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The management and administration of construction contracts require the collection and analysis of a great deal of information as the project progresses. Much of this information is recorded and collected at the project site. Although the microcomputer is now used extensively as a construction management tool, the collection of field data remains essentially a paperwork process. The results are presented of a trial program undertaken by the Florida Department of Transportation that involved the use of pen-based computers for job-site data acquisition. Data entry with the pen-based computer is accomplished by writing on the screen with a tethered pen. Capabilities of this new technology are discussed. Results of the field trials are presented with recommendations for future implementation.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1400, Planning and Programming, Land Use, Public Participation, and Computer Technology in Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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English

p. 95-100

1993

Transportation Research Record

0309054702

Figures (4) ; Photos (1) ; References (4)

Automation; Computers; Construction projects; Data collection; Data entry; Field studies; State departments of transportation; Technological innovations

Field data; Pen-based computers

Florida

Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Nov 10 1993 12:00AM

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