Case study · Infrastructure · Râmnicu Vâlcea

More than 40 km of roads turned into design data

An integrated survey for cycle lanes, bridges, pedestrian underpasses and river sections: mobile mapping, terrestrial laser scanning, robotic total stations and GNSS in a single coherent workflow.

Mobile mapping system used to measure roads in Râmnicu Vâlcea
40+ kmroad corridors
4 systemsintegrated capture
Urban + waterroads and riverbeds
A single basefor design
The challenge

A city is not measured with a single technology.

To develop the cycle lane network and prepare work on bridges and pedestrian underpasses, the 3D Discovery team documented more than 40 km of routes in Râmnicu Vâlcea.

The corridors included carriageway, pavements, junctions, built fronts, crossing areas and riverbeds along the routes analysed. Each environment needed an adapted measurement method, but all the data was tied into a common base for design.

Hybrid methodology

Speed along the corridor. Detail in the critical areas.

01

Mobile mapping

Continuous, efficient capture of street geometry over long distances, with minimal impact on traffic.

02

Terrestrial scanning

High density at complex points: bridges, underpasses, junctions and hard-to-reach areas.

03

Robotic total stations

Survey control and precise measurement of the elements relevant to design.

04

GNSS systems

Geospatial positioning and tying the field campaigns into a single system.

Visible data, not just promises

The urban corridor, documented in 3D

What was measured

The information needed for design decisions

The combined capture recorded the existing geometry of the routes and the relationship between infrastructure, pedestrian space, buildings and watercourses.

Detail from the point cloud and the topographic plan of a street in Râmnicu Vâlcea
Carriageway, kerbs, pavements and junctions
Built fronts and relevant urban elements
Areas proposed for cycle lanes
Sites for bridges and pedestrian underpasses
Riverbeds and sections crossed by the routes
Correlated data for plans, profiles and coordination between disciplines
Result

A verifiable digital base for infrastructure.

The point clouds and survey measurements give designers the real context of the site, reduce extra site visits and support the analysis of solutions before work on the ground.

Georeferenced point cloud
Survey and topographic plan
Data for profiles and sections
Documentation of bridge, underpass and riverbed areas
Measured support for urban mobility design
Measured infrastructure. Safer decisions.

Preparing a road or urban mobility project?

Send us the route and the project objectives. We choose the right capture method and the structure of the deliverables.

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