 October 2005 - ODOT ITS NEWSLETTER - VOL. 3, NO. 4
We hope you enjoy the 2005 Fall edition of ITS News, a quarterly publication produced by the Oregon Department of Transportation Traffic Engineering and Operations Section, ITS Unit. Previous editions can be viewed at the ODOT ITS News and Events Web site. Please feel free to contact the newsletter editor, Jon Lazarus, ITS Project Manager, at (503) 986-6586, with any questions or comments.
Kelle Susich, ITS Operations Coordinator
Kelle started with the ITS unit on a job-rotation while Hau Hagedorn was on maternity leave. Hau was busy during her maternity leave, as she interviewed for the open TE2, Operations Management Systems coordinator position within the ITS unit. Hau was selected for the position. Congratulations Hau!
Kelle, after learning the the ITS Operational Coordinator position was open, decided to apply. Kelle was the successful candidate for the position. I was able to interview Kelle before she started her new role, on what perspective operators have for operations and how the ITS unit team could work better with them to meet their needs.
ITS News: Kelle, thank you for this interview. We're pleased you selected for the rotational position. Now we'd like to congratulate you on accepting the ITS Operations Coordinator position as a full-time position.
Kelle Susich - ITS Unit Operations Project Manager for ODOT
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KS: Thanks! Not a problem. I am glad I accepted the job-rotation position; I have enjoyed learning a lot about a different side of the business I wasn’t familiar with before. I'll be starting this position as a permanent position soon, so the job-rotation really helped me to understand all the duties involved.
ITS News: What would you say are the major concerns, from an operators’ point of view, when dealing with incidents?
KS: As an operator, the major concerns are keeping traffic flowing as smoothly as possible with the least amount of delays and making sure that our ODOT units are safe in making that happen. A financial impact study was done on the cost of having a freeway closed in one direction for only an hour to consumers and businesses and it showed the cost was significant. Our goal, along with maintenance, Incident Response and other crews, is to work as efficiently as possible on keeping the highways clear, whether it is from a crash or traffic has slowed because of a disabled motorist needing gas on the shoulder.
ITS News: Give our readers an idea of how many people work in the TOC with you and how many incidents you may have on a highly-traveled weekend, like last labor day weekend?
KS: I worked at the Northwest Transportation Operations Center (NWTOC), better known as Station 2 located in Salem. The center is open 24/7/365. Currently, there are 13 people that are spread out over 3 different shifts. Not only do we handle Region 2’s area but in the summer months we cover for Station 4 in Bend at night. NWTOC is setup to be able to take over for any of the other dispatch centers around the state at a moments notice and be able to handle all of the necessary functions of that center. The number of incidents handled on any given day is dependent upon several factors: road and weather conditions, traffic volume, time of day and time of year.
In 2004 over the Labor Day weekend, from Friday at 5 PM until 7AM Tuesday morning, Station 2 handled a total of 186 calls for service, consisting of 46 crashes, 38 disabled motorists, 55 hazards and 47 other miscellaneous calls for service. This year over the Labor Day weekend, from Friday at 5 PM until 7AM Tuesday morning, Station 2 handled a total of 159 calls for service, consisting of 35 crashes, 22 disabled motorists, 42 hazards, and 60 other miscellaneous calls for service.
ITS News: Could you explain some of the tools you use to work as an operator and some processes involved?
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KS: As operators, we have to monitor and use 15 radio repeaters in Region 2 alone. We communicate with ODOT units on a daily basis and county deputies and Oregon State Police on occasion via those radios. When covering for the Bend dispatch center there is an additional 34 radio repeaters that we monitor. There are several pieces of software that we use to do our job, such as: Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Page Gate (paging software), DeLorme Street Atlas (mapping program), ForseCom (program to run vehicle plates for stolen), DR 2000 (highway advisory radio (HAR) software), HTCRS (Highway Travel Conditions Reporting System), Tripcheck (ODOT’s website for cameras and road and weather conditions), Skyline (variable message sign program) and several others. All of these pieces of software contribute to the efficiency with which we do our job. Often times, the job consists of answering questions and taking information from the public and/or other state, county, and city agencies about road and weather conditions and requests for service.
