High Speed Lux Survey

The High Speed Lux Survey is a service unique to Odyssey Energy.

In contrast to traditional inspection methods, the high speed lux survey methodology gives an accurate performance measure of each light unit at night and has all the benefits of real-time measurement. This survey integrates with the other high speed surveys typically carried out for the roading department such as road roughness, skid resistance (road texture) and rutting. The lux survey becomes a useful tool for the monitoring and management of road lighting.

The high speed lux survey system is a vehicle mounted system allowing lux levels to be recorded at normal road speed, which makes it suitable for all types of road. The road is surveyed with the survey vehicle working in with existing traffic flows without impediment to the other traffic.

GPS and RAMM integration

Of importance to many clients is the ability for the lux data to be referenced against GPS coordinates, and RAMM data (the asset management system used by the majority of asset owners of street lights).

Our current high-speed lux survey contracts include data collection, post processing, export of data to RAMM database and training of the RAMM users. The benefits of this management process are:

  • Asset owners have a management tool in the form of lighting performance data (lux values) stored in the RAMM database, enabling them to quickly identify inefficient lights and resolve individual service request for lighting improvements
  • Asset owners can quickly identify roads (road sections) with low lighting levels, create priority list and together with other factors (ADT, crime, public use) and use this as supporting information for strategic plans.
  • It is possible to routinely monitor light performance from the start (new installations). Bulk lamp replacement intervals can be extended based on actual performance, rather than relying on conservative time intervals. In locations which require blocking of the traffic lanes (motorways, tunnels, bridges) this can be very useful and will result in significant reductions of maintenance costs.
  • Subjective human/visual observation of the lux levels is replaced by repeatable, clear and quantifiable measurement.
  • RAMM data base allows for storage of high-speed lux data in both graphical and spreadsheet format and can be exported for desktop analysis or roading reports.
  • Speed of survey is generally limited only by road speed limits, making the survey process very cost effective



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