RAPID User Manual
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1. The buttons and their placement is defined by the overlay xml see the setting up RAPID overlays section for further guidance on how to edit an overlay Features can be added to the sequence by selecting the relevant button to activate the feature The status of each button is displayed by its background colour Light blue length feature inactive Yellow length feature active and written to the database Be Red length feature overwriting The feature is only written to the database once it has unselected If a button has been pressed unintentionally then the undo button within the Controls area can be pressed This will remove the last feature recorded from the recent feature box and place it in the undone features box To redo a feature press the Redo button this will move the feature back from the undone features to the recent feature RAPID user manual Note the location of point features are not displayed in by the background colour changing to red The oly way to review the location of a point feature is to use the feature list Note when coding it is possible to skip around the sequence using the slider bar in the video window However a feature cannot have an end location that is before its start location If this is attempted an error message will be displayed 6 3 Completing a sequence Once the coding for a sequence is complete any butt2. F 3 k 8 Formatting as Table v Styles Run iRAP RPS PreProcessor or use Ctrl Shift p This Star Rating pre processor is solely owned by iRAP and if provided to iRAP s partners is done so on the basis that it is only used with iRAP Star Rating data Any errorsor issues with the routines should be reported to James Bradford m IRAP Upload File Selection File Name Start Row 72 RAP Data File Sheet Name Add Sheet m Raw Insepction Data Conversion Raw Inspection Data Sheet Name Unique Values ser Lookup Table Convert Data V3b RAPID Edit Lookup table Processes Specials v2 2 Overtaking Demand v2 2 Check Values v2 2 Pedestrian amp Bicycle Flow Review Coding RAPID user manual a Select the File name using Open File IRAP Upload File Selection File Name omme File mem Row b Specify the row to start converting from c Select the worksheet to create the upload file in Start Row Ld RAP Data File Sheet Name Add sheet Raw Insepction Data Conversion m z 1 m i 1 mi d If no upload worksheet exists one can be created entering the desired name and using the Add Sheet button e Select the worksheet the RAPID export data is in Raw Insepction Data Conversion Raw Inspection Data Sheet Name H Unique values 4 GOKUP able Convert Data V3b RAPID Edit Lookup table f Sele
3. Sections box In addition the end position is inserted into the start position ready for the next section Inspection Roads Sections Export Road A404 Sections junction 1 junction 2 gt Section Information Start position description junction 1 End position description junction 2 Update Delete New Note when sections are added to the Inspection database a mirror section in the reverse direction is also added to the database to enable sections to be inspected in both directions if required However only the forward is displayed for each section in the Sections box since the forwards and backward sections are twinned The process for updating or deleting sections is the same as for roads RAPID user manual 4 2 Managing an inspection database Upon starting RAPID Administrator select Load This will present an Open dialog box use this to select the inspection database file that you want to manage Once the inspection database has been created the Inspection textbox will be updated with the address of the inspection database Roads and sections can be added updated or delete from the inspection database using the relevant buttons on the Roads and Sections tabs Note it is recommended that the delete function for either roads or sections is not used after any road data has been collected since you risk permanently dele
4. 5 2 3 Ending a sequence To stop a sequence all active buttons should be press to inactivate them this is done so that the feature being record has an end time assigned to it If no end time is assigned to a feature then it is not written to the database Once all the buttons are inactive the Stop button should be pressed Current Positioning Data Bearing VDOP Long Lat Hof Sats 8 POUP Fix O This will open the Confirm Stop Inspection Sequence dialog box Stop should be pressed at the same time as the camera is stopped RAPID user manual Confrim Stop Inspection Sequence Click Stop button simultaneously with recording stop on your Sony Handycam HDR SR8E Once Stop has been pressed in the Confirm Stop Inspection Sequence dialog box the RAPID Road will stop recording GPS data and buttons pressed in the overlay If another sequence for the road section is to be recorded then the Start button can be pressed again This will start another sequence recording associated with the same road section Current Positioning Data Speed HDOP Time 2020 05 08 10 32 56 62 H of Sats ME POOP a Fix l lt x 3 IIH If a different road or section is to be recorded or no more sequences are to be recorded then the management window must be selected typically it is brought to the front by clicking on it in the operating systems taskbar Once the window is visible End should be
5. Bicycle Facilites Bicycle a Roadside ORZEC ae f d gt d mao 0 5 510 TAAA Krl an Rp me Motorcycle moi woz Facility Roadside BE L L NA 0 0 5 510 el l dell p me Controls A R 1 Feature list provides a list of the feature recorded at their associated times 2 Overlay used to record features 3 Video this plays back the video RAPID user manual In addition to the default windows a Google Map window can be opened by clicking on the Windows menu within the management window then selecting Google Maps nspec Feature List Google Maps pp RAPID test iRAP_RAPID_overlay_ Overlay pp RAPID test V3 Icons C Users James Desktop RAPID test New edit 1 mdb Road one A B gt Road one A B lt Road one B C gt Road one B C lt Road two AA BB lt Road two BB CC gt Road two BB CC lt C NUsers James Desktop RAPID test Test 4 MPG rOWSE HOWSE nad LUGU When selected this will open a google map window By default the google map window will open displaying Northern Europe the map will be updated once the video has been started E wel wap T Satellite Hybrid A JON u mace 2012 G oEye Teme Note when sequences are coded one after another without exiting RAPID Video numerous instances of the Google Map window can be opened in error This should be checked every time that the Google map window is o