ITS News: While working here you were able to find a couple differences between the ‘markers’ that operators use to show a nearby intersection for an incident and what the actual highway and/or route name was. How did you go about getting them solved and what advise would you have for other operators that might find the same thing?
KS: I found some inconsistencies in the HTCRS system myself and then there were some additional items brought to my attention. Some of these were easy to solve by simply changing a piece of data; on other items, it was necessary to turn in a Request for Work (RFW) to the IS unit for them to add to their list of things that need to be done. I would hope if other operators find issues like this they would get the information to the correct person so it can be changed in the database. It would save time in the long run if these errors were fixed and the system could be used correctly; not only that, the more accurate the information is within HTCRS the better informed the traveling public can be.
ITS News: How has your job changed since you are now in the ITS Operations Coordinator position. What are your goals for your new role?
KS: My job has changed somewhat with the addition of other responsibilities and involvements outside of the TOCS and Alternate Route System projects, which I had been primarily focusing on. I continue to make use of the resources around me, when necessary, to accomplish my tasks. I have found a major difference, in that, I'm now on the other side of the fence and I am now heading implementation and changes within programs/guidelines instead of being the person that puts them into practice. My main goal, in this position, is to strive for consistency within all of the TOCs; by doing this, we can show uniformly across the board with the services the TOCs provide to the traveling public. Another goal that I have, is assisting the TOCs, as much as possible, in being as efficient as possible whether it is by implementing a Standard Operating Guideline or new software or working with IS to fix current software.
ITS News: Thank you for taking the time time to meet with us today and welcome aboard!
KS: Thanks.
For additional information on these programs visit the Oregon Department of Transportation's ITS unit's web site: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ITS/
MOTOR CARRIER'S ITS - Trucking Online activity jumps
Business was booming for Trucking Online in the 3rd Quarter 2005 as trucking companies used their home or office computers to complete 38,372 transactions that would otherwise have required a phone call, fax, mail delivery, or field office visit. Compared with the 2nd Quarter of this year, transaction activity was up 52%, partly because some out-of-state trucking companies got an early jump renewing tax credentials for 7,766 trucks that will operate in Oregon next year. Motor Carrier Division staff will be watching 4th Quarter activity because it's expected that a record number of companies will go online to renew truck registration and tax credentials.
Trucking Online also lets trucking companies make inquiries into their own records, such as checking if a weight-mile tax payment was received. The service even lets members of the public access certain public information, such as insurance filings. In the 3rd Quarter 2005, Trucking Online was used to make 24,792 records inquiries. That's up 5% compared with the previous quarter.
Trucking Online Web site -- http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/TOL.shtml
More online services available to all
Trucking Online has added even more access to various public information. One service long available on the Online Public Access Menu, titled "Find a Trucking Company - by Name or File No.," lets the public look up trucking company information, including address, phone, the type of operation that is on file with the Oregon DOT, and the status of the company's insurance.
Now anyone can also find a company by entering a truck license plate number, find a company's Oregon file number by entering the U.S. DOT number found on a truck cab's door, or find a company's U.S. DOT number by entering an Oregon file number.
The insurance status look up, which has been available since December 2003, is the most widely used records inquiry. It's been especially popular with insurance agents who routinely need to confirm that Oregon received a liability and/or cargo insurance filing. Access to this information is also designed to help shippers, companies who hire subcontractors, consumers who hire household goods moving companies or pack and loaders, and leasing companies.
Trucking Online Public Access Menu -- http://www2.odot.state.or.us/mcad/pubmetaentry/
ITS PROJECTS - ITS Project Highlights
Following is an update on select Transportation Application Development (TAD) and ITS Unit projects currently underway. For more information on a specific project, see the ITS Internet projects page at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/ITS/projects.shtml.
 TripCheck 2.0 Update - TripCheck's visits year to date (ending September 30, 2005) are 8,688,151. This is in line for another record year for number of visits to our web site!
Check it out at http://www.tripcheck.com and find useful road and weather conditions at ODOT's TripCheck.com web site.
You've provided us with feedback and we've responded. Here are some of the excellent suggestions and changes we've made because of the feedback we've received:
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More Cameras - TripCheck added 7 new cameras on I-205, 2 in Roseburg, and another in Klamath Falls! The I-205 cameras started at the I-5, I-205 interchange and connected with our existing line of cameras, so now folks can get a complete view of most sections of I-205.
