practical applications for highway infrastructure and asset management

Practical Applications forPractical Applications forHighway Infrastructure and Highway Infrastructure and

Asset ManagementAsset Management

Prepared by:Prepared by:

Steven J. Hook, Steven J. Hook, Noble County GIS CoordinatorNoble County GIS Coordinator

101 N Orange St.101 N Orange St.Courthouse, 4th FloorCourthouse, 4th Floor

Albion, IN 46701Albion, IN 46701AndAnd

Keith A. Lytton P.E., Keith A. Lytton P.E., Noble County Highway EngineerNoble County Highway Engineer

1118 E Main St.1118 E Main St.Albion, IN 46701Albion, IN 46701

Noble County, IndianaNoble County, Indiana

Demographics

• Rural County northwest of Fort Wayne

• Population of 48,000

• Approximately 411 sq. miles

Brief GIS History

• Contracted with Sanborn (Orthos) and Schneider (GIS) 2002-2003

• GIS system in use since spring 2005

• GIS website in use since summer 2006

• Replaced parcel mapping redundancy among three offices

Noble County GIS HistoryNoble County GIS History

1980’s—PLSS grid created1980’s—PLSS grid created

1990’s—Cadastral layers created using1990’s—Cadastral layers created usingAutoCAD (with FMS)AutoCAD (with FMS)

2003—GIS project funded:2003—GIS project funded:

Color OrthophotographyColor OrthophotographyPlanimetric layersPlanimetric layersConvert dwg cadastral layers to ArcGIS Convert dwg cadastral layers to ArcGIS

2005—Color orthophotography (State); 2005—Color orthophotography (State); Schneider GIS Award for ExcellenceSchneider GIS Award for Excellence

2006—IGIC Award for Excellence (Counties Category)2006—IGIC Award for Excellence (Counties Category)

2008—Pictometry color oblique/orthophotography2008—Pictometry color oblique/orthophotography

Use ESRI and AutoCAD productsUse ESRI and AutoCAD productsArcGIS Desktop 9.2—ArcEditorArcGIS Desktop 9.2—ArcEditor, ArcView, & ArcReader, ArcView, & ArcReader

AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 & Civil Desktop 2007AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 & Civil Desktop 2007

AutoCAD LTAutoCAD LT

GIS data storageGIS data storage2—MS 2—MS SQL 2005 ArcSDE geodatabases:SQL 2005 ArcSDE geodatabases:

feature classes & orthophotographyfeature classes & orthophotography

shapefiles & dwg filesshapefiles & dwg files

GIS Working EnvironmentGIS Working Environment

Noble County’s Enterprise GIS SystemNoble County’s Enterprise GIS System

Highway Management TopicsHighway Management Topics

1)1) Driveway Permit and Speed Limit Driveway Permit and Speed Limit OrdinancesOrdinances

2)2) Signs and CulvertsSigns and Culverts

3)3) Line StripingLine Striping

4)4) Average Daily Traffic FiguresAverage Daily Traffic Figures

5)5) Bridge LayerBridge Layer

1.1. Driveway Permit and Speed Driveway Permit and Speed Limit OrdinancesLimit Ordinances

Why incorporate permits and ordinances into Why incorporate permits and ordinances into the GIS?the GIS?

• Document storage and preservation issuesDocument storage and preservation issues

since 1987: since 1987: 3000 permits &3000 permits &

10,000 supporting documents10,000 supporting documents

(maps, deeds, etc.)(maps, deeds, etc.)

• Reduce retrieval time Reduce retrieval time

• Increase accessibilityIncrease accessibility

1.1. Driveway Permit and Speed Driveway Permit and Speed Limit OrdinancesLimit Ordinances

A.A. File Management System ImplementationFile Management System Implementation

B.B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway features to Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway features to the File Management Systemthe File Management System

C.C. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related Display Driveway Permit Information from Related Microsoft Access DatabasesMicrosoft Access Databases

Where to locate the information?Where to locate the information?Highway Dept.—on a central server close to usersHighway Dept.—on a central server close to users

How to store the information?How to store the information? Directory hierarchy—Directory hierarchy—

one main directory, “Driveway Permits”one main directory, “Driveway Permits”

subfolders for each year, “2008”subfolders for each year, “2008”

subfolders for each permit, “NCD-001-08” subfolders for each permit, “NCD-001-08” scanned permit & supporting documentsscanned permit & supporting documents

What image format to use?What image format to use?Documents scanned using a TIFF format—Documents scanned using a TIFF format—

standard format, stable, and non-proprietarystandard format, stable, and non-proprietary

A. File Management System ImplementationA. File Management System Implementation

Driveway permit file management system

A. File Management System ImplementationA. File Management System Implementation

What method to use to create the hyperlink? What method to use to create the hyperlink?