6. one second z Z B Skip to end skips the video to the end of the sequence This button is useful if a feature is relevant to a whole sequence In addition to the playback controls the video window includes a time display and a slider bar The time display provides the current position in the sequence and the total duration of the sequence The slider bar enables the user to skip to a different location in the sequence by dragging the slider the marks below the slider indicate minutes within the sequence 05 55 11 35 U Note the codec used for RAPID Video is budget version this means that the there can be an increased amount of interlacing present in the video compared to standard media player The codec is also limited to MPEG2 videos ideally the Sony version RAPID user manual 6 2 2 Google Map window The google map window displays the location recorded associated with the current location of the sequence Google Maps GPS tracker or YY The map can be zoomed in or out and panned using the controls in the top left corner Note the map will be centred on the current location of the sequence every time a new GPS Coordinate is found in the data This means that any panning that has been done will be lost The map can also be displayed in map Satellite or Hybrid mode Google Maps GPS tracker e Feathers S and Strings La Maja 7 Bidg Mapua Institu of Technolo Philippin
7. to code video data and review coding data Following road coding data can be exported from RAPID Administration converted in the iRAP upload file format and uploaded to VIDA the iRAP online Star Rating software http vida irap org 1 1 Usage of RAPID RAPID can be provided free of charge for non commercial use Those wishing to undertake iRAP specification inspections commercially should apply for accreditation refer to Star Rating Inspection System Accreditation Specification and Record available at hitp downloads irap org docs RAP SR 2 3 Inspection System Accreditation Specification and Record pdf 1 2 Development of RAPID The RAPID system is relatively simple and would benefit from a number of improvements If you are interested in helping us further develop RAPID please contact james bradford irap org 1 3 System requirements RAPID Administrator RAPID Road and RAPID Video require at least e Windows XP with service pack 2 RAPID Road only operates under Windows XP e Minimum of 1 USB port e 2Ghz processor e 2Gb RAM e 300 Meg available space on the hard disk drive for RAPID and prerequisite software RAPID user manual 2 RAPID Hardware RAPID is designed to flexible in the hardware required to operate it Therefore there are a numerous different hardware combinations that are possible The details below are items of hardware that have been used successfully 2 1 Computer RAPID Road is used to collect the loc
8. what Com port the GPS is attached to Typically this is done by opening Control panel opening System open Device manager the GPS should be listed within the Com ports section Select Properties select the Details tab this will display the Com port and the data rate To set the Com port for RAPID Road the file AppSettings xml should be opened in notepad or similar xml compatible editor Within this file the following line should be updated to the relevant Com port lt add key GPS PORT value COM6 gt The other GPS settings in AppSettings xml should also be reviewed i e baud databits and stopbits If the GPS is correctly recognised the time latitude and longitude should be present in the bottom right of the RAPID Road overlay window If no GPS is present either the GPS has not acquired a signal or RAPID Road is unable to establish a connection with the GPS if the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky you would expect a signal to be acquired within 5mins of being connected Note typically when a USB GPS is connected to a different USB port a different Com port is assigned to it therefore it is recommended that the same USB port is used each time RAPID Road is used Note it is recommended that a data rate of 4800 bps is used for the GPS Note currently RAPID Road only seems to be able to establish a connection with the USB GPS within Windows XP This means that computers used for road surveys are requ
9. Ber VL lh Tile pi jaz LK Ig LU Kd IR m Th lij ih BT T lulu Ere U s lk RAPID User Manual August 2014 About IRAP The International Road Assessment Programme iRAP is a charity dedicated to saving lives through safer roads IRAP works in partnership with government and non government organisations to e inspect high risk roads and develop Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans e provide training technology and support that will build and sustain national regional and local capability e track road safety performance so that funding agencies can assess the benefits of their investments Road Assessment Programmes RAP are now active in more than 50 countries throughout Europe Asia Pacific North Central and South America and Africa IRAP is financially supported by the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society Projects receive support from the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility automobile associations regional development banks and donors National governments automobile clubs and associations charities the motor industry and institutions such as the European Commission also support RAPs in the developed world and encourage the transfer of research and technology to IRAP In addition many individuals donate their time and expertise to support IRAP For more information For more information on using the iRAP online software contact James Bradford IRAP Engineering Manager james brad
