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Developing the appropriate decision support software for pavement management is a difficult task that requires considerable knowledge, insight, and patience on the part of the systems analyst and programmers. The systems approach to developing software requires the systems analyst to determine what the ultimate user desires in the software and to develop a programming plan on the basis of those needs. However, in pavement management, many of the end users have never used a computer before and have no idea of what they want from it, let alone of what it can provide them. In addition, most end users are no more familiar with pavement management concepts than they are with computers. No matter how well the concepts are explained, the users do not understand what pavement management will do until they start using it. To make matters worse for the systems analyst, if the software is designed to provide everything the experts think should be included, it is too complex for the average ultimate user to understand and use. A number of things can be considered in the development of pavement management software to keep the problems manageable. First, a dynamic approach to software development must be followed. A simple software package should be developed in a modular form that will facilitate later modifications and allow addition of other modules. It should be prepared to facilitate exchange of data with other operating software in the agency and should provide adequate housekeeping features such as backing up data and removing extraneous files. Ease of use and training of the ultimate users must be considered from the beginning. Finally, the long-term support of the software must be considered.

The proceedings of the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements is published in three volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published prior to the conference, include papers to be presented at the conference. Volume 3, published after the conference, contains additional papers presented at the plenary and workshop sessions.

English

p. 3-8

1994

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1

Third International Conference on Managing Pavements

0309055024

Figures (1) ; References (2)

Power modules; Conferences; Development; Pavement management systems; Software; Software maintenance; Training

Modules

Design; Education and Training; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jun 7 1994 12:00AM

• APPLICATION OF MARKOV PROCESS TO PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT NETWORK LEVEL
• ARIZONA AIRPORT PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• BURLINGTON ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
• CASE STUDY OF BENEFITS ACHIEVED FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF PAVEMENT FACILITIES
• CONTRACT ROAD MAINTENANCE IN AUSTRALIA: A PILOT STUDY
• DESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RO.MA. FOR URBAN ROAD AND HIGHWAY NETWORK MAINTENANCE
• DESIGN OF PROJECT SELECTION PROCEDURE BASED ON EXPERT SYSTEMS AND NETWORK OPTIMIZATION
• DEVELOPING A CUSTOMIZED PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA
• DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN THAILAND
• DEVELOPMENT OF PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A ROAD NETWORK
• ENHANCEMENTS TO THE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM
• FLORIDA AIRPORT SYSTEM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
• FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND NEED FOR INNOVATION IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
• HOW DECISION MAKERS AT VARIOUS LEVELS USE OUTPUT FROM THE DANISH PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BELMAN
• IMPLEMENTATION OF A CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETERS
• IMPLEMENTATION OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE WORK PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN AUSTRALIA
• INVESTIGATION INTO OBSERVATIONAL VARIATIONS IN PAVEMENT CONDITION SURVEY
• LONG-TERM COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
• MAKING OPTIMIZATION PRACTICAL IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: LESSONS FROM LEADING-EDGE PROJECTS
• NETWORK PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING: APPLICATION TO IOWA STATE INTERSTATE NETWORK
• NEW APPROACH TO DEFINING PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
• NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE IN COMPARING MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC PAVEMENT CONDITION RATING SYSTEMS
• NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION: A COMPLETE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OPERATION
• OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND USE
• PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AS PART OF STRATEGIC ROAD MANAGEMENT
• PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LEAD THE WAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• QUALITY STANDARDS FOR RELIABLE PAVEMENT ROUGHNESS EVALUATION
• REPEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF MANUAL PAVEMENT DISTRESS SURVEY METHODS
• ROAD SURFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION HISTORY DATA BASE WITHIN A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ROLE OF MPOS IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
• ROLES FOR A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY IN COUNTERING LOCAL AGENCY INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS IN ADOPTION AND USE OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY REGION
• USING INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN IMPLEMENTING PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS