DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR THE ROAD DATA BASE WHICH ARE NOT MACHINE-DEPENDENT

ENTWICKLUNG VON MASCHINENUNABHAENGIGEN PROGRAMMEN FUER DIE STRASSENDATENBANK

THE STRUCTURE OF DATA PROCESSING WITHIN THE ROAD ADMINISTRATION IS TO TAKE PLACE IN AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM. ALL CURRENT DATA (ROAD DATA, PROJECT AND DESIGN DATA, SPECIFICATIONS, BUDGET PLANS, WORK IN PROGRESS ETC) ARE TO BE DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE BY COMPUTER. THE TAKEOVER OF THE INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF WORK IS PLANNED IN FOUR STAGES: (1) BUILD-UP OF THE ROAD DATA BANK AND THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MACHINE PROCESSING OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; (2) MACHINE PROCESSING OF TENDERING AND LETTING OF CONTRACTS AND TASKS FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF DESIGN AND CALCULATION OF PAYMENTS; (3) BUDGET AND CALCULATIONS; (4) INTRODUCTION OF TELE DATA PROCESSING AND REAL TIME PROCESSING. SUPERSEDES IRRD RESEARCH PROJECT NO 30918.