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11. ation data in parallel to the camera collecting the video Therefore it is recommended that a laptop is used Since the RAPID Road will be operated by a passenger in a moving vehicle it is strongly recommended that either a laptop with a touch sensitive screen or using a laptop with an additional touch sensitive screen connected is used RAPID Administrator and RAPID Video can operated on a separate computer to RAPID Road For RAPID Video it is strongly recommended that a computer with two monitors is utilised 2 2 Camera The type of camera used for RAPID is very flexible the requirements for RAPID Video is that the video is a MPEG2 and should be no wider than 720 pixels However cameras with different formats and higher resolution can be used and the video converted to the require format and resolution Using this approach adds another stage to the data collection process and that more storage space is required but is also means that a high quality video is collected and could be used in future Super video converter http www erightsoft com SUPER html has been used successfully to convert video files suitable for RAPID Video e Sony HDR SR8E suggest using Sony VCL ES06 wide angle lens in conjunction with this camera e Sony HDR SR12E suggest using Sony VCL HGO737C wide angle lens in conjunction with this camera e GoPro Hero 2 motorsport edition suggest using a wifi backpack and a polarized lens e GoPro Hero 3 motorsp
12. ature list windows will be opened Overlay A i 2 FR el 04 15 540 104 I I l 4 H 4 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 10 10 1 1 5 5 10 10 20 20 am Cast END rm mn MTT rrr an Car GD END CONCRETE mETAL M C lass nore MEW ZIEL NO FS NO 4 84 04HA 242 ROCKFACE ROLL SLOPE NO ROLL ROCKFACE ROLL SLOPE a FORMAL FTTT FTTT FT TT rrr FTTT FTTT FT TT em NTE H AN CONCRETE METAL M C WIRE ROPE INFORMAL A ir Curent Positioning Data Speed N A HDOP N A A e Bearing N A VDOP N A CONCRETE METAL M C WIRE ROPE Controls Hof Sats N A PDOP N A N A Once a GPS position has been acquired it will be displayed in the Current Positioning Data area and the fix checkbox will be checked Current Positioning Data Bearing DOP Long Lat Hof Sats 8 POUP Fix CO If a GPS position has not been acquired but RAPID Road and the GPS are communicating correctly then the start button will be deactivated however the time should still appear in the Current Positioning Data area If no time information is displayed then the RAPID Road and the GPS are not communicating correctly see the trouble shooting area for further guidance When carrying out a road survey it is recommended that more than 5 satellites are visible displayed in of Sats textbox If the number of satellites falls below this level when collecting data it is recommended that very
13. ct the desired lookup table One of the later sections will cover setting up a lookup table g Within the tabbed section at the bottom select the Specials tab Processesf Specials Convert RAPID Counterffeauses Create Sections Curvature from GPS h Select Convert RAPID on the Specials tab RAPID user manual 5 You will be presented with RAPID convert setup this will be used to define settings for the sequence to convert If a column number has been set in the look up table his will displayed in the setup window otherwise a value can be set for the whole sequence C mnn x ga 7 RAPID convert setup JW X Please specify or check the the following Road name Section name Coder name Road survey date Coding date Earth s radius Start row Video file name optional Proceed a Road name section name coder name road survey date and coding data are used set the value for the whole sequence b The Earth s radius is used to establish 100m lengths It should be noted that the earth radius varies between 6353 to 6384km depending on location This value can be varied to get a better 100m spacing for the sequence location c The start row for the conversion can be altered within the setup d If the video file name is defined it will be added to the time at the start of each 100m within the image reference column for the upload file 6 Select Proceed 7 The pre pr
14. ds to be inspected should be written into the Road Information Name textbox and then select new Once a road has been added it will appear in the Roads box Roads Sections Export Road Information Name To update a road i e correct a spelling mistake the road should be selected in the Road box the name can then be edited in the Road Information Name textbox following this Update should be selected to write the change to the inspection database To delete a road the road should be selected in the Road box and Delete should be selected Note it is recommended that the delete function is not used after any road data has been collected Once the roads have been defined sections can be assigned to them Select the Sections tab RAPID user manual Sections Export Sections Section Information Start position description End position description Each of the roads can be selected from the Road drop down box Each section has a start position and end position associated with it The start position is defined in the Start position description textbox likewise the End position description textbox is used to define the end position Once the start and end positions have been entered select New Once the section has been written to the inspection database it will appear in the
15. e Business for Social Progress ECJ Bldg gt San Agustin gt Museum Ye A o Puerta de National San Agustin w Sta Lucia Church szum TH Commission for EE Culture and the Arts 9 Philippines O lt amp K Re GE 4 Chs dita 2012 Google Terme uss C Google Maps GPS tracker Im gery 62012 Digita Giobe GeoEye Terms of Use Tary Dep A Map Satellite Hybrid p s F Ro 2 rings L Sc Google Maps GPS tracker RS s N ers ngs FYLTE c Bidg 1 Lyceum i c Philipp Unive a Mapua Instituf OMEGA Eh XS SA S L LE G Imagery 2012 Digitalg be G amp hFyer fag data 2012 Google Terme 4 3 The location of point objects should be shown with a marker on the map However this feature does not always work RAPID user manual 6 2 3 Feature list window The feature list window displays the features that have been recorded in the database Feature Sidewalk right Oto 1m Speed limit 60 Bike flow high Streetlighting present Int type deg Intersection flow medium Intersection quality poor Road condition poor Road condition medium Grip seal medium The feature list will index through the features based on the current location in the sequence s the location for a feature is reached the feature will be highlighted in the list Double clicking on a feature within the feature list will move the sequence location to the start location for t
