Road condition statistics: technical note. Section 2: measuring surface condition using automated visual methods
Publication Year
2026
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides a guide to road condition statistics and contains technical information to assist in interpreting those statistics. Covers: TRACS, SCANNER, consistency of SCANNER data, defects measured by both TRACS and SCANNER, and used within condition indices and indicators – the core parameters, further defects measured by TRACS and SCANNER, assessing road condition using TRACS and SCANNER data, surface condition of trunk roads, SCANNER National Indicators for local roads and Further information on TRACS and SCANNER.
Document History
Last updated: 21 January 2026. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-condition-statistics-technical-note/section-2-measuring-surface-condition-using-automated-visual-methods and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance.. First published: 21 January 2026.
Publisher Information
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
