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)[email protected]
Culvert Stream Crossing Surveys:
Using Roadsoft’s Enhanced Culvert Module
Center for Technology & Training
TimColling,PhD.,P.E.DirectorCenterforTechnology&Training
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
LDCMachine(LaptoporYuma)
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
