Dynamic Map Platform Axyz Co., Ltd.
Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd.
Dynamic Map Platform Axyz Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO & President: Hiromichi Amagai; “Axyz”), a group company of Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO & President: Shuichi Yoshimura; “Dynamic Map Platform”), started carrying out field testing of its snow removal support system “SRSS” on January 29 in Niigata City.
Each year in Niigata City, 500 snow removal businesses and systems with more than 1,000 snowplows clear snow from around 5,000 km of roads to maintain the city’s road traffic networks. However, snow removal operators are aging-in recent years, experienced operators have been retiring and snow removal businesses have been pulling out, leading to issues such as difficulties in passing on techniques to inexperienced businesses and operators and a lack of responsible parties. And so, with the cooperation of Niigata City, Axyz has decided to carry out field testing using the snow removal support system “SRSS,” which makes use of High-Precision 3D Maps, to create a structure for proficiency in snow removal technologies in a short period of time and passing on local know-how cultivated over many years.
The SRSS provides guidance by projecting snowplow location information onto High-Precision 3D Maps that show information about the roads buried in the snow, including the shoulder edge and structures on the road. This field testing is using two snow removal graders equipped with the SRSS to verify the outcomes of increased efficiency in snow removal operations.
Axyz has previously supported snow removal in various areas using the SRSS. The company will continue to work on solutions to issues associated with snow removal in more areas.
<Overview of field testing>
| Testing period | January 29 to March 15, 2025 |
| Testing location | Part of Konan-ku, Niigata City (part of the Niigata Prefectural Route 4 and Route 16 segment) |
| Details of testing | ✓ Snow removal operations using two snow removal graders equipped with the snow removal support system “SRSS” ✓ Analysis of the optimization of snowplow operating times through field testing ✓ Investigation into the securing of responsible parties and technological proficiency in a short period of time using the snow removal support system “SRSS” |
<About the snow removal support system “SRSS”>
The SRSS is a service customized by Axyz for snow removal operations, and combines Dynamic Map Platform’s HD Maps (High-Precision 3D Maps), also used for autonomous driving, with “RTK positioning*” utilizing “CLAS*,” which can estimate a person’s location with high accuracy. It supports safe and smooth snow removal operations by making shoulders, manholes, and other structures hidden under the snow “visible” on a tablet while understanding the vehicle’s position through high-precision location information from a GNSS receiver.
Details of service: https://www.dynamic-maps.co.jp/srss/
