An Evaluation Framework for Automated Pavement Distress Identification and Quantification Applications Nima Kargah-Ostadi, Ph.D., P.E. (Corresponding Author) Research Engineer, Fugro Roadware, Inc. 8613 Cross Park Drive Austin, TX 78754 Tel: (512) 977-1800 Email: nkargah-ostadi@fugro.com Abdenour Nazef, P.E. Pavement Systems Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation 5007 Northeast 39th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32609 Tel: (352) 955-6322 Email: Abdenour.Nazef@dot.state.fl.us Jerome Daleiden, P.E. Director of Pavement Engineering, Fugro Roadware, Inc. 8613 Cross Park Drive Austin, TX 78754 Tel: (512) 977-1800 Email: jdaleiden@fugro.com Yuxiao Zhou, M.Sc. Graduate Engineer, Fugro Roadware, Inc. 8613 Cross Park Drive Austin, TX 78754 Tel: (512) 977-1800 Email: mzhou@fugro.com Submitted for Presentation at the 96 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and Publication in the Transportation Research Record Revised: November 11, 2016 Word Count Abstract: 251 Text: 4,950 References: 284 Figures: (7*250) Tables: (1*250) Total: 7,485