Link to a document, URL, or attribute fieldLink to a document, URL, or attribute field

Field-based vs. dynamic hyperlinksField-based vs. dynamic hyperlinks

What components make up a field-based hyperlink?What components make up a field-based hyperlink?

Unique identifier—guarantees a 1 to 1 relationship;Unique identifier—guarantees a 1 to 1 relationship;

value stored in the driveway attribute table value stored in the driveway attribute table “Permit_No” field“Permit_No” field

Hyperlink Base—pathname to the scanned documents;Hyperlink Base—pathname to the scanned documents;

value stored in the hyperlink base (Map value stored in the hyperlink base (Map Properties dialog box)Properties dialog box)

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Driveway layer’s attribute table

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Unique Identifier—uniquely identifying each permit record

Map Properties Dialog Box for SHOOKViewer3C.mxd

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Hyperlink Base—pathway to thepermit folders storedon the Highwayserver; eliminates needto store full pathnamealong with the uniqueidentifier, reducingredundancy.

Final stepsFinal steps

In the driveways layer properties dialog box…In the driveways layer properties dialog box…

Set attribute field containing unique identifiers as storing hyperlinks Set attribute field containing unique identifiers as storing hyperlinks

Select the “Permit_No” field as the field containing hyperlinksSelect the “Permit_No” field as the field containing hyperlinks

Select what the hyperlink is connecting toSelect what the hyperlink is connecting to

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Driveways Layer Properties Dialog Box

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Final settings

Driveway Popup Tip showing the folder’s pathway

B. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features toB. Field-based Hyperlinks Linking Driveway Features tothe File Management Systemthe File Management System

Click the hyperlink button to view

driveways having hyperlinks

Hold the mouse over the drive

highlighted in blue to reveal hyperlink

pathway

C.C. Display Driveway Permit Information Display Driveway Permit Information

from Related Microsoft Access Databasesfrom Related Microsoft Access Databases

Driveways Access DB @ hdserver.odc database connection

A three step process…A three step process…

Step 1—Create OLE DB connection to MS Access database in Step 1—Create OLE DB connection to MS Access database in ArcCatalogArcCatalog

Step 2—Add the appropriate MS Access table to the map documentStep 2—Add the appropriate MS Access table to the map document

Step 3—Create a Relate between the table and the driveways layerStep 3—Create a Relate between the table and the driveways layer

Driveways Access DB @ hdserver.odc database connection

C. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSC. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSAccess DatabasesAccess Databases

Step 1—Create OLE DB connection to MS Access database in ArcCatalogStep 1—Create OLE DB connection to MS Access database in ArcCatalog

Create OLE DB

connection

Relate dialog box showing linking criteria

Step 2—Add the appropriate MS Access table to the map documentStep 2—Add the appropriate MS Access table to the map document

Step 3—Create a Relate between the table and the driveways layerStep 3—Create a Relate between the table and the driveways layer

C. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSC. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSAccess DatabasesAccess Databases

MS AccesstableInformation

Mapdocument

Information

Identify Results for a selected driveway feature

C. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSC. Display Driveway Permit Information from Related MSAccess DatabasesAccess Databases

2.2. Signs and CulvertsSigns and Culverts

2.2. Signs and CulvertsSigns and Culverts

A. Data Acquisition

B. Data Transfer to the PC

C. Updating the GIS

A. Data AcquisitionA. Data Acquisition

Trimble GeoXT’s were used to gather field data

B. Data Transfer to the PC

Transfer Data from Trimble to PC using GPS Pathfinder Software

Apply Differential Correction from GPS Pathfinder Software

Export from GPS Pathfinder Software to ESRI ArcEditor as Shapefile

Traffic Signs are easily found by selection or performing a query.

