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title: "How to inspect sidewalks with computer vision"
description: "Photos or video from a small vehicle, a cart or a phone on a set walking route feed a model trained on the owner own images. It marks likely problems such as cracks, raised or sunken slabs, gaps, broken curb ramps, missing or worn warning strips, tree roots lifting the surface and plants or objects blocking the path, and tags each one with a place and a photo. Comparing one pass with the next shows which spots are getting worse, which helps rank repairs and plan crews. Aim the camera at the ground, take photos when paths are quiet, and blur any person or plate before photos are stored. An inspector or crew lead reviews the flags, checks the worst ones on site and decides what to fix and when. The model does not replace field measurements, resident reports or accessibility reviews, and people make every repair call."
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# How can a city, campus or property owner use computer vision to find sidewalk damage?
Photos or video from a small vehicle, a cart or a phone on a set walking route feed a model trained on the owner own images. It marks likely problems such as cracks, raised or sunken slabs, gaps, broken curb ramps, missing or worn warning strips, tree roots lifting the surface and plants or objects blocking the path, and tags each one with a place and a photo. Comparing one pass with the next shows which spots are getting worse, which helps rank repairs and plan crews. Aim the camera at the ground, take photos when paths are quiet, and blur any person or plate before photos are stored. An inspector or crew lead reviews the flags, checks the worst ones on site and decides what to fix and when. The model does not replace field measurements, resident reports or accessibility reviews, and people make every repair call.
## What this means in practice
- Start with one district, campus or route.
- Label photos from your own paths for cracks, lifted slabs, gaps and broken ramps.
- Aim the camera at the ground and blur people and plates.
- Tag each flag with a place and a photo.
- Have an inspector check the worst flags on site before work is scheduled.
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