Road hazard data collection system and method

A method of mapping a hazardous road condition, comprising:

• providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
• detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
• recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
• wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
• the road hazard database system receiving a plurality hazardous road condition data points;
• and
• mapping the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location.

A road hazard data collection system, comprising:

• a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition in real-time;
• a location application coupled to the vehicle, wherein the location application provides a location corresponding to the hazardous road condition to define a hazardous road condition data point;
• and
• a road hazard database system coupled to wireless receive a plurality of road condition data points, and wherein the road hazard database system maps the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a sensor coupled to the vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition in real-time;
• a location application coupled to provide a location corresponding to the hazardous road condition to define a hazardous road condition data point;
• and
• a communication means coupled to wirelessly transmit the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system.

A method of compiling a plurality of hazardous road condition data points, comprising:

• providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition;
• detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
• recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
• wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
• the road hazard database system receiving the plurality hazardous road condition data points;
• and
• sorting the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location.

A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of compiling a plurality of hazardous road condition data points, the instructions comprising:

• providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
• detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
• recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
• wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
• the road hazard database system receiving the plurality hazardous road condition data points;
• and
• sorting the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location.