METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A DATA SET

A method for detecting a quality of a paving material distributed along a paving area using a paver, comprising the steps: receiving (1100) a first thermal profile of a portion of the paving area in which the paving material is distributed, the first thermal profile comprises a plurality of temperature values assigned to respective measurement points; wherein the portion comprises a first subportion; analyzing (1200) the first thermal profile in order to detect segregated spots of the paving material within the portion enabling to determine a quality of the paving material, wherein the analyzing comprises: determining (1210) a first zone of the measuring points arranged adjacent to each other and having temperature values within a predetermined range, wherein the first zone corresponds to the first subportion and wherein the first zone is at least partially surrounded by measurement points having temperature values out of the predetermined range; determining (1220) a first analysis parameter for the first zone; and determining (1230) a first quality parameter for the subportion so as to assign the first quality parameter to the first analysis parameter.