AASHTO STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
NCHRP Problem Statement Outline
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PROBLEM NUMBER
TBD
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PROBLEM TITLE
Determination of the Best Practices for Collecting, Processing and Managing Roadway Asset
Inventory Data.
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RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT
Asset inventory data collection is an essential part of an asset management plan. State departments
of transportation (DOT’s) have been collecting this data for decades but new technologies and
methods are now available giving states many options to consider. The use of new technology has
made data collection more efficient and easier to analyze but it may not be suitable for all assets.
Manual data collection is still required for many roadway features due to equipment limitations.
Research is needed to determine the state of the art and best practices in the collection, processing
and managing of asset inventory data collection.
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LITERATURE SEARCH SUMMARY
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Guidelines for the use of Mobile LiDAR in Transportation Applications, NCHRP
Report 748, 2013
Evaluation of Remote-Sensing Technologies for collecting Roadside Feature Data to
Support Highway Safety Manual Implementation, TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, 2013
LiDAR for Data Efficiency, University of California- Davis, 2011
Asset Management Data Collection for Supporting Decision Processes; Flintsch,
Gerardo; Bryant, J.W.; 2006
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
The objective of this research is to determine the best practices used by DOT’s to collect, process,
manage roadway asset inventory data. It is anticipated the following tasks will be involved:
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Conduct a literature review of research on this topic.
Conduct a survey of state DOT’s to identify methods used and best practices.
Evaluate the various practices to determine which are most efficient and effective.
Establish recommendations for the use of the reported practices.
ESTIMATE OF PROBLEM FUNDING AND RESEARCH PERIOD
Recommended Funding:
$75,000
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Research Period:
6 months
VII.
URGENCY, PAYOFF POTENTIAL, AND IMPLEMENTATION
This proposed project has high urgency as DOT’S are currently or soon will be developing or
refining their Asset Management Plan to adapt to MAP-21 performance requirements. The research
findings could result in a significant cost and time savings by improving the asset data collection
process and analysis procedures.
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PERSON(S) DEVELOPING THE PROBLEM
The Roadway/Roadside Technical Working Group (TWG) of the AASHTO Sub-Committee on
Maintenance (SCOM)
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PROBLEM MONITOR
Jerry L. Hatcher, P.E.
Director, Maintenance Division
Tennessee Department of Transportation
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DATE AND SUBMITTED BY
August 20, 2013 by the Roadway/Roadside TWG of the SCOM
Please submit completed problem statement to the following e-mail address:
nchrp@nas.edu
Questions on the process can be directed to the same address or cjencks@nas.edu.
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