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Global Solutions
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Online road utility authorization system utilizing GIS database
- More Efficient Preparation of Application Drawings
- Utilization of the Road Database to obtain background data for guide maps and
location drawings
Prior to the introduction of the subsystem, the preparation of the location drawing
(drawing that describes the location of the construction in detail) and guide map (wide
area map that shows the vicinity around the construction site), both of which are
required documentation at the time of application submission, was performed by hand
on paper using cut-and-paste sections of residential maps. With the new ROADIS
subsystem, it is now possible to easily retrieve road and topographical data from the
Road Database and use it as the background data to prepare the necessary drawings.
- " Automatic retrieval of corresponding area data based on entry of utility site information
during application preparation
Based on information about the planned construction site entered in the system during
the preparation of the application documentation, a special function automatically
retrieves data about the corresponding area. The drawing frame shown in the default
display complies with the standard format for application drawings. With a few simple
and minor adjustments, the automatically retrieved map data can be easily used as
background data for preparation of the site vicinity map required for applications.
- " More efficient preparation of guide maps
It is necessary to produce a reduced scale guide map that includes a location drawing
for attachment to the application; however, the process of executing a search by
address for the wide area map data and then performing extraction and editing of data
was troublesome. With the new subsystem, the user first produces the location drawing,
and then a system function automatically produces the guide map inclusive of location
drawing.
- " Adoption of standardized part diagrams and work models for more efficient production
of drawings
Part diagrams are various standardized diagrams used in location drawings and guide
maps to symbolize various parts (for example, excavation shapes, house shapes,
pillars/poles, road width, construction site, etc.) Models are standardized work content
such as "T-type excavation," etc., that are frequently used in ground plan drawings and
cross-sectional drawings. Each work model usually consists of a set of planar and
cross-sectional drawings. Methods employing these tools have resulted in significant
improvement in the efficiency of drawing production. There are more than 100
standardized part diagrams and more than 1,000 work models per road administrator,
and they are arranged in an easy-to-use hierarchy.
- " Automatic generation of itemized reports
Items to be output to itemized reports are defined in the part and model diagrams,
enabling the automatic generation of itemized utility and excavation reports while
producing drawings. The live link between itemized report contents and drawings
contributes to improved information consistency and reliability.
- " More efficient performance of screening of applications due to standardization of
drawing style/format
Part and pattern diagrams that are entered in the system have been mutually approved
by road administrators and public utility companies in advance. This has eliminated
problems in document examination process that were caused by the style or format of
preparation of drawings. Also regarding the drawing sequence (guide map -> location
drawing -> ground plan -> cross-sectional drawing), the system enables production of
application drawings in accordance with rules and in an arrangement that facilitates
examination.
- More Efficient and Sophisticated Project Management
- " Realization of Project Management Functions (Progress Status) Enabling Real-time
Reference by Both Road Administrators and Utility Companies
In this system, the transitional phases from application submission to their receipt,
authorization, work commencement, and finally work completion is managed in a
database. System users can obtain real-time information from this task-processing
database that is dynamically updated according to the actual work process.
- " Display of application construction sites on a map by linking with the GIS database
Coordinates of the construction sites registered at the time of application drawing
production can be displayed at 1/500 scale with road and topographic layers. The
system not only displays the application construction site on a map, but also indicates
the state of work progress at the construction site and enables highlighting of the
names of construction sites that match certain user-specified conditions.
- " Automatic production of road utility administration registers
The system is also capable of automatically generating administration registers for
conventional paper-based administration purposes.
- " Search by Alarm Conditions
In order to easily extract the names of projects that are behind schedule, it is possible
to set various conditions as alarm keys in the system. Just by selecting the alarm
conditions and entering the number of days in the space provided, it is possible to
obtain a list of projects that correspond to the conditions.
[Example of Alarm Condition Search]
- Names of projects that have not been authorized within XX days of the application
submission date.
- Names of projects that have not actually started work within XX days of the
declared commencement date.
Names of projects that have not actually completed work within XX days of the
declared completion date.
- Information Retrieval from Bar Codes
Bar codes are printed on documents that are output by the system. These bar codes
simplify operations to identify project names on the system. For example, while the
examination of application documentation output by the system is conducted internally
by road administrators, this feature can be used to correctly specify the project name
when entering the examination results in the system.
This new subsystem transcends the domain of simple text-base task processing systems and
realizes new advantages made possible by linking with GIS technology, especially in the
production of application drawings and project management functions. The following section
describes the links between the GIS database and the task-processing database.
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