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Alerts {high impact incidents and road conditions] - TripCheck is now displaying Alerts on their right hand navigation.
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Custom Cameras - We have improved our custom cams page. This page now allows users to configure up to 10 cameras in a 'view' and to create as may views as the user would like... Try it and let us know! http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/CCentry.asp
What to look for:
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TripCheck, an inter-agency collaboration - We have started discussions with Clackamas county to add a number of their camera images to TripCheck. Watch for these new cameras in 2006.
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Winter operations are going into effect - ODOT's staff is getting ready for another winter and so is TripCheck. We are performing tests and running 'what-if' scenarios so the web site will continue to deliver the best possible data for your driving decisions.
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More businesses are signing up to be featured on TripCheck - The partnership with the Oregon Travel Information Council (OTIC) is showing increased traffic on our site as users look for hotel, restaurant, fuel, and attraction information. We hope this information is valuable to folks as winter approaches.
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Updated Chain Laws and Minimum Chain Requirement pages - TripCheck is in the process of posting the recent changes to the Chain Laws and Minimum Chain Requirements. Look for these changes posted by the end of October.
For more information related to TripCheck, please contact Glen Hammer, Glen.A.HAMMER@odot.state.or.us, at (503) 986-3977.
For more information related to the Oregon Travel Information Council, please contact Craig Tutor, craig@oregontic.com, at (800) 574-9397.
Herbicide phone line update- The herbicide phone line has been working since April 18th, 2005. For 2005 we have had 473 calls on the phone system. July, August, and September saw 29, 25, and 51 calls, respectively. The phone number for the herbicide information is 1-888-996-8080. Herbicide activities usually start the beginning of April and last through October, depending on weather.
This phone service will be evaluated for next year' use. If you would like to see this service continued, or have feedback please send an email to Kelle Susich, Kelle.SUSICH@odot.state.or.us, telephone (503) 986-6568.
 Regional ITS Operations and Implementation Plan for the Salem-Keizer Metropolitan Area - The Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments acting through the Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study (SKATS) Metropolitan Planning Organization, in cooperation with the ODOT ITS Unit, has completed a plan to determine how to apply ITS technologies to the Region's transportation needs. The study fulfills the Federal Highway Administration's requirement that all ITS projects funded through the Highway Trust Fund be in conformance with the National ITS Architecture and applicable standards. The plan was presented to SKATS on September 13, 2005.
For additional information, please contact Ed Anderson, Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us, at (503) 986-3588.
Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture and Operational Concept Plan for Portland Metropolitan Area - The purpose of this project is to update the existing ITS Regional Architecture and develop an Operational Concept Plan for the Portland Metropolitan Area which will guide the implementation and operation of ITS technologies for the region. The draft Regional ITS Architecture and Operational Concept Plan is currently being reviewed. It is anticipated to be completed in October 2005.
For additional information, please contact Ed Anderson, Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us, at (503) 986-3588.
 Regional Trip Planner - This project is developing a system that will collect and deliver comprehensive public transportation information (bus, train, shuttles and taxi's) to the public in Oregon and Washington state. The information will be delivered to the users via a Web site in each state. ODOT and the Washington State Department of Transportation are continuing to work on the system design. ODOT has contracted with Pacific Intermedia Inc., from Portland Oregon, to develop and implement the data system for the Web sites of each agency. This work will include development of public and data administration interfaces. System design activities are expected to wrap-up at the beginning of 2006. It is anticipated that the Web sites will go live in both states in the first quarter of 2007.
For more information on the Regional Trip Planner project, please visit
 TransPort Advanced Traveler Information Implementation (TATII) - TATII will deploy an Advanced Traveler Information System infrastructure that allows regional transportation agencies to share data in a standardized format to each other and to traveler information service providers (such as TripCheck.com) to present that information to the general public.
The TATII project is currently developing the main components of the TATII infrastructure. Initial implementation will begin late November 2005 at ODOT; at that point partner agencies such as Port of Portland, City of Portland, TriMet, and PSU will be able to begin developing connections to the central server so they can send and receive information.