16. elpful a From the RAPID Admin folder create a shortcut for RAPID Administration exe b From the RAPID Road folder create a shortcut for RAPID Road exe c From the RAPID Video folder create a shortcut for RAPID Video exe d Foreach short cut right click select properties on shortcut tab select change icon select browse select icon from appropriate folder for the short cut e Move the short cuts to the desktop Download and unzip the standard IRAP V3 Star Rating overlays and icons It is suggested that the overlays and icon folder are store with the folder each inspection database is stored in The IRAP V3 Star Rating overlays and icons can be found at httos www dropbox com s 8jw3siqhbx63279 RAPID Overlays zip Install and setup the USB GPS drivers Note when installing the GPS driver typically the driver should be installed before the GPS is connected to the computer Use the short cuts to access each component of RAPID A test dataset for the RAPID video can be found at https www dropbox com s mgzudjax8wneow2 RAPID Example data zip RAPID user manual 4 RAPID Administrator RAPID Administrator is used to create manage and export inspection databases Before creating an inspection database the structure RAPID uses for inspection should be understood e An inspection is made up of roads for example A404 or M1 e Roads are divided into sections for example A404 junction 1 to junction 2 or M1 Luton to M
17. f the description 7 1 4 Button groups Button groups are used to define groups of buttons This means that when an inspection sequence is exported all the buttons within a group will be exported in a single column within the csv file All the button groups should be arranged together in the file as lt button groups gt lt button group lt button group RAPID user manual lt button groups gt The structure of each button group should be lt button group id Curvature desc Curvature area Curvature type CA gt lt button Id gt lt button Id gt lt button id gt lt button Id gt lt button group gt id defines name of the button group desc defines decription of the button group this will be used as the column title within the export csv file and the name that appears in the feature list for RAPID Road and RAPID Video area defines which of the button areas the group should be placed in All buttons within a group are placed in the same button area type defines if the buttons in the group are P point or CA length features All buttons within a group need to be the same type Note multiple button groups can be placed into the same button area 7 1 5 Buttons Buttons are used to interface with the user The structure of each button should be lt button id Curve straight desc Curve straight loc x 5 loc_y 25 gt button id defines the name of t
18. fordQirap net 44 1256 345 598 GMT 0 To find out more about the programme visit www irap org You can also subscribe to WrapUp the iRAP e newsletter by sending a message to icanhelp irap org International Road Assessment Programme IRAP 2010 IRAP technology including protocols processes and brands may not be altered or used in any way without the express written agreement of iRAP IRAP is a not for profit organisation registered in England amp Wales under company number 05476000 Registered Office 60 Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DS RAPID user manual Version June 2012 Document created Feb 2013 Addition of RAPID hardware section June 2013 Addition of example data links August 2014 Further guidance provided updated for IRAP V3 model section on usage and development added Contents TRAPIDO IO EEE NN NE R Od AE 5 st BENENE 5 2 POZRIODMENLOLRADID gt tad RCA sees R cers id A a ad O Zd 5 1 3 System FEQUIFEMENES cccccecccceeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseueeseueeseueeseueesaueeseueeseueeseeeseneesaneeseeeesens 5 2 RAPID lt Ts UT EN EE 6 a e lt reit ENN 6 ZANE eT CZ ROR NETA 6 23 JOBODONCCOME AAAA dk 6 3 nt HAST CUI NN EEEE 7 EE BE e Tania LER EV EE EE EE DE EN inedinasiatenatounhens 8 4 1 Creating an inspection database e esse eee ee eee 8 4 2 Managing an inspection databaSe aaa We es SU Da OOP OO 11 4 3 Exporting an inspection database eeeaee aaa aa
19. he feature Features can be deleted from the feature list using the red crossing in the top left of the window However this facility should be used sparingly and with caution since it permanently deletes features Multiple features can be deleted at the same time by holding down ctrl and selecting the desired features By default the feature list just displays the feature name It is recommended that the Start and Duration of the features is displayed This can be done by right clicking in the grey area to the right of Feature in the menu that appears select both Start and Duration Feature a v Sidewalk_right_Oto 1m Feature Speed limit 60 Start Bike flow high Duration Feature List 2 Feature Duration Sidewalk_right_Oto 1m f 01 11 Speed limit 60 1 05 01 Bike flow high 05 09 Streetlighting present 497 00 03 Int_type_4leg Intersection_flow_medium Streetlighting present Int type dleg Intersection flow medium Intersection quality poor Road condition poor Road condition medium Grip seal medium Intersection quality poor Road condition poor Road condition medium Grip seal medium Typical issues that can be corrected with the feature list are e Length features with no duration e Multiple point features of the same type a one location Note within the feature list length features will have a start and duration whereas point features will only have a start
20. he button There needs to be a corresponding giff for each button in the folder with the same name as the button id desc defines the description of the button this used as the value that is reported for the button within the export csv file loc X defines the placement of the button within the button area in the x axis Loc y defines the placement of the button within the button area in the y axis 7 1 6 Attribute groups Attribute groups are used to create a link between buttons The effects of attribute groups is unknown All the attribute groups should be arranged together in the file as lt aitribute_groups gt lt attribute group lt attribute_group RAPID user manual lt attribute groups gt The structure of each attribute group should be lt attribute group id Turn lane gt lt attribute button id lnt type turnlane gt lt button id Int type 4leg gt lt attribute group gt id defines the name of the attribute group attribute button id defines the primary button id that the attribute should be associated with button id defines the secondary button id the attribute group should be associated with 7 2 Icons For each button defined in the overlay xml file there should be a corresponding giff icon file in the icon folder For example the file Curve straight giff should be in the icon folder for the button lt button id Curve straight desc Curve straight loc_x 5 loc_y 25 gt When crea
