Company Established in 1969 Infrastructure Information Collection Staff of more than 130 Design and build ARAN ® Largest and longest standing company of its kind worldwide
Automatic Road Analyzer
12 Contracts For 180,000 Miles –U.S. Contracts in DOTs at Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Pennsylvania Over 70 ARAN ® Vehicles Worldwide –U.S. Vehicles in DOTs at Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont
Contract Option vs Purchase Option Changing Technology Business Climate Staff Allocations
1 st Contract ’96 2 nd Contract ’98 3 rd Contract – 2000-’01 4 th Contract ’03 5 th Current Contract ’05 Data Collection Varies Per Contract
Single or Multiple Cameras Panoramic 640 x 480 pixel 1300 x 1030 pixel Custom angles Photo-Log POS LV Curve start and end Curve radius Degree of curvature Grade Cross slope Centerline Geometry & Spatial Surveyor software Type Location (linear and GPS) Offset Height and width Sign code Condition (good, fair, poor) Assets Pavement WiseCrax software Strobed pavement video Roughness Texture Rutting Cracking
Current Contract Signalized Intersections Railroad Grade Crossing Horizontal and Vertical obstructions Bridge Locations Interstate Sign Inventory
All Contract Have Collected Distresses Roughness Rutting Faulting Cracking Patching
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DOTD Staff of 13 Perform Contract Management Data Quality Assurance Data Analysis Data Distribution Customer (User) Support
DOTD Customers (Users) include FHWA (IRI HPMS) 9 Districts 11 Major Sections All DOTD Executive Managers
DOTD Data Storage 1.4 TB Snap Server Each District 22 TB Server HQ Only 2 Data Cycles Maintained On-Line
Application Developed by ROADWARE Visual Data Presentation Program –Displays processed data and synchronized video images with multiple camera angles Location-based Video Playback Pavement Details (cracks, roughness, etc.) can be viewed up close
Application Developed by ROADWARE Attributes and image recorded for each asset Assets can be inventoried quickly Minimal training requirements Eliminates dangerous field work Low per-asset-inventoried cost