| Abstract: |
Traffic Signal Inventory has traditionally revolved around inventorying the existing equipment to identify faulty equipment and nonconformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Implementing an Asset Management program, with periodic inventory gathering, aids a city in its reliability and its responsibility of properly maintaining its traffic signal system, as well as a means to establish budgets for maintenance, keeping the correct manufacturer's and model numbers in stock, and scheduling intersections for upgrades in the future. This presentation discusses why performing a traffic signal inventory is helpful, and how GIS can be leveraged to aid in performing the inventory gathering. A tailored database was used to perform data acquisition by users for field reconnaissance; and provided detailed reporting, for specific intersections, to evaluate its condition. Utilizing GIS at the starting point for project planning and execution, this application lead to cost and time savings by creating an effective and efficient data collection and reporting process. Providing a geospatial prism to inventory gathering can result in being crucially beneficial to identifying immediate equipment needs and for forecasting upgrades. |