System and method for decoding information

A computer-implemented method for decoding data, comprising:

• forming in a surface of a road or attaching to the surface of the road an encoded strip, wherein the encoded strip includes a set of peaks and/or valleys having at least one of an amplitude or a frequency selected to encode data into the set of peaks and/or valleys;
• passing a first tire of a vehicle over the encoded strip, the vehicle including one or more sensors;
• and
• executing instructions stored in a memory with a processing device in communication with the one or more sensors to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a characteristic of the encoded strip with the one or more sensors;
• and
• decoding the data from the encoded strip based on the detected characteristic.

A data-encoded road, comprising:

• a road defining a surface;
• and
• an encoded strip formed in the surface of the road or attached to the surface of the road;
• wherein the encoded strip includes a set of peaks and/or valleys having at least one of an amplitude or a frequency selected to encode data into the set of peaks and/or valleys configured to be decoded by a sensor of a vehicle passing over the encoded strip.