21. hould be select Note the sequence name is composed of the section name and direction followed by the sequence number in square brackets and finally the sequence duration in square brackets hh mm ss Once the sequence is selected the associated video should selected using the appropriate Browse Once the video file has been selected the sequence can be coded by selecting Load Note if the video file and the sequence duration differ by more than a few seconds then RAPID video will not open the sequence since it is likely that the wrong video file has been selected If the video file is too long ir short due to a mistake refer to the trouble shooting section When coding a sequence by default the following windows are opened To Flow Bicycle Flow Ped Crossing Ped cel Flow l e am lom Wone Lom Bis L rel he UZ LA MED AFA Left Carriageway Upgrade Area Type Right AE ABU s s E tad FAE Side Area peed limit Side Area Hine 0000000000 bus oan Store curr Median Treatment dA Trleen me Lalla 20 cenl N UI elel gs Lane width Intersection type Condition NMW A AGABKNA BEE Vertical Sub Quality Flow Access Side Friction Are MA EE MAA M 090 Paved shoulder Unpaved Curvature Quality MKM RRR ror AA Number of Lanes Lines Extras Notes el EN LINES K T th EA Ped Left Sidewalk Ped Crossing Facilities Quality Ped Right Sidewalk ve AH AB MIAS BEE Xs A BABA Go
22. ilton Keynes e Road sections are made up of sequences sequences are individual inspection lengths typically they have a duration of 30 to 45 minutes however they can be shorter if required It should be noted that sequences are generated on demand by RAPID Road this means that they cannot be defined in RAPID Administrator It is recommended that sequences should not have a duration longer than 30 minutes since it RAPID loses GPS signal then it is likely that the data being collected will be corrupted and not recoverable therefore the sequence will need to be started again 4 1 Creating an inspection database Upon starting RAPID Administrator you will be presented with the following screen ol Inspection Administrator Inspection Roads Inspection Define the inspection database name in Inspection textbox Select New This will open a Save As dialog box use this to define the inspection database file name and location to store it It is recommended that a folder is setup to store the inspection database overlay files icons folder and inspection video files in RAPID user manual Once the inspection database has been created the Inspection textbox will be updated with the address of the inspection database Select the Roads tab This looks like Inspection Roads Sections Export Road Infomation Name The name of each of the roa
23. ired to have Windows XP however RAPID Video and RAPID Administrator can be used with Windows XP and later versions RAPID user manual 5 2 On Road data collection 5 2 1 Starting a sequence Upon starting RAPID Road you will presented with the management window File Windows Help Inspection data Overlay file Icon folder Database Section To load a RAPID Road sequence you will need to Browse and select the following items e Overlay file this is an xml file that defines what buttons are available what icon is assigned to each button and where they are located e Icon folder this is the folder which should include all the icons that will be used on the buttons e Database this is the inspection database Once the inspection database has been opened the Section box will be populated with the road sections a9 RAPTool Inspector Le File Windows Help Inspection data Overlay file C Users James Documents Work 5 Suppliers 4 accrediatior Icon folder C Users James Documents Work 5 Suppliers amp accrediatior Database C Wsers Wames Desktop RAPID new insepction mdb Section A404 junction 1 junction 2 gt A404 junction 1 junction 2 lt The required road section should be selected and Load selected Note Load will not be available until all three items and a road section are defined RAPID user manual When Load has been overlay and fe
24. ld include all the icons that will be used on the buttons e Database this is the inspection database Once the inspection database has been opened the Section box will be populated with the road sections File Windows Help Inspection data ovedzyfie CAUser James Desktop RAPID testVRAP RAPID _ovedzy Icon folder _ C 4Users JamestDesktop RAPID test V3 Icons Browse Database C NUsers Wames Desktop RAPID test New edit 1 mdb Section Road one A B gt Road one A B lt Road one B C gt Road one B C lt Road two AA BB gt Road two AA BB lt Road two BB CC gt Road two BB CC lt Sequence Video file RAPID user manual Select the desired road section that is required Note the section names are combinations of the road section and direction inspected Once the section has been selected it associated sequences will be displayed in the sequence box File Windows Help Inspection data Overayfile C Users WamestDesktop1RAPID test NRAP RAPID overay Icon folder _ C WUsers JamestDesktop RAPID test V3 Icons Database _ C Users James Desktop RAPID test New edit 1 mdb Section Road one A B gt Road one A B lt Road one B C gt Road one B C lt Road two AA BB lt Road two BB CC gt Road two BB CC lt Sequence ff AA BB gt 1 00 01 01 AA BB gt 2 00 11 36 Video file The required sequence s