Transportation Operations Release 1 - Oregon has four Transportation Operations Centers (TOC’s) that provide mission critical services to the public and several Operations, Maintenance and Incident Response programs. Currently, these Center operations include many independent software programs to perform a variety of tasks. Furthermore, each TOC’s systems are operationally separate from the others. The TOC's need a statewide system to bring together all the individual field devices, software programs and systems to support closer operational ties and to provide enhanced communication, and immediate dissemination to customers and partners.
The project is now comfortably in the architecture phase. Business processes are being mapped to system design, data requirements are being gathered and the high-level system design has begun. Accomplishments last quarter include:
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A select group of project steering committee members have been actively involved in the review and revision of process diagrams, which depict the method by which the system will support business functions. These discussions have proven very productive in developing a shared vision statewide business processes. The key decisions made through this group will be taken to the larger steering committee and maintenance leadership team for further approval in October.
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OSU has nearly completed an initial draft of application and data architecture for the event and response management portions of the system.
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A user interface designer has been selected and contract negotiations are expected to complete in the next couple of weeks.
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RFPs for Traffic Management and Connectivity expertise have been drafted and are currently under ODOT review.
The major events planned for the next quarter include:
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Continue application, data and technology architecture activities that will result in a high-level picture of the overall system architecture that can feed detailed design.
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Complete business analysis to support application architecture activities.
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Procure resources to create develop and implement the traffic management portion of the system
Contact Lorena Lambert, Lorena.LAMBERT@odot.state.or.us, at (503) 986-4017 for more information.
 TripCheck Cable TV project - ODOT currently delivers camera images and other traveler information to cable TV companies around the state. To improve and expand this service, ODOT's ITS group released a request for proposals for equipment to update the delivery and content for cable viewers. ODOT selected a product called Infocaster and is produced by the Inscriber company. The new system will allow ODOT to provide cable TV companies a higher quality presentation with more graphic, text and audio base content in addition to the camera images. The new system, once implemented, will also be easier to maintain and will provide a platform for transition to more digitally formatted content.
The initial implementation of the new Cable TV system will be in Bend with our long-time partner, Bend Cable. The hardware and software has been received, and is currently being setup and configured for implementation in the Bend operations center. Other cable companies will be invited to come on board after the initial implementation in Bend is complete.
For more information, contact Jim Basile, James.A.BASILE@odot.state.or.us, at (503) 986-4383.
ITS CONSTRUCTION - List of current ITS construction projects
Following is a list of projects that are currently under construction:
ITS Technician working on camera equipment
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Area 1 Permanent VMS (Sunset Highway, MP 56.23 WB) and (Lower Columbia River Highway, MP 44.79 WB). Project is complete.
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Arndt Road VMS and Perkins Road VMS (installing two signs: I-5, MP 280.70 and I-5, MP 261.88. The VMS have been completed and are operational. Construction is complete. ITS support coordinator to coordinate network circuit for sign and camera.
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Astoria VMS (Hwy 101, MP 9.98 NB). Construction is expected to be completed in October 2005.
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Baker City VMS (Old Oregon Trail Highway, I-84, MP 309 WB). Project is in construction. Sign is from US Traffic.
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Butte Creek Ice signs. Contractor has completed their portion of the project. ODOT will need to commission the sites and test the system.
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Doak Mountain RWIS (Hwy 140, MP 53.70). Currently under construction.
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I-5 Hugo (I-5, MP 64.22 NB), Glendale Road (I-5, MP 83.32 SB) VMS, and Crowson Road (I-5, MP 13.17 SB). Project is in construction. Sign contract awarded to Daktronics.
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Lake Creek VMS and CCTV (I-5, MP 214.53 NB). Currently under construction. Sign is supplied by US Traffic.
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I-5 Siskiyou Summit VMS (I-5, MP SIS 66.51 NB in California). Sign contract awarded to Skyline Products, Inc. Project is under construction.
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Modoc Point RWIS (US 97 north of Klamath Falls). Project is in construction.
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Region 5 VMS (I-84 at MP 214.00 EB) and OR 207 (MP 26.5 NB) Project is in construction. Sign contract awarded to Skyline Products, Inc.
