Try a virtual drive: explore the Road Monitor idea

What does a road vibration map actually show? We have added an interactive illustration to the Road Monitor product page so you can explore the idea through a virtual drive.

A car crosses three example potholes. A vibration trace responds, and numbered points fill in on a fictitious route map. You can change the example and watch those views respond together.

The experience is a visual introduction to the concept. It uses simulated readings, rather than recordings from a real road or screens from the Road Monitor app.

Take the same route twice

Open the interactive Road Monitor demo and try a simple comparison:

• Move the Pothole depth slider towards Shallow. Use Drive to watch the route, or Step to advance one reading at a time.
• Watch the car and phone, the vibration trace below them, and the numbered locations on the map.
• Move the slider towards Deep and repeat. Changing the slider clears the previous run, so you can compare the same route with a different input.

In this example, deeper simulated potholes produce more car movement, larger peaks and stronger readings at the corresponding map points. The locations stay the same; the simulated movement changes.

Use Pause to stop an animated drive or Reset to return to the beginning. If your device requests reduced motion, the illustration offers Next reading so you can explore the sequence without animation.

Connect the movement to the place

The two views answer different questions. The vibration trace shows movement during the drive. The map associates each reading with a location along the route.

Follow point 1 from the road to the map, then compare it with points 2 and 3. The numbering makes the relationship visible: an event during the drive corresponds to a place on the route. Larger map circles represent stronger simulated vibration.

That is the central Road Monitor idea: combine phone GPS and vibration readings to show where movement was recorded along a driven road.

Read the example in context

The slider controls an invented example; it does not measure a pothole's depth. The labels Low, Medium and High describe this illustration's vibration levels, not validated road-condition grades.

Real readings depend on the phone, vehicle, speed and setup. A stronger vibration reading alone does not establish what caused it or which maintenance action is appropriate. For road teams, the intended use is to help identify places that merit closer inspection.

The website illustration does not access your device's motion sensors or geolocation. Its route and events are predefined so you can focus on the connection between movement and location.

Help shape the next evaluation

Road Monitor is in development and preparing for pilot evaluation. This website update makes the idea easier to explore; it does not announce field-validation results or general availability.

If you maintain roads, try the virtual drive and consider where mapped vibration observations could fit into your current inspection process. Then discuss a pilot with Xinexis, including the routes you would want to evaluate and what you would need to learn.