Technical ServicesTraffic Monitoring Section

Traffic Monitoring Management System

Data Collection - Types of Counts

Short Term Count Program

Portable Vehicle Classification Counts

Portable Vehicle Volume Counts

Permanent Count Program

Volume, Axle Classification, Length

Classification

Weigh-In-Motion (WIM)

Special Request Program

Manual Intersection Turning Movement Counts

ODOT Short Term Count ProgramWhere do we (ODOT) collect traffic data?• 3 – Year Cycle

– State System Roads (Interstate, US, and State Routes)

– Ramps

– 14,200

• 6-Year Cycle (Local Roads)

– HPMS Universe Counts – 4,200

– Safety – 3,700

– Modeling – 5,500

• Additional Counts Received from

– County Engineers – 6,200

– MPOs – 12,000

• Total Program Counts – 45,800

ODOT Permanent Count ProgramCurrent • Volume - 23

• Length Class - 53

• Axle Class – 65

• WIM – 24

• Total - 165

Working Towards• Volume - 6

• Length Class - 39

• Axle Class – 95

• WIM – 37

• Total - 177

ODOT Count Data Processing (Previous)

Short Term Counts

- VB.net application/Access Database/Main Frame

ODOT Count Data Processing (Previous)

Permanent Counts

- Traffic Keeper Ohio (TKO) Client/Server

ODOT Count Data Processing (Previous)

Mainframe

Weigh-In-Motion

Traffic Survey Report

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Previous)

- Traffic Survey Report/Map- Local Traffic Counts, Short Term Count Hourly Data, Short Term Count AADT Data, Traffic Count Location Map

ODOT Count Data Processing (Current)

- Midwestern Software Solutions

- Cloud based system

- Offers Traffic Count Database, Traffic Count

Segments, Turning Movements, and Bike/Ped

Modules

- Consolidates processing, storage, and reporting for

Short term, permanent, and turning movement

counts.

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

Odot.ms2soft.com

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

ODOT Count Data Reporting (Current)

MS2 System Benefits

- Consolidates processing, storage, and reporting for

Short term, permanent, and turning movement

counts.

- Provides internal factoring.

- Segment Assignment.

- “Ramp Balancing.”

ODOT Count Data ReportingTIMS (Current)

ODOT Count Data Processing (Future)

- Integration with:

- Roads and Highways (RI)

- TIMS

- BTRS

- Safety

- Permitted Lane Closure

- Pavements

- Others

Contact Information

Dave Gardner

Office of Technical Services

Traffic Monitoring Section

614-752-5740

Dave.Gardner@dot.ohio.gov

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/Pages/default.aspx