Smart Transport in road transport infrastructure

TLDR

Smart cities employ advanced IT and communication technologies to manage resources and improve quality of life, with smart transport enabling efficient, safe movement and reduced accidents. The study explores using UAVs for primary photofixation of accident sites to increase objectivity and reduce investigation time. UAVs equipped with high‑resolution cameras capture images from low altitudes and hard‑to‑reach areas, enabling rapid data collection in smart transport systems. This approach allows safe emergency zone access, improves objectivity of initial evidence, and supports automated processing into formal documents.

Abstract

Abstract Introduction of new technologies in cities through effective interaction between people and modern IT management tools has introduced the concept of «smart city» able to independently manage its own resources, energy, space and information to improve life quality. One of the main components of a «smart city» is «smart transport» using latest communication technologies for efficient movement, monitoring of location, interaction between vehicles and other traffic elements, general traffic safety improvement resulting in a decrease in the accident number (tendency towards zero mortality). One of the ways to expand this field of UAV application is their use for primary photofixation of the accident site, which will both increase the objectivity of the investigation and help to reduce time required for the investigation. Solving problems related to traffic safety in a «smart city» using IT technologies and UAVs — smart transport components results in fast collection of information, including that from hard-to-reach zones, the ability to take pictures from small heights and near objects to obtain high-resolution images. These are a possibility of application in emergency zones without unnecessary risk to life and health of personnel; improvement of the objectivity of primary information from the accident site; the possibility of automatic processing of the primary information with its transformation into the necessary types of formalized documents.