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Highway Navigation Survey

Duration: 3 months

Customer location: Europe

Coverage: 27 countries

Industry: Field Data Collection

Services: PII management (GDPR anonymization of all imagery) ● Photo & video mobile survey (multicam)

Key achievements:

190,000+ km surveyed

8.5M+ images captured

98.18% quality rate

The challenge

The client needed a pan-European highway imagery program built entirely from the ground up — with no existing process, team, or equipment in place. Every operational decision had to be made from scratch, under a tight seasonal deadline and a clear mandate to do more with less budget.

Key challenges included:

Road imagery database for highways in 27 EU countries

Full process design from scratch — teams, equipment, routes, QC

Strict 3-month deadline across a summer operational window

Maximize coverage per budget — 20% cost reduction target

What we delivered

190,000+ km surveyed

Highway roads captured across 27 EU countries in a single 3-month operational window, covering territory the client had not previously mapped.

8.5 million images delivered

High-quality images captured and processed, giving the client one of the most comprehensive highway imagery databases in Europe.

98.18% quality rate

Exceeded the client’s 96% quality target on first delivery, with no rework required and data ready for immediate use.

Budget saved, not spent

The client saved up to 20% of their allocated budget through route optimization and operational efficiency improvements Ralabs introduced during the project.

Network expanded

Client highway coverage grew by 17% as a direct result of the project — more roads mapped than originally scoped, within the same budget and timeline.

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