Klamath Falls Camera View on US 97 at Green Springs Interchange
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Select projects in design include the following:
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Region 2 Miscellaneous Operations: This project consists of 3 Highway Advisory Radios (HARs), with warning signals in the Eugene-Springfield area and an upgrade to the Cushman Flood Warning System near Florence on US 101. This system will report status into HTCRS, 511, and TripCheck systems. A camera will also be added for verification purposes. This project is currently under design.
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US97 South Madras VMS (MP 214.11 NB) and ORE138 Junction VMS (MP 97.13 NB). Design is complete. Anticipate a November 2005 bid opening.
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I-5 South Medford Interchange (I-5 MP 27.3). Camera and fiber optic installation. Currently in design stage, with expectation of construction in 2006.
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I-5 North Albany VMS and Camera (I-5 at MP 236.8 NB). Currently under design. Anticipate a December 2006 bid opening.
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I-5 North Santiam Highway to Kuebler Boulevard. ITS is currently designing cameras and fiber optic infrastructure to serve the future needs of the Salem area. Design was completed. The bid was opened and is the award is being confirmed. This project will include two cameras operated by NWTOC.
ITS METRICS - Get the Latest ITS Statistics
 TripCheck usage data - A quarterly summary of the TripCheck and ODOT travel information phone system usage numbers follow. The ITS unit homepage will shortly be bringing you the TripCheck Metrics in its new URL location. This page will include graphs of the current month's usage data for TripCheck visits, pages views, hits, and calls to the ODOT phone system. At this site, will also see a forecast of TripCheck visits estimated through March 2007.
The approximate TripCheck average for the third quarter of 2005 (July, August, and September):
539,670 visits per month
4.30 million page views per month
20.61 million hits per month.
The approximate ODOT road and weather phone system (including 511 calls) average for the same period last year was 4,565 calls per month:
13,443 calls in July
17,461 calls in August
15,257 calls in September
The average for this period is 15,387 calls per month.
 Green Light Metrics -
The Green Light weigh station preclearance program is now serving more than 3,700 trucking companies with 32,300 trucks equipped with transponders.
Green Light sites precleared trucks 137,856 times in August, weighing them in motion and electronically checking their registration and company safety record as they approached weigh stations. That's easily a new one-month record (the previous high was 124,293 in March). Four locations set new records for preclearance in a single month -- Woodburn Port of Entry (37,784), Klamath Falls Port of Entry, and the weigh stations at Wyeth and Brightwood EB.
Green Light stations precleared the one-millionth truck of the year in September and the program is on pace to preclear 1.4 million total in 2005.
Green Light Web site -- http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/GREEN.shtml
 Trucking Online Metrics -
More than 6,700 companies are now signed up for Trucking Online, including 1,900 based in Oregon. There are about 24,000 total companies with trucks registered in Oregon and now the ones doing business online include about 32% of those based in another state or Canada and about 21% of those based in Oregon.
Since the service became available in January 2003, companies have used a home or office computer to go online and complete more than 350,000 transactions or record inquiries that formerly required a phone call, fax, mail delivery or field office visit.
The Motor Carrier Transportation Division is counting on trucking companies to shift as much business as possible to the Internet so it can improve its service to those who still must do business by phone, mail, or in person.
ITS MAINTENANCE - System Maintenance Updates
 ITS System Maintenance Report - This section update shows some of the requests for work completed by our staff and gives a break-down of high-lights and areas where maintenance and enhancement work was done. TripCheck.com, 511 phone line, Herbicide line, and HTCRS are examples of the systems supported.
July 1-September 30, 2005
43 Requests for Work were completed; 22 for repairing system failures, 21 for creating new capabilities, making system enhancements, or generating special reports.
Chris Carnahan, an ex-ODOT employee, has been added to the ITS maintenance contract along with Joey Mendoza. Here is a sampling of significant ITS system work:
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Updated ITS systems to new database server running Microsoft SQL 2000.
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Highway Travel Conditions database – created a more flexible query tool.
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Created software components to support the Cable TV project.
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Moved Camera Services image processing to a more stable and secure server location.
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Updated an RWIS software component that publishes weather station data to subscribers.
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Assessed FHWA Maintenance Decision Support Software.
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Supported integrating WSDOT into the ATMS system.
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Bend Transportation Operations Center Move.
