WVDOT GTI WVDOT GTI SECTIONSECTION

Status Update for Districts

AGENDAAGENDA

Introduction.Introduction. Status Update.Status Update. How to Spatially Enable Database.How to Spatially Enable Database. Challenges.Challenges. Conclusion.Conclusion.

Phased ApproachPhased Approach

Phase One -Phase One - Research and PlanningResearch and Planning Phase Two - Phase Two - Build Geometric NetworkBuild Geometric Network Phase Three -Phase Three - Design and Build ServerDesign and Build Server Phase Four -Phase Four - Application DevelopmentApplication Development Phase Five -Phase Five - Application TestingApplication Testing Phase Six -Phase Six - Operation and Operation and

Maintenance Maintenance

Diagram OneDiagram One

Goals & ResponsibilitiesGoals & Responsibilities

GIS: GIS: Provide accurate base layers Provide accurate base layers to support WVDOT’s geospatial to support WVDOT’s geospatial needs. This will include the needs. This will include the following:following: RoadsRoads BridgesBridges IntersectionsIntersections AssetsAssets Critical InfrastructureCritical Infrastructure

Goals & ResponsibilitiesGoals & Responsibilities Mapping: Mapping: Will be taking GIS base layers to Will be taking GIS base layers to

create the following cartographic maps:create the following cartographic maps: Official State Highway MapOfficial State Highway Map State General Highway MapState General Highway Map State Functional Classification MapState Functional Classification Map State Highway Base MapState Highway Base Map State Outline MapState Outline Map District MapsDistrict Maps Regional Planning Councils MapsRegional Planning Councils Maps State Traffic Flow MapState Traffic Flow Map General Highway County Maps (55)General Highway County Maps (55) City Maps (187)City Maps (187) Urban Area Maps (26)Urban Area Maps (26) On-Demand Homeland Security MapsOn-Demand Homeland Security Maps

Goals & ResponsibilitiesGoals & Responsibilities

Straight Line Diagrams: Straight Line Diagrams: This program will This program will be electronic and will require less time to be electronic and will require less time to update.update.

Linear Referencing System: Linear Referencing System: This is the This is the procedures for determining and retaining a procedures for determining and retaining a record of specific points or segments along a record of specific points or segments along a highway. The system includes the location highway. The system includes the location reference methods together with the reference methods together with the procedures for storing, maintaining, and procedures for storing, maintaining, and retrieving location information about points retrieving location information about points and segments on the roads.and segments on the roads.

WVDOT GIS Status UpdateWVDOT GIS Status Update

Working to Complete the Location Working to Complete the Location Referencing Model. Referencing Model.

Completed Year One of GIS Training Completed Year One of GIS Training Program.Program.

Completed Website for GIS Section.Completed Website for GIS Section. Completed Fueling Location Book.Completed Fueling Location Book. Created Geo-spatial Data Policy.Created Geo-spatial Data Policy.

WVDOT GIS Status UpdateWVDOT GIS Status Update

December 2006December 20064155 Miles4155 Miles

10%

90%

Completed Roads

All Roads

27%

73% Completed Roads

All Roads

September 2007September 200713,509 Miles13,509 Miles

Cont: WVDOT GIS Status Cont: WVDOT GIS Status UpdateUpdate

Created Web-based ApplicationsCreated Web-based Applications STIPSTIP Proto-type Crash Analysis Proto-type Crash Analysis Port LocationsPort Locations

Other Information Systems evaluated and considered Other Information Systems evaluated and considered for GIS integration;for GIS integration;

Road Inventory Log (RIL)Road Inventory Log (RIL) Project Tracking System (PTS)Project Tracking System (PTS) Average Daily Traffic (ADT)Average Daily Traffic (ADT) Pavement ManagementPavement Management Document ManagementDocument Management Coal Resource Tracking Systems (CRTS)Coal Resource Tracking Systems (CRTS)

Cont: WVDOT GIS Status Cont: WVDOT GIS Status UpdateUpdate

GIS Maps Developed:GIS Maps Developed: Project Tracking SystemProject Tracking System Port LocationsPort Locations Fuel LocationsFuel Locations HPMS Sample LocationsHPMS Sample Locations Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

