We are pleased to share that PHOEBE partner The Floow has been officially accredited as an AiRAP Attribute Supplier by the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP). Accreditation marks an important milestone for both The Floow and the PHOEBE project, recognising the robustness and global applicability of telematics data in road safety research and risk mapping. Achieving accreditation is a necessary prerequisite for satisfying one of the six main objectives of the project; to exploit big data and telematics through AI and machine learning.
The accreditation process
AiRAP accreditation is iRAP’s newest accreditation category and is open to any data providers and is managed as part of iRAP’s broader accreditation program. It is specifically to certify the use of data derived from big data and/or machine-learning methods meets iRAP specifications. The accreditation process required The Floow to become familiar with IRAP methodologies and for its speed and traffic flow data to pass an evaluation. Measurements from telematics data can cover all roads in an area, an advantage over traditional approaches conducted at fixed points.
The PHOEBE project provided an opportunity for The Floow to perform internal investigations that compared the data with established sources. The results of these investigations were provided to iRAP to establish the extent to which their data quality, accuracy, and consistency standards were met. The evaluation concluded that The Floow had provided “strong evidence that calibrated telematics data can reliably estimate values from established sources with high accuracy.”
The successful accreditation confirms that telematics data can now be used in AiRAP surveys, providing a better understanding of speed and flows along entire routes and through intersections. This capability opens the door to large-scale road-safety risk assessments at lower costs. Dr Sam Chapman, Director of The Floow, commented:
“Our collaboration with iRAP, through the PHOEBE project, has been instrumental in advancing how telematics data can be used as a powerful tool towards improving the quality of road safety assessments globally. We are proud that our work has led to AiRAP accreditation, confirming that telematics driver behaviour data can play a vital role in targeting interventions and saving lives worldwide.”
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