25. ocessor will inform you when the conversion process is finished 8 Save the RAPID export file 9 Copy the iRAP upload file and save as csv file for uploading RAPID user manual 8 2 Setting up a lookup table Within the pre processor lookup tables are used to convert data from one format to another The standard RAPID V3 overlay can be exported using the RAPID to V3c lookup table Any changes made to an overlay should be reflected in the relevant lookup table Each lookup table is setup with the upload file format in columns to E The corresponding values and columns in which they are located that will be convert to the upload file are defined in columns F to P A B LC E F G H 1 IRAP v3 Lookup table 7 u gt E G Column Type Category a o L S 4 Z 5 1 text Coder name NA NA 0 6 2 text Coding date NA NA 0 T a text Road survey date N NA 0 B 4 text Image reference NA NA 99 g 5 text Road Name NA NA 0 10 6 text Section NA NA 0 11 T text Distance NA NA 29 12 text Length NA NA 99 13 9 text Latitude NA NA 2 14 10 text Longitude NA NA 3 15 11 text Landmark NA NA 99 16 12 text Comments NA NA 99 17 13 list Carriageway 1 Carriageway of divided road Carraigeway 18 2 Larriageway B of divided road 4 Carraigeway B 19 3 Undivided road 4 Carraigeway_U 20 4 Carriageway 4 of a motorcycle facility 4 Carraigeway A MC 21 5 Carriagewav B of motorcycle facility 4 Carraigeway B MC 22 14 list Upgrade c
26. ocket since different USB sockets will be assigned different com pot numbers e The GPS settings are not correct See Setting up RAPID Road section e he power supply to the GPS is not working correctly RAPID user manual
27. ons that are still active need to be deactivated so that they are written to the database Following this the management window must be selected typically it is brought to the front by clicking on it in the operating systems taskbar Select End within the management window RAPID user manual 7 Setting up RAPID overlays Within RAPID overlays files are xml files that define the layout of the Overlay window 7 1 Overlay xml The following sections cover the different sections of the overlay xml file Note it is recommended that a tidy xml should be created since this helps when the file is edited For example the button areas and groups can be ordered as they appear on the overlay tabs should be used so that the each of the button area button variables line up 7 1 1 File header The overlay xml file should be started with lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt buttons gt And ended with lt buttons gt 7 1 2 Definition of buttons This is contained in the code lt standard values gt lt button size x 40 y 40 gt lt button color p LightSteelBlue pc Gold c Lavender ca Crimson gt lt Standard values gt button size defines the size of all the buttons bla 9 button colour defines the button colour for p point features pc point features clicked c length features and ca active length features The colours defined need to be according to an unknown naming c
28. onversion therefore experimentation with colour names is suggested if changes to the colours is required RAPID user manual 7 1 3 Definition of button areas Button areas are areas on the overlay window to which buttons can be assigned Curvature All the button areas should be arranged together in the file as lt button areas gt lt button area lt button area lt button areas gt The structure of each button area should be lt button area id Curvature loc x 10 loc y 510 width 290 height 70 description Curvature gt id defines the name of the area this name is used when defining which area each button is assigned to The id should not include spaces loc X defines where in the on the overlay window the button area should placed in the x axis loc x is the number of pixels the left edge of the button area is relative to the left edge of the overlay window loc_y defines where in the on the overlay window the button area should placed in the y axis loc_y is the number of pixels the top edge of the button area is relative to the top edge of the overlay window width defines the total width of the button area in pixels height defines the total height of the button area in pixels note the height refers to the button area frame and does not include the description description is the label that is included at the top left of the button area Unfortunately there is no way to define the font size o
29. oom gates 24 Int type rail active 216 2 Roundabout 24 Int type roundabout 217 1 Merge lane 24 Int type merge 218 15 Median crossing point informal 24 Int type medianturn informal 219 16 Median crossing point formal 24 Int type medianturn formal 220 1 None 24 Note in the example you will notice that the codes are not in numerical order this is because they are in risk order since they are checked in the order they appear in the lookup table 8 2 3 lgnore items Ignore items are a special case of list items they are treated the same as list items by the RAPID convention RAPID user manual 9 Trouble shooting Issue GPS time displayed but no GPS fix in the road inspector Action If time information is displayed and you can see it s continuously updated but the fix checkbox is unchecked the GPS is waiting to get enough quality in positions You may be placed at spot where the GPS has difficulties to get satellites in view This can occur if you are e Indoor e Under a bridge or in a tunnel e Close to high buildings Try to move to another location and see if this solves your problem Issue No GPS information is displayed in the road inspector Action If no GPS information at all is displayed it may be for one of several reasons e You are at spot where the GPS has no view to satellites e The GPS is not correctly connected to the computer Even if a USB GPS is used it is necessary to plug it to the right USB s
30. ort edition suggest using a polarized lens e GoPro Hero 3 motorsport edition suggest using a polarized lens 2 3 USB GPS receiver The primary requirement for the USB GPS receiver is that it must have a SiRFstarlll chipset The receivers that have been successful used are e Navibe GM720 e Navilock NL 302U http www navilock de produkte F 778 GPS 61422 merkmale htmi e Holux GR 213 http www holux com JCore en products products content jsp pno 127 RAPID user manual 3 RAPID Installation The steps you will need to go through are 1 8 Install net framework v3 5 or later for Windows XP v4 or later for Windows 7 net framework 3 5 can found at http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 2 1 net framework 4 can be found at http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 1 7851 Install DirectX SDK DirectX SDK June 2010 can be found at http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 6812 Install LeadTools MPEG 2 Video Decoder this has to be purchased from Leadtools typical cost is US 10 For test purposes a copy of the MPEG 2 Video Decoder can be found at https www dropbox com s c30j0uxox02vl20 MPEG2 codec zip Download and unzip RAPID software to an appropriate location on your hard drive The RAPID software can be found at httos www dropbox com s bn1 2pek3xl4btvn RAPID software zip The following steps are not required but have been found to be h
