors. Below are the key data sources integrated into the Roadsense Data Hub:

Weather Data (Open Meteo Service)​

  • Source: Open Meteo API.
  • Description: Provides real-time and forecasted weather conditions essential for predicting weather-related road hazards. The data includes parameters such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, and visibility, which are crucial for assessing road safety under varying weather conditions.

Vehicle Data (OBD2 Adapter & RoadSense App)​

  • Source: Vehicles equipped with OBD2 Adapters, data relayed via RoadSense mobile application.
  • Description: Delivers real-time data on vehicle performance, including speed, engine status, and diagnostics. This data enables understanding of current driving conditions, vehicle health, and potential safety risks associated with individual vehicles on the road.

Space Data (Satellite Images & AI Microservice)​

  • Source: Satellite imagery processed by AI algorithms.
  • Description: Offers high-resolution images for road condition analysis, traffic patterns, and environmental changes. Advanced AI algorithms analyze satellite images to assess road conditions, detect traffic congestion, identify road hazards, and monitor environmental factors impacting road safety.

Governmental Data​

  • Source: Government servers.
  • Description: Provides structured data on road infrastructure, traffic regulations, accident statistics, and roadworks. Accessing government databases enables integration of comprehensive information related to road networks, regulatory frameworks, historical accident data, and ongoing road maintenance activities.

Phone Data​

  • Source: User's phone sensors (GPS, accelerometer, camera, etc.).
  • Description: Utilizes phone sensors to measure roads being used. By leveraging GPS, accelerometer, camera, and other sensors available on users' phones, the Roadsense project collects anonymized data to analyze road usage patterns, traffic flows, and route preferences.
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Your privacy is important to us. That's why we take great care to ensure all data collected from users is anonymized. Through anonymous data collection mechanisms, the Roadsense project prioritizes user privacy while still gathering valuable insights to improve road safety and traffic management.