AUTHORS: Steve Wilcox, Director, Maintenance Program Planning Bureau, NYSDOT Mike Rossi, Asset Management Program Engineer, NYSDOT
ABSTRACT: Most computer system projects are focused on collecting data for use by experts within an individual functional area. These “systems of record” include systems for safety, project tracking , fiscal management, maintenance management or asset management. This presentation will describe how NYSDOT created strategic alignment across the agency and began developing a “System of Engagement” to traverse multiple DOT and publicly available data sets to serve particular purposes. NYSDOT has begun a three- year project to build 47 apps and the infrastructure necessary to support these. The apps will be designed to be used on any device including: cell phone, tablets, laptops or desktop computers. This will provide the user access to key authoritative information without having to find a system’s “expert” to interpret, analyze and report in response to requests for information. These apps are made available through a single destination or “Portal” from where the agency can access current, authoritative and accurate information. Think of this as creating a DOT “App Store”. This first year is focused on the configuration of eleven critical apps prioritized for two purposes. The first is to create data viewers including: projects, pavement, bridge data, STIP, environmental surface waters, maintenance and safety, as these will serve as the basic web service building blocks for more complex apps. The second focus area is for emergency response, including a Winter Ops App for managing snow and ice operations and a Flood Response App for managing the response to flooding events.
