Smart Work Zone Activity App (SWiZAPP)
The objective of this research project was to design, develop, and deploy the Smart Work Zone Activity App (SWiZAPP), which is a cross-platform mobile application for collecting, reporting, and posting accurate, real-time, work-zone activity information and status. The app is enabled with functionalities for managing an unlimited number of construction work zones due to its scalable, cloud-based design architecture. It supports work-zone geolocation and mapping via on-board GPS sensors and Google Maps, respectively. Users of the app can post live activities from construction sites by taking snapshots and uploading images, utilizing buttons within the app’s interface to indicate traffic conditions and lane activities, or text messaging via the app. SWiZAPP also enables its users to view both real-time and historical activities of all work zones in the Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (SWZDI) states. This document includes a user manual, as an appendix, to access and use SWiZAPP for work-zone activity monitoring. The user-friendly interface includes standard work-zone procedures and is suitable for use by both department of transportation (DOT) staff and contractors. The benefits from the successful deployment of SWiZAPP include more accurate and timely work-zone information for work zone management, traveler information, inspections, contract monitoring, safety analysis, and project coordination.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Missouri, Columbia
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Columbia, MO United States 65211-2200Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative
Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Adu-Gyamfi, Yaw
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0000-0002-1924-9792
- Sun, Carlos
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0000-0002-8857-9648
- Edara, Praveen
- Farzaneh, Azadi
- Publication Date: 2019-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report and User Manual
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Illustrations; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 58p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Manuals; Mobile applications; Traveler information and communication systems; Work zones
- Identifier Terms: Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01837702
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: InTrans Project 19-535
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 28 2022 9:41AM