Research Reports
Report Details
| Title: | Asset Management of Roadway Signs through Advanced Technology |
| Authors: | Kellee Boulais Kruse and Tom Simmer |
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Report #: | MPC-03-149 |
| Project #: | MPC-229 |
| TRID #: | 00961897 |
| Keywords: | asset management, computers, forms of business or industry, geographic information systems, global positioning system, installation, inventory control, maintenance, software, technology, traffic signs |
| Type: | Research Report – MPC Publications |
Abstract
Working together with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, the objective of this project was to develop an application to perform the following: track highway signs with GPS, keep track of the last date a sign was modified, manage sign inventory and display this information in a geographical information system.
The type of forms automated was chosen based on input from NDDOT. These forms include sign maintenance and installation record, state inventory form, and district inventory form.
The software will run on a handheld computer and a desktop computer. The hardware will include the handheld computer and a portable GPS receiver. The software written for the program will run alongside ESRI ArcGIS™ geographical information system software.
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