31. ost 3 High 5 Upgrade cost high 2 P Medium 5 Upgrade cost medium 24 1 Low 5 Upgrade cost low 8 2 1 Text items For text items within the upload file the conversion will transfer the content of the cell at start of the 100m for the column defined in column F of the lookup table In the example below the latitude would be copied to the upload file from column 2 of the export file likewise the longitude would be copied from column 3 Column Type Category Category ID Column Search for ju bud 9 text Latitude NA NA 2 10 text Longitude NA NA 3 ME en If the coder name coding date road survey date road name or section are not refined in the RAPID export file column F should be set to 0 or left blank in this case the user will be prompted to define the values for the whole sequence within the RAPID convert setup window RAPID user manual 8 2 2 List items For list items the conversion will select the highest category from the list of categories for the relevant rows within the 100m In the example below if the value Right Roadside 0 to 1 is found in column 18 of the rows for the 100m then code 1 is written into the upload file if this value is not found the next value is checked for a la gt E Column Type Category G L 3 S ba L O r 3 153 29 list Roadside severity drivers side distance 1 0 to lt 1m 18 Right Roadside 0 to 1 154 E 1 to lt 5m 18 Righ
32. pen This can be done by moving the window and checking there are no duplicated behind it The windows should be resized and positioned so they are suitable for the current task Positions are stored and will be restored the next time RAPID Video is opened Note if two screens were used for coding which is recommended and then next time RAPID Video is opened only a single screen is used or the screen is setup to be other side of the main screen the RAPID Video windows will still be opened on the screen that has been removed RAPID user manual 6 2 Coding a sequence A sequence is coded by playing back the video and recoding the features The play back of the sequence is controlled using the video window and the features are recorded using the overlay window 6 2 1 Video window The play back is controlled in the Video window by using the buttons at the bottom of the window gt om OOC 05 55 11 35 Play starts the video playing once playing the play button is replace by pause Paused pauses the video This is useful for coding multiple features that same point Fast Forward increases the speed of video play back The quality of play back in fast forward is dependent on performance of the computer running RAPID Video Stop this stops the play back of the video and returns the video to the start Step backwards steps the video backwards one second Step forwards steps the video forwards
33. r is a length feature and an intersection is a point feature To record a point feature the relevant button should be pressed the button will flash yellow momentarily and the feature will be recorded at the relevant time in the feature list window To record a point feature the relevant button should be pressed this will active the start point for the feature and the button will turn red To set the end point of the feature the button should be pressed again and it will return to its original colour Press RAPID user manual If a point feature is being recorded and a different one is required if the features are in the same group the new feature can be selected and first one will be deselected Press Press If a button has been pressed unintentionally then the undo button within the Controls area can be pressed This will remove the last feature recorded from the recent feature box and place it in the undone features box To redo a feature press the Redo button this will move the feature back from the undone features to the recent feature Controls Note do not close the overlay window the window will automatically be closed as when the sequence IS ended as described in the next section If the overlay window is closed you will be unable to stop RAPID Road recording and so you will have to close RAPID Road using task manager and you will lose the current sequence
34. select This enables a different road or section to be selected or for the window to be closed and hence exit RAPID Road Note do not select End in the management window before you have stopped the sequence recording This could damage the data recorded for the sequence 5 3 Managing video files It is recommended that an inspection log is used during the inspection The inspection log should document e Road name e Section name e Sequence number note sequence numbers is assigned consecutively based on inspection order e Date e Start and end time for each sequence e Person coding e Status of the video file e Video file name The inspection log will soeed up the process of matching sequence data with video data within RAPID Video It is also advisable that video data is backed up every day and that the video files checked and the names are recorded during this process RAPID user manual 6 RAPID Video 6 1 Starting a sequence Upon starting RAPID Video you will presented with the management window File Windows Help Inspection data Overlay file Icon folder Database Section Sequence Video file To load a sequence for coding you will need to Browse and select the following items e Overlay file this is an xml file that defines what buttons are available what icon is assigned to each button and where they are located e Icon folder this is the folder which shou
