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Table 2 Summary of typical flexible pavement defects and remote sensing methods for assessment

From: Review of remote sensing methodologies for pavement management and assessment

Distress

Visible

SAR

GPR

IR Thermography

LiDAR

TLS

Hyperspectral

Satellite

Airplane

Vehicle

Surface Cracking

[40, 65, 127, 140]

 

[37]

 

[131]

[40, 71, 146]

[53]

 

[53]

[6, 18, 40, 65, 71]

 

[2, 3, 6, 18, 142]

    

[126, 128, 129]

   

[126, 129, 131]

 

[39, 101, 143, 146]

        

[76, 128]

 

[62, 79, 86, 94, 97]

         

Fatigue Cracking

[42, 127, 140, 142]

[121]

   

[71, 145, 146]

   

[6, 71, 129, 138, 145]

 

[3, 6, 39, 110, 120]

    

[129, 138]

   

[76, 148]

 

[79, 101, 143, 146]

         
 

[62, 76, 94, 97, 148]

         

Movement Cracking

[6, 127, 140, 142]

    

[71, 129, 146]

   

[6, 71, 76, 129, 148]

 

[3, 39, 110, 120]

         
 

[79, 101, 143, 146]

         
 

[62, 76, 94, 97, 148]

         

Potholes

[3, 65, 74, 142]

   

[19]

[71, 73, 138, 146]

   

[71, 138]

 

[68, 144, 146]

         
 

[75, 111, 124]

         

Rutting

[3, 40, 142, 149]

[121]

[64]

  

[40, 71]

    
      

[59, 73, 138]

 

[121]

 

[40, 71, 138]

Shoving

     

[73]

    

Raveling

     

[82]

[53, 54]

 

[54]

[82]

Polished asphalt

[3, 6, 114, 147]

         
 

[83, 118]

  

[102]

 

[71, 103]

[7, 21, 54]

 

[54, 102]

[6, 7, 71]