Where 'the art of the possible' meets the road
乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 helped a U.S. state Department of Transportation transform infrastructure inventorying and maintenance planning with artificial intelligence.
Client
A U.S. state agency
Sector
State and local government
Project
Infrastructure management innovation
Client challenge
As the nation鈥檚 transportation infrastructure ages, government agencies like state Departments of Transportation (DOT) are pressed to maintain critical systems with finite maintenance budgets. To that end, this state DOT has assembled a library of approximately 20 million images: every stop light, directional sign, street and highway exit in its purview. The agency asked 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 to bring AI savvy to the challenge of building analytic models that could recognize, classify and geo-locate each of them on the state map, then use historical data to generate scenario forecasts and prioritize upkeep or repair investments.
Working together, 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 and the DOT designed and tested AI-driven models that combined neural networking and image augmentation with geographic information systems and dashboard reporting. The new tools deliver an instant view of the state鈥檚 transportation infrastructure and support asset preservation budgeting, and can also be leveraged to help envision the future of mobility and enable self-driving cars. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 helped the state DOT develop AI-driven models that represent firsts for government agencies, and make the promise of AI real.
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Where "the art of the possible" meets the road
Download PDFWe helped this client manage the practical challenges of bringing a frontier AI application from vision to reality.
Approach
乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 helped the state DOT leaders think from 鈥渢he art of the possible鈥� to envision AI-driven applications for infrastructure identification and asset preservation. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网:
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Combined proprietary 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 image recognition AI with the state鈥檚 DOT image assets to design proof-of-concept analytic models that could geo-locate photographed infrastructure assets and provide an inventory count, accessible via interactive dashboards.
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Tested the model on a data set of approximately 20 million state DOT images, using 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网鈥檚 high-speed graphical processing power.
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Joined forces to create structured development practices between 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 and the state鈥檚 DOT, leveraging and combining proprietary 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 AI tools and state DOT image assets.
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Provided wide-ranging implementation know-how and guidance to manage the practical challenges of bringing a frontier AI application from vision to reality.
Benefits to client
This state DOT has advanced the application of AI to public infrastructure inventory and maintenance, with leading analytic models. Specific benefits include:
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Improved decision support tools now available to help the state DOT executives better analyze maintenance budgets in the face of an aging infrastructure base.
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Successful demonstration that AI innovation, like convolutional neural networking and geolocation modeling, can be applied at scale to massive image inventories.
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The state DOT鈥檚 own data science practices advanced, with analytic precedents now in place to adapt the analytic models to other state asset classes.
乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 insights
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We turn advanced analytics and AI into pragmatic solutions
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We know state and local government
Government entities like state DOTs operate in conditions where quantifiable results must meet taxpayer expectations for accountability. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 is well-versed in adapting commercial-sector innovation鈥攊ncluding AI鈥攖o their mission and unique stakeholder priorities.
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We actively explore ways to bring 鈥渢he art of the possible鈥� to life
As part of our commitment to help clients achieve their vision, we structured an innovative co-development practice model that leveraged the AI modeling capabilities of 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 with image assets from the state鈥檚 DOT, ultimately transforming their approach to asset preservation.