Lightweight road manager

Abstract

Citizens in various locations can report local infrastructure issues to the government by posting reports on certain websites, such as Chiba Report and FixMyStreet. Recently, these systems have begun operating worldwide. In these systems, a large volume of information is collected on infrastructure problems that are identified by citizens (e.g., broken paving slabs, fly tipping, graffiti, potholes). This information is expected to be utilized for infrastructure maintenance. However, local problems (especially road defection) identified by citizens are sometimes not deemed an urgent matter for road managers. This is because it is difficult for an average person to determine road damage status. Furthermore, non-critical reports may be a burden for local government because each report requires visual confirmation.