Culverts are found the same way by query or individual identifying.

3. Line Striping3. Line Striping

3. Line Striping3. Line Striping

A.A. Create RoutesCreate Routes

B.B. Create Route EventsCreate Route Events

C.C. Updating GISUpdating GIS

A) Create RoutesA) Create Routes

Create Routes Dialog Box

B) Create Route EventsB) Create Route Events

A Table is first created that contains all the information that will be wanted for stored information

Add route events dialog creating the SolidStripe.dbf events table.

Solid Stripe Attribute Table

A Route with associated Line Events

Query of Route Events

4. Average Daily Traffic4. Average Daily Traffic

4. Average Daily Traffic4. Average Daily Traffic

A) Make a new layer with the attributes A) Make a new layer with the attributes you are interested in having for the you are interested in having for the layer.layer.

Average Daily TrafficAverage Daily Traffic

Start your edit sessionStart your edit session

Make Roads your selectable layerMake Roads your selectable layer

Select the road section you wantSelect the road section you want

Copy the road sectionCopy the road section

PastePaste

This adds a line to the attribute table with the road sectionThis adds a line to the attribute table with the road section

Highlight the Length columnHighlight the Length column

Left click and Calculate GeometryLeft click and Calculate Geometry

Use the Length calculationUse the Length calculation

This gives the length for the roadway sectionThis gives the length for the roadway section

Fill in the other details and save your editsFill in the other details and save your edits

Full County ADT’s with appropriate densitiesFull County ADT’s with appropriate densities

4. Average Daily Traffic4. Average Daily Traffic

A) Make a new layer with the attributes A) Make a new layer with the attributes you are interested in having for you are interested in having for the layer.the layer.

B) Set up your properties tableB) Set up your properties table

ADT Properties, remember to update classificationsADT Properties, remember to update classifications

5. Bridges5. Bridges

5. Bridges5. Bridges

A) Convert access database to attribute A) Convert access database to attribute table and insert in a layer.table and insert in a layer.

Bridges now shown on the mapBridges now shown on the map

Use the identify button to look at specific information on a bridgeUse the identify button to look at specific information on a bridge

Make file folders and fill them with images you wish to see for the bridgeMake file folders and fill them with images you wish to see for the bridge

Add a hyperlink field to the table and create your relationshipAdd a hyperlink field to the table and create your relationship

Clicking a bridge hyperlink will then open the file.Clicking a bridge hyperlink will then open the file.

Clicking on the image will allow a close look at the pagesClicking on the image will allow a close look at the pages

Or PicturesOr Pictures

Future Uses of GIS in the Highway Future Uses of GIS in the Highway DepartmentDepartment

1)1) Placing other permits on the GIS using Placing other permits on the GIS using the same methods as the driveway the same methods as the driveway permits.permits.

2)2) Requiring permits to be sent in electronic Requiring permits to be sent in electronic format with GPS locations for placed format with GPS locations for placed items.items.

3)3) Working with the local utilities to set up Working with the local utilities to set up all existing services on the county GIS.all existing services on the county GIS.

Future Uses of GIS in the Highway Future Uses of GIS in the Highway DepartmentDepartment

4)4) Complete road re-classificationComplete road re-classification

5)5) Work with the County Sheriff’s Work with the County Sheriff’s Department to place accidents on the Department to place accidents on the GIS to learn our more dangerous GIS to learn our more dangerous roadway location.roadway location.

Contact InformationContact InformationSteven J. Hook, Steven J. Hook,

Noble County GIS CoordinatorNoble County GIS Coordinator101 N Orange St.101 N Orange St.

Courthouse, 4th FloorCourthouse, 4th FloorAlbion, IN 46701Albion, IN 46701

1-260-636-2193, ext 3191-260-636-2193, ext 3191-260-636-4001 fax1-260-636-4001 faxShook@nobleco.orgShook@nobleco.org

Keith A. Lytton P.E., Keith A. Lytton P.E., Noble County Highway EngineerNoble County Highway Engineer

1118 E Main St.1118 E Main St.Albion, IN 46701Albion, IN 467011-260-636-21241-260-636-21241-260-636-25421-260-636-2542

Klytton@nobleco.orgKlytton@nobleco.org