North Atlantic and Midwest Aquatic Habitat Connectivity and Infrastructure Resilience:

Workshop on Prioritization Approaches

  John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum

  Thursday, January 7, 2016

Michigan Road Stream Crossing Inventory

MichiganDepartmentofNaturalResources

ChrisFreiburgerHabitatManagementUnitEnvironmentalAssessmentSub-Unit(517)284-5824freiburgerc@michigan.gov

Culvert Stream Crossing Surveys:

Using Roadsoft’s Enhanced Culvert Module

Center for Technology & Training

TimColling,PhD.,P.E.DirectorCenterforTechnology&Training

tkcollin@mtu.edu

906-487-2102

What is Roadsoft?

Roadsoft is a roadway management system for collecting, storing, and analyzing data associated with transportation assets.

Types of Data

•  Roads •  Culverts •  Bridges •  Signs •  Driveways •  Guardrails •  Intersections

•  Pavement Markings

•  Sidewalks •  Traffic Counts •  Traffic Signals •  Vehicle Crashes

Roadsoft Culvert Module

Laptop Data Collector (LDC)

•  Field application

•  Collects data

•  GPS enabled

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1.   ExportCulvertdatafromRoadso5(RStoLDC_*.ldcz)

2.ImportCulvertdataintoLDC

3.   Collectand/orupdateculvertdataandStreamCrossingSurveydataoutinthefield.

4.   TakeandassociateCulvertphotos

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5.   ExportcollectedCulvertdatafromLDC(LDCtoRS_*.ldc2rs)

6.   ImportcollectedCulvertdataintoRoadso5(AlwaysdoaRoadso5backuppriortoimporMng.)

DataCollecMonCycle

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LDC: Collect data - Culvert Module

LDC: Survey Forms - General

LDC: Survey Forms - Crossing

LDC: Survey Forms - Structure

LDC: Survey Forms - Stream

LDC: Survey Forms - Road

LDC: Survey Forms - Erosion

LDC: Survey Forms - Summary

LDC: Survey Forms - Passability

LDC: Survey Forms - Photos

ROADSOFT: Reports

ROADSOFT: Printable Sheets

ROADSOFT: Submitting Survey Data

Coordination of Projects

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www.mcgi.state.mi.us/miculverts/

Future Steps

•  More, more, more data Collection –  Old school

–  Road Soft

–  Tablet

–  Access

•  Sorting and Prioritizing

•  Project Implementation

•  This could be you