35. short section lengths are used until the number increase to reduce the amount of data that is lost if the GPS location is lost Note a know issue with RAPID Road is that when GPS signal is lost there is a high risk that the sequence can be corrupted therefore it is recommended that sequences should be kept below 30 minutes to reduce the amount of data lost RAPID user manual To start a new survey sequence press the Start button Current Positioning Data speed 062 HOOP Km Bearing WOOF Long Lat H of Sats POOP Fix Once the Start button has been pressed the Confirm Start Inspection Sequence dialog box will open advising to start the video recording at the same time as starting RAPID Road recording Confrim Start Inspection Sequence Click Start button simultaneously with recording start on your Sony Handycam HDR SR8E Start Abort When the Start button is pressed RAPID Road will start recording GPS data and buttons pressed in the overlay 5 2 2 Coding Recording features On the overlay there are two types of buttons 1 Length feature buttons within the standard overlays these are coloured light blue 2 Point feature buttons within the standard overlays these are coloured medium blue Length features are features that start a time in the sequence and end at another time whereas point features occur at a single time in the sequence For example a safety barrie
36. since point features are not assigned a duration Note the descriptions assigned to each button will have an efiect on what is names are displayed in the feature list and hence how useful the feature list is Therefore it is recommended that when overlays are created that appropriate descriptions area used for the buttons RAPID user manual 6 2 4 Overlay window The overlay window is used to code features ooo Carrageway label a ARIE use ae me rig S MC Upgr A B U A B GH 2 3 AGE Motorcycle flow w Sa CORED ORES LANE oR AR S L OSEN V HIGH HIGH MED LO V LOW NONE V HIGH HIGH MED LO ow v LOW Speedlimit cars Right di distance O OG 69 60 Go 04 1 5 5 Lane width Grade Right obj NM W LANE LANE LANE edd GRADE GRADE CLIFF Condition IARAA Sideficion V DITCH 90 nop rarr t sLope 9 oLe mm of lanes rsecti LANE LANE U R ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS LANE Curvature r irr nA amena Aa Sight Ped crossing facilities Sidewalk right bo HERRE KO HAHAE RAM MC facilities Speedlimit motorcycle M 0880080000008 Bike facilities Speedlimit truck th GE GR GE GR ER 00000000009000 Controls
37. t Roadside 1 to 5 155 3 5 to lt 10m 18 Right Roadside 5 to 10 156 4 10m 18 Right Roadside 10 This process can be extended with the use of or and and statements In the example below the third check is if Column 24 Int type 4leg AND column 25 AND column 26 Int type turnlane If this is found then code 7 is written to into the upload file a han ha han gt 2 e 2 Column Type amp Category 5 G G S S z 3 0 0 0 3 4 205 36 list Intersection type 8 4 leg unsignalised with no protected turn lane 24 Int_type_ leg and 25 and 26 206 17 Mini roundabout 24 Int type mini roundabout 207 7 4 leg unsignalised with protected turn lane 24 Int type 4leg and 25 and 26 Int type turnlane 208 10 4 leg signalised with no protected turn lane 24 Int type 4leg and 25 Int type Signa and 26 209 13 Railway Crossing passive signs only 24 Int type rail passive 210 3 leg unsignalised with no protected turn lane 24 Int type 3leg and 25 and 26 211 9 4 leg signalised with protected turn lane 24 Int type 2160 and 25 Int type signa and 26 Int type turnlane 212 6 3 leg signalised with no protected turn lane 24 Int type 3leg and 25 Int type Signa and 26 213 3 3 leg unsignalised with protected turn lane 24 Int type 3leg and 25 and 26 Int type turnlane 214 5 3 leg signalised with protected turn lane 24 Int type 3leg and 25 Int type signa and 26 Int type turnlane 215 14 Railway Crossing active flashing lights b
38. ting buttons the following should be considered e cons should be created with transparent backgrounds so that when the button is selected the change in colour is obvious e Buttons should be created with the intended size in mind Lots of detail will be lost on a small button e Buttons should be clear easy to distinguish from one another and their means should be obvious e Buttons should be consistent across a group e It is recommended that minimal text is used on the buttons since it will be hard to read if when it is small RAPID user manual 8 Converting an export file to a IRAP upload file A RAPID export file can be converted to an iRAP upload file using the iRAP pre processor version 3 03 or later The pre processor can be downloaded from httos dl dropboxusercontent com u 30884138 iIRAP Star Rating preprocessor zip 8 1 Data conversion overview The steps you will need to go through are 1 Save each RAPID export file as an excel file 2 Open the iRAP pre processor a Enable macros within the pre processor 3 Select Run iRAP Pre processor or use the hot key Ctrl Shift p RAP Star Rating_preprocessor_3 03 xls Compatibility Mode Microsoft Exc Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Developer Clipboard Font ra Alignment ra Number a Styles B Arial jio Am F cener 7 E E gt Paste m FS PSSE q S BS BS ce 3 J 9 lt 0 00 Conditional Format Cell F mn ES sA FEE
39. ting data 4 3 Exporting an inspection database Upon starting RAPID Administrator select Load This will present an Open dialog box use this to select the inspection database file that you want to export Once the inspection database has been created the Inspection textbox will be updated with the address of the inspection database Select the Export tab GU Inspection Administrator Inspection Roads Section Ovenay file Section junction 1 junction 2 gt junction 1 junction 2 lt Sequence The relevant overlay file should be selected for the inspection database to be exported relative to Select browse and then select the relevant overlay file using the Open dialog box Note when using both a road and video overlay to collect data the video overlay that contains all of the buttons should be used for export Once the overlay has been selected the desired road section and associated sequence should be selected Select Export this will open a Save as dialog box this can be used to save the export csv file for the sequence RAPID user manual 5 RAPID Road 5 1 Setting up RAPID Road RAPID Road requires a GPS signal before it can collect road survey data Once the USB GPS has been installed it will be assigned a Com port by the computer RAPID Road needs to be setup to know what Com port the GPS is attached to To do this firstly establish
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