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Huber Heights Wins ESRI SAG Award

During last week’s ESRI’s International User Conference in San Diego, the City of Huber Heights (Ohio) received a prestigious SAG (Special Achievement in GIS) Award. The City was recognized for the implementation of the Huber Heights Geographic Information System (HHGIS) as … Continue reading

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MUTCD Requirements Extended & Relaxed

You can breathe a sigh of relief!
Many of the traffic sign compliance requirements proposed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2009 have been relaxed, delayed or completely eliminated. We wrote about the revised MUTCD standards in November 2011 and … Continue reading

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How FHWA Plans to Revise MUTCD Standards

If you have been nervous about meeting the new MUTCD traffic sign standards, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The regulations are still being modified by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
It appears that timelines will be extended and requirements … Continue reading

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Storm Sewer and Ditch Inventory Helps Erie County Meet MS4 Reporting Requirements

Mobile Mapping has traditionally been used to collect assets related to the roadway infrastructure and pavement conditions.
In Erie County, NY, we were able to prove that mobile mapping is more versatile and not limited to mapping the transportation infrastructure. Mobile … Continue reading

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Video News – Basics of Sign Management

Watch this video – it explains the basics of sign management and inventory.

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Can You Save A Million Bucks With A Sign Inventory?

Today I want to talk about the benefits of sign management. You probably know that by 2012 all agencies in the US need to comply with new MUTCD rules.
What does this mean?
According to the new rules you must have a … Continue reading

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Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Promotes Best Practices

The national Work Zone Safety Awareness Week (April 4 – 8, 2011) is now in its 11th year. It has evolved as the main event to promote safety in work zones, ahead of the upcoming road construction season.

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Will You Need to Change Your Street Name Signs?

A few days ago we saw this report on a local news station. The reporter talks about the requirement to upgrade Street Name Signs by 2015 to make them more readable.
New signs cannot be all capital letters and must have … Continue reading

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How the City of Irvine CA Achieved MUTCD Sign Compliance Ahead of Schedule

In January 2012 new rules governing street signs will take effect. To become MUTCD compliant your community must establish and implement a sign assessment or management method to maintain minimum levels of sign retro-reflectivity.
One of our customers, the City … Continue reading

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