Asset Management Data Integration Forum

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Summary and Recommendations
Roemer Alfelor Office of Asset Management Federal
Highway Administration

• Asset Management Data Integration Forum
  
• Chicago, IL
• December 12 -13, 2001

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Data Integration Issues

• Location Reference System
• Use of GIS
• Dealing with Legacy Data
• Implementation
• Change Management (e.g. People)
• Software
• Use of outside help (contractor)

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Technical Challenges

• Data Conversion/Migration
• Conversion to Linear Reference System
• Changes in Technology/Systems
• Data Heterogeneity/Quality
• Others?

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Organizational Challenges

• Knowing your current situation and where you are
  going
• Time needed to develop system
• Time needed to adopt by agency
• Changes in agency requirements
• User Involvement
• Others?

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Technical/Research Assistance

• State Working Group (Forum Participants)
• Case Studies/Agency Experiences
• Best Practices Document (How to overcome
  challenges)
• Applications/Benefits Assessment
• Other Ideas/Suggestions?

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Next Steps

• Publish Forum Proceedings/Summary
• Develop Technical Assistance Plan (State Working
  Group to Review and Provide Inputs)
• Data Integration State of the Practice Survey
  (Planning, ITS, etc.)
• Address additional suggestions

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