First Operation of Dynamic Map Platform's Snow Removal Support System in Yamagata Prefecture ~Verifying Operational Efficiency and Safety Improvements through Snow Removal DX using High-Precision 3D Maps~
Dynamic Map Platform's snow removal support system 'SRSS' began its first operation in Yamagata Prefecture. Utilizing 3D map data, it aims to reduce snow removal preparation time and enable safe operation even by inexperienced workers.
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Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Shuichi Yoshimura, hereafter "our company") announces that the snow removal support system "SRSS" provided by our group company, Dynamic Map Platform Axyz Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Hiromichi Amatani), has been introduced on a trial basis in Yamagata Prefecture and has begun operating for the first time in the prefecture. In this initiative, SRSS will be utilized for spring snow removal work at Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley to verify the reduction of labor hours and the improvement of efficiency and safety in snow removal operations.
(Left) Product image of the snow removal support system "SRSS" (Right) Image of use at Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley
SRSS provides guidance for snow removal work by combining our high-precision 3D map data used for autonomous vehicles with high-precision positioning information. In addition to information such as road shapes and the locations of road structures, know-how regarding snow removal operations, such as areas where snow dumping is prohibited and points requiring caution, are incorporated into a dedicated map. By visualizing road conditions on a tablet device, it realizes "Snow Removal DX."
Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley is a mountain road approximately 17.8 km long connecting Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, and the northern shore of Lake Hibara in Urabandai, Fukushima Prefecture. It is closed during the winter due to snow accumulation from November to early April every year, and spring snow removal work begins around mid-April when snowfall decreases. In traditional snow removal work, it is necessary to install snow poles as markers to estimate road positions buried in snow and to remove structures like guard ropes that hinder work before the snow accumulates, contributing to an increase in labor hours. Additionally, accurate snow removal requires operators to have extensive experience and advanced skills, making the training of personnel and ensuring operational safety significant challenges.
With the guidance of SRSS, it is expected to reduce the burden of preparatory work and enable safe and smooth snow removal operations even for young, inexperienced operators. In this trial introduction, through the use of SRSS, we will verify the possibility of reducing the materials and labor hours required for snow removal preparation, as well as the improvement of efficiency and safety in snow removal work.
State of snow removal at Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley
Yamagata Prefecture has developed 3D point cloud data "Yamagata Prefecture Road Space Point Cloud Data" covering all prefectural roads managed by the prefecture and released it as open data. Normally, the point cloud data used to create map data for SRSS is measured independently by our company, but in this initiative, we utilized this open data and processed the data for SRSS to implement the system.
(Left) Product image of the snow removal support system "SRSS" (Right) Image of use at Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley
SRSS provides guidance for snow removal work by combining our high-precision 3D map data used for autonomous vehicles with high-precision positioning information. In addition to information such as road shapes and the locations of road structures, know-how regarding snow removal operations, such as areas where snow dumping is prohibited and points requiring caution, are incorporated into a dedicated map. By visualizing road conditions on a tablet device, it realizes "Snow Removal DX."
Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley is a mountain road approximately 17.8 km long connecting Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, and the northern shore of Lake Hibara in Urabandai, Fukushima Prefecture. It is closed during the winter due to snow accumulation from November to early April every year, and spring snow removal work begins around mid-April when snowfall decreases. In traditional snow removal work, it is necessary to install snow poles as markers to estimate road positions buried in snow and to remove structures like guard ropes that hinder work before the snow accumulates, contributing to an increase in labor hours. Additionally, accurate snow removal requires operators to have extensive experience and advanced skills, making the training of personnel and ensuring operational safety significant challenges.
With the guidance of SRSS, it is expected to reduce the burden of preparatory work and enable safe and smooth snow removal operations even for young, inexperienced operators. In this trial introduction, through the use of SRSS, we will verify the possibility of reducing the materials and labor hours required for snow removal preparation, as well as the improvement of efficiency and safety in snow removal work.
State of snow removal at Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley
Yamagata Prefecture has developed 3D point cloud data "Yamagata Prefecture Road Space Point Cloud Data" covering all prefectural roads managed by the prefecture and released it as open data. Normally, the point cloud data used to create map data for SRSS is measured independently by our company, but in this initiative, we utilized this open data and processed the data for SRSS to implement the system.