Cont: WVDOT GIS Status Cont: WVDOT GIS Status UpdateUpdate

Created Road Naming CommitteeCreated Road Naming Committee for standards on development of road for standards on development of road

naming and classification. naming and classification. Created a subcommittee to establish Created a subcommittee to establish

a plan for a relational database for a plan for a relational database for RIL.RIL. Consisting of database administrators Consisting of database administrators

and engineers to make and engineers to make recommendations for standards.recommendations for standards.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

WVDOT GIS LRS Model

LRS Components

Coordinate System

Crash

Mile PostLiteral

DescriptionAddress Range

Centerline Representation 1

Centerline Representation 2

PTS RIL ITS WVDOT Assets

The four options for spatially enabling

data for the WVDOT.

We are presently negotiating a

contract with RTI for this component.

The LRS Component is the base for

geospatially enabling and integrating data.

Centerline representation is the

road geometry.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

RIL Data Process

Physical Road Characteristic

Field Inventory Log (Paper)Planning and Research StaffConsultant Vans Commission Orders

Data Source for RIL

Manually enteredRoad Inventory Log

Straight Line Diagram

Mapping Alignment UpdatesCultural Feature Updates

CADD Mapping

Mainframe

VSAM File

Maps are then printed or

converted to PDF.

Straight Line Diagrams are still updated on paper.

The Mainframe application is outdated and inflexible. It cannot communicate with other systems easily, or store historical road data and will not meet the demands of modern spatial integration for Road Inventory.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

RIL Proposed Process Improvements

Physical Road Characteristic

Field Inventory Log (Paper)

Planning and Research Staff

Commission Orders

Data Source for RIL

Manually enteredRoad Inventory Log

Straight Line Diagram

Mapping Alignment UpdatesCultural Feature Updates

CADD Mapping

Mainframe

VSAM File

Maps are then printed or

converted to PDF.

Straight Line Diagrams are still updated on paper.

The new system will be a GIS based system to update, edit, share and manage the RIL information.

Legend

· Areas Identified for improvements

Establish Electronic field inventory Log

Integrate Document

Management and Road

Inventory Log.

This step will be unnecessary and will be changed into a Quality

Control Process

This step will be automated.

This step will be automated.

Change to SQL Server

New application will be spatially

enabled and user-friendly.

This step is no longer nessecary

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Proposed Field Inventory Log Process

Physical Road Characteristic

GPS enabled Field CrewCommission Orders Engineering DesignDOQQConsultant Van

Data Source for Alignment And Mileage

ESRIDigitization Alignment

Calibrate Mileage

Responsible for QA/QC of Fields and Data, Roadway Alignment, and Accurate LRS.

LRS Manager Geodatabase on SQL Server

Straight Line Diagram ViewerApplication

GIS Based Road Inventory Log Application

Spatially Enabled Project Tracking System

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Proposed Assets Log Process

Road Assets

GPS enabled District Crew

Consultant Vans

Data Source for Assets and Cultural Features

Intranet Based File Transfer Protocol to

Headquarters

Responsible for QA/QC of Fields and Data, Roadway Alignment, and Accurate LRS.

LRS Manager

Geodatabase on SQL Server

Straight Line Diagram ViewerApplication

GIS Based Road Inventory Log Application

Spatially Enabled Project Tracking System

Cultural Features

Temp Storage

User Needs AnalysisData RequirementsSystem Architecure DesignSystem Development· User Applications· Database Design· Data MigrationPrototype Functional

TestingInitial System DeploymentSystem Performance

TestingProduction Deployment

Friday, January 19, 2007

Data to be Collected for Guardrails

GuardrailColumn Name Datatype Comment

GUARDRAIL_ID NUMBER(6) Unique identifier of the guardrails

GUARDRAIL_TYPE VARCHAR2(10) Type of guardrail

DATE_INSTALLED DATE Date guardrail was installed

DATE_REPAIRED DATE Date guardrail was repaired

DATE_INSPECTED DATE Date of the most recent inspections

CONDITION VARCHAR2(10) Condition of the guardrail

DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(10) General comments about this guardrail

