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This literature review explores applying image classification techniques to road infrastructure maintenance. It finds that convolutional neural networks are widely used for tasks like classifying road conditions and detecting damage. Challenges remain around model generalization and real-world deployment that require further research.

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Roads Imageclassif

This literature review explores applying image classification techniques to road infrastructure maintenance. It finds that convolutional neural networks are widely used for tasks like classifying road conditions and detecting damage. Challenges remain around model generalization and real-world deployment that require further research.

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Application of Image Classification in

Road Infrastructure
Maintenance: A Literature Review
Introduction
Today, maintaining road infrastructure is vital for transportation
networks and economic growth. This review examines the use of
image classification in road maintenance, including methodologies,
challenges, and advancements. While manual surveys or costly
equipment are conventional, image classification offers automated
solutions using computer vision algorithms. It covers research from
basic classification to deep learning models, with practical
applications such as pothole detection. Challenges like data quality
and algorithm robustness persist, prompting further research to
enhance transportation system efficiency and sustainability.
The paper emphasizes the effectiveness of convolutional neural networks
(CNNs) in tasks like road inspection, pothole detection, and traffic sign
recognition. Studies show promising results in classifying images of various
road conditions and signs. Factors such as image resolution and model
architecture affect performance. Transfer learning and data augmentation aid
generalization and accuracy. Automated generation of labeled data and real-
time map building illustrate classification's support for transportation
management. Challenges include dataset diversity, model interpretability, and
real-world deployment. Addressing these issues is crucial for wider adoption
of classification techniques in road maintenance.
This literature review explores applying image classification to road infrastructure
maintenance:

• Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are widely used for tasks like classifying
road conditions, detecting damage such as potholes, recognizing traffic signs,
and segmenting road markings.
• Transfer learning, fine-tuning pre-trained CNN models on road datasets,
achieves high accuracies, often exceeding 90%.
• Utilizing vehicle sensor data, like acoustic signals transformed into images for
CNN training, facilitates road surface classification.
• Unsupervised feature learning matches supervised approaches' accuracy by
analyzing road images.
• Object-based image analysis incorporating spatial, spectral, and
texture features assesses road conditions from high-resolution
satellite imagery.
• Automatic generation of labeled training data from 3D LiDAR point
clouds allows bias-free image classifier training.
• Capsule networks effectively extract and classify road markings, even
from low-quality mobile LiDAR scans.
• Challenges persist regarding model generalization, explainability, and
real-time implementation at large scales. Addressing these issues will
further enhance image classification's application in road
maintenance.
Conclusion
In summary, the literature review explored image classification
techniques for road infrastructure maintenance, revealing their
effectiveness in accurately identifying various road elements across
different conditions. Tasks such as road surface inspection, pothole
detection, and traffic sign recognition have benefited from CNNs' high
performance. Despite promising results, challenges such as
preprocessing methods and model interpretability persist, requiring
further attention. Addressing these challenges could significantly
enhance road safety and management efficiency. Overall, this review
provides valuable insights into current applications and future
research directions in this critical area of computer vision.

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