Transportation and Civil Engineering Transportation Infrastructure Management
System (TIMS ) TIMS is a world-class knowledge system for life cycle management
of the provincial highway infrastructure. The system integrates all the
provincial highway systems data, data analytics (decision support systems) and
the best infrastructure management practices. Through the effective harnessing
of knowledge for decision making and execution, TIMS enables the Alberta
government to achieve its infrastructure vision and mission to create and
maintain safe, dependable, efficient, innovative and sustainable highway systems
that will meet the province's short, medium and long term needs. The system is
extensively used by the ministry's employees, its consultants and contractors
and can be gainfully used by other ministries and agencies of Alberta
government.
TIMS is a web-based software suite of some 20 applications. It comprises a
central data repository and applications that handle information on inventory
and condition of infrastructure assets and decision support systems that address
techno-economic analyses. There are also multi-media communications and
reporting applications that are integrated with the system.
Major TIMS Developments in Progress
CPMS Release 2 This project develops software to manage Alberta highway
construction contracts, project schedules, financial estimates, forecasts and
actuals, work order management and so on. The Construction Project Management
component of PMA (Program Management Application) interfaces with RODA
(Rationalization / Optimization Decision Application) to receive 3 year program
project information and work activities from RODA. It also interfaces with
IMAGIS for construction project reconciliation. IMAGIS (Integrated Management
Alberta Government Information System) is Alberta Government's financial
management system.
PMA Budgets
Program Management Application - Budgets: This project creates an
application which supports having the CMA's (Contract Maintenance Area)
identify their needs (i.e. - inventory), allocate the budgets from programming
to the CMA, based on the CMA's needs, Create the original budget (allocation
from the Budget allocation Task group + Operation Manager tweaking), Maintain
the revised budget (original budget + Maintenance Contract Inspector tweaking),
Maintain forecasts, Track actuals, Maintain target budgets (over commitment to
ensure money is spent), Maintain contractor work plan.
GRIA Gravel Road
Information Application This project develops software which provides improved
tools for determining the funding requirements for the maintenance of Gravel
Roads.
RCIA Railroad Crossing Information Application This project develops
software which tracks inventory and maintenance of the railroad crossings and
their components located within the province of Alberta. Knowledge Portal
This project develops software which provides a single integrated access point
to Transportation Infrastructure expertise, collaboration, knowledge generation
and sophisticated reporting.
NESS Version 1 Release 2 Network Expansion
Support System This project is the 2nd release of NESS. To meet the business
delivery date of release 1 of the TIMS NESS application a number of business
requirements were deferred for future development. These high priority business
requirements are addressed in release 2, and include providing enhanced
software for reporting, for work activities to be passed to RODA, for
intersection and interchange assessment and dynamic segmentation processes.
Bridge Information Application (BIS) Version 1 Release 3 This project is the
3rd phase of the Bridge Information Application. The project includes
Application detailed design, construction and implementation of Level 2 Bridge
Inspections Forms and Application software and the remaining Bridge Management
functionality.
Transportation Safety Services (TSS) - In Progress
Carrier Services SFC (Safety Fitness Certificates), NSC (National Safety Code)
Changes to MOVES (Motor Vehicle System) and MOTRIS (Motor Transport Information
System) are needed to facilitate new entry requirements prior to a carrier
being allowed to register a NSC vehicle. The issuance of temporary SFC will be
eliminated. Carriers will not be able to register a NSC vehicle unless the
carrier has a valid Carrier number in MOVES.
Commercial Driver Profile To
implement a Commercial Driver Profile that will identify events involving the
commercial driver whether at the wheel of a commercial vehicle or a private
passenger vehicle. Using existing information in MOVES and MOTRIS a process
will be developed to identify violations, sanctions related to commercial
drivers.
Transport Engineering Programs TRAVIS (Truck Routing and
Vehicle Information System) Routing Multi Jurisdictions The primary objective
of the TRAVIS Routing Full Deployment Project is to expand the routing
functionality and GIS spatial and attribute data to include all local and city
roadways. All business rules will include a jurisdiction component so that local rules can be
incorporated into the system. This will allow permit application and auto
approval for Alberta cities and municipalities and provide end-to-end routing
between any two points within Alberta. The pilot project will include
Edmonton, Calgary, Leduc County, Strathcona County, Parkland County, County of
Beaver and possibly one or two others.
IRP Prorate Alberta International
Registration Program (IRP) Prorate project: This project will move various
subcomponents of the MOVES Prorate application to a new environment on the
Transportation side. Interfaces will be built with MOVES so that the Registry
Agents