COUNTY_CODE NUMBER(6) County Code

ROUTE_CLASS NUMBER(6) Highway system

ROUTE_ID VARCHAR2(10) Route ID

BEG_MILE NUMBER(6) The mile post at beginning of the guardrail

END_MILE NUMBER(6) The mile post at end of the guardrail

LATITUDE NUMBER(6) Coordinates

LONGITUDE NUMBER(6) Coordinates

CREATION_DATE DATE Date the record is created in Geodatebase

UPDATE_DATE DATE The date the latest changes made to the record

UPDATED_BY VARCHAR2(10) Person who made the latest change to the record

Draft database design demonstrating the minimum information that must be collected for guardrails as part of a GIS related data collection effort.

WVDOT GIS Logical WVDOT GIS Logical GroupingsGroupings

Reference LayerStreet Names

Address Ranges

Linear Referencing Routing/ITS

Assets Activities CrashMobil

Objects/ITS

Linear Referencing MethodsLinear Referencing Methods

Sign

Roughness

Pothole

Barrier /GuardrailAccident

Complaint

Traffic

Offset from asset

State - Route – Mile log

County-Route–Segment-Offset

Street Address

Street Intersection

Traffic Section

Machine Link to GPS

Sta

te L

ine

Cou

nty

Line

Survey Stationing

Station 2+34.5

Bridge

Interchange with rampsInterchange with rampsRamp Identification 4010640017

Route Identification 4010640000

Interchange with rampsInterchange with rampsRamp Identification with Direction 4010640017WB

Route Identification 4010640000WB

Interchange with rampsInterchange with rampsRamp Identification with Direction and Number 4010640017WB46

Ramp Identification with Direction and Number 4010640017WB45

SupplementaSupplemental Codel Code   

00 Not ApplicableNot Applicable

11 AlternateAlternate

22 WyeWye

33 SpurSpur

44 NorthNorth

55 SouthSouth

66 EastEast

77 WestWest

88 businessbusiness

99 North Bound (Business)North Bound (Business)

1010 South Bound (Business)South Bound (Business)

1111 East Bound (Business)East Bound (Business)

1212 West Bound (Business)West Bound (Business)

1313 Truck RouteTruck Route

1414 BypassBypass

1515 LoopLoop

1616 TollToll

1717 RampRamp

1818 OtherOther

1919 City Streets Non-StateCity Streets Non-State

2020Roads Under Roads Under constructionconstruction

2121 FootbridgesFootbridges

2222 Historical BridgesHistorical Bridges

Supplemental CodeSupplemental Code  

00 Not ApplicableNot Applicable

11 AlternateAlternate

22 WyeWye

33 SpurSpur

88 BusinessBusiness

1313 Truck RouteTruck Route

1414 BypassBypass

1515 LoopLoop

1616 TollToll

1717 RampRamp

1818 OtherOther

1919 City Streets Non-StateCity Streets Non-State

2020 Roads Under constructionRoads Under construction

2121 FootbridgesFootbridges

2222 Historical BridgesHistorical Bridges

DirectionDirection  

00 Not ApplicableNot Applicable

NBNB North BoundNorth Bound

SBSB South BoundSouth Bound

EBEB East BoundEast Bound

WBWB West BoundWest Bound

ConclusionConclusion All roads owned by the WVDOT should have a All roads owned by the WVDOT should have a

unique ID, that all departments and sections unique ID, that all departments and sections should utilize. should utilize.

This unique ID should be a This unique ID should be a keykey added to each added to each database with the same formatting. database with the same formatting.

A relational database needs to be established for A relational database needs to be established for the Road Inventory Log.the Road Inventory Log.

Identify additional fields that need to added and Identify additional fields that need to added and collect on Road Inventory Log. collect on Road Inventory Log.

District offices need GIS personnel to start District offices need GIS personnel to start collecting asset inventory such as culvert, drains, collecting asset inventory such as culvert, drains, etc.etc.