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Reduced effort for data assembly and less reliance on external groups substantially reduces overall timelines.
TransInfo, a $3.3 million linear asset management system with a single source of truth, was created as the solution. TransInfo was built on Bentley’s AssetWise asset performance software, a highly configurable solution that created a connected data environment where information integrity and availability is assured. TransInfo provides a unified view of the entire road network and associated features, integrates all assets into a single information and asset management system, and maintains seamless spatial representations of all the data. Asset integration To meet state and federal reporting requirements, ODOT must know what assets it has and where they are located. This challenge is complex because the network with which assets are associated is constantly changing and the linear nature of roadway information is not something that standard asset management or business intelligence capabilities can easily manipulate. In addition, with road network and feature information residing in many local repositories, ODOT struggled with issues of data and process duplication. ODOT needed a new, comprehensive, linear asset management solution — one that would enable more efficient data capture, analysis, and information mobility that would streamline processes and improve regulatory reporting. The systems built in the 1980s reported disconnected, often redundant data. While one system could provide tabular reports on highway asset locations and another could map maintenance crew deployments, no correlation between the two was possible. When system reports
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for managing more than 8,000 miles of state and interstate highways within Oregon as well as managing programs related to highways, roads, bridges, railways, public transportation services, transportation safety programs, and motor carrier regulation. Until recently, ODOT managed its transportation assets using legacy systems that ran on various technologies, performed functions they were not originally designed for, and duplicated data across multiple repositories. Meeting government reporting requirements involved months of custom coding, manual updating, and vigilant error-checking. “Oregon DOT needed a faster, more efficient way to capture, aggregate, and analyze asset data,” said Lorena Lambert, ODOT project coordinator. “We needed to ensure accuracy, run reports, and make data readily available to downstream systems and processes.” Integrated linear asset management Single source of truth for geo-referenced roadway data boosts Oregon Department of Transportation’s efficiency. By Meg Davis
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