Technology Is Core to How We Deliver — Not an Add-On UCL is the exclusive New Zealand distributor for Transoft’s real-time, AI-driven road safety software — giving us access to near-miss and conflict detection technology that most consultancies simply don’t have. Paired with our own tethered UAV survey capability, big-data spatial analysis and Google mobility data, we can generate an evidence base most competitors would need three separate specialist suppliers to assemble.
This isn’t technology for its own sake. It exists to answer one question for our clients: where should the next dollar of safety investment go, and can we prove it worked afterwards.
Traffic Surveys
Our team can scope, implement and analyse UAV surveys. We are experienced in ensuring that flight plans are lodged and traffic management plans are approved for UAV work. Our UAV is powered by a tether system and can fly for long periods powered from the ground by a generator. This provides many advantages over traditional UAV systems.
We use a range of AI tools to process the UAV video footage to provide an accurate and lasting record of traffic counts and delay information.
Road Safety Driven by AI, powered by Transoft
Using near-miss and critical conflicts to proactively measure risk, our exclusive partnership with Transoft is changing how traffic incidents and trends are identified and addressed — making roads safer and more efficient, and supporting Road to Zero’s vision of an Aotearoa New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured on our roads.
Transofts software leverages existing sensor systems such as video and LiDAR to analyse road user interactions and behaviours at a level of granularity and accuracy previous sensors couldn’t reach. For our clients — particularly where vulnerable road users are involved — that means real-time insight that supports proactive management, operations and decision-making, rather than waiting for a crash history to build up before acting.
Spatial Analysis
We have undertaken a range of ‘big data’ and spatial analysis to assess large areas or corridors to identify and prioritise improvements. Through the mass calculation of the personal and collective risk, and development of a safety level of service based on the general flow crash prediction models contained within the Crash Compendium to the NZTA Economic Evaluation Manual.
This allows for quick and cost effective analysis of networks to assist in funding applications or to prioritise existing funding.
Travel Time and Speed Monitoring
All our team members have access to Google based tools which allows them to setup travel time and speed monitoring on any sites or corridors where they require data to inform investigations and reporting.
This is an extremely cost effective method for determining speed environments, providing data to calibrate transport models, to understand travel time reliability or monitor the impact of projects or speed changes pre and post implementation.
The complex dual lane 5 legged roundabout below was surveyed to determine entry and exit lanes and observe the frequency of certain conflicts which were perceived to be an issue.