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Installed a new tape backup device for the ATMS servers in Portland.
For questions contact Jim Weisgram at (503) 986-3211 or James.D.WEISGRAM@odot.state.or.us
ITS update on New Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) - A year ago (almost exactly), I sent out a survey to the TOC Manager's group, asking for support of a server based computerized maintenance and inventory tracking tool, which uses a Palm Pilot to enter data. Without exception, there was support for the idea. Originally, we opted to modify the existing traffic signal database, since it contains much of the same information we need to collect. It was also thought that a working solution would be quicker and easier to arrive at from using our existing database and software.
Modifying the original ended up being difficult, resources to do the necessary changes scarce, and it was taking a really long time. After around 4 months, I asked for and got approval to look into 'off-the-shelf' products. I found there were many products that do very close to what we are trying to accomplish. The ITS support coordinators, engineering, and management helped me prioritize the requirements, so we could rate the applications and go forward with a purchase request.
Out of 21 products, a number of us ended up narrowing our search to MicroMain. We obtained copies of the 5 top products to evaluate, and MicroMain had the most desired features, was the most user friendly, met the most systems requirements, and it didn't crash on us as we used it.
We plan on using MicroMain to track inventory, create and track work orders, do inspections, schedule preventative maintenance, save time on timesheets, generate metrics on equipment, and more. There are 3 interfaces we can use:
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Pocket PC,
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Web, or
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client (which requires an install on your desktop).
Where we are today:
We have purchased and installed MicroMain, and are working on asset structure and configuration. The first piece we are working on is inventory. I suspect it will take another month or so to get where we need to be with inventory, then the support coordinators can begin using the system. Your ITS support coordinator should be fairly well informed on this, and may be able to answer questions.
For questions contact Jason Shaddix (503) 378-2645 or jason.p.shaddix@odot.state.or.us
ITS in the News
*New Resources from US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office: ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource
[transport-communications] Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Link to site:
http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov
*Articles from Idaho Transportation Department's The Transporter
[transport-communications] Monday, September 26, 2005
- 511 System to Launch in November
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Transporter/2005/092305_Trans/092305_511Update.html
*Four Case Studies on the Posting of Travel Time on Dynamic Message Signs
[transport-communications] Monday, September 26, 2005
Link to reports from the Federal Highway Administration:
- Houston: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/travel_time_study/houston/houston_ttm.htm
Chicago: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/travel_time_study/chicago/chicago_ttm.htm
Nashville: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/travel_time_study/nashville/nashville_ttm.htm
Portland, Oregon: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/travel_time_study/portland/portland_ttm.htm
No jam tomorrow?
The Economist, September 15th, 2005
http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?Story_id=4368204
*Wireless Sensor Could Reduce Traffic Congestion
[transport-communications] Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Link to story in The Daily Californian:
http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=19463
*Communication for the Road
[transport-communications] Wednesday, September 7, 2005
DaimlerChrysler engineers are developing a method for vehicles to communicate with each other so the information is shared with all drivers in range simultaneously.
Link to story in Automotive Engineering:
http://www.sae.org/automag/electronics/08-2005/1-113-8-42.pdf
Three Highway projects might include tolls
Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon September 2, 2005
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050902/STATE/509020345&SearchID=73219733075915
*A Car that (Really) Drives Itself
[transport-communications] Tuesday, August 30, 2005
General Motors is preparing to launch a revolutionary self-driving system on the 2008 Opel Vectra.
Link to story on Inside Line:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=107011
*Japan to Develop Smart Traffic Lights
[transport-communications] Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Link to United Press International story:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050829-05055400-bc-japan-smartlights.xml
*New GPS Unit Helps Dodge Traffic Jams
[transport-communications] Monday, August 22, 2005
First portable navigation system with real-time traffic information.
Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-cobra22.html
Link to news release from Cobra Electronics:
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=COBR&script=410&layout=12&item_id=740611
Portland State University designated as a national university transportation center
07/29/2005, Portland State University News
http://www.pdx.edu/news/6655/
*These stories provided by Bernie Wagenblast and The Daily ITS news, in the Transportation Communications Newsletter. For a free subscription send an e-mail to transport-communications-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or contact the editor, Bernie Wagenblast, at i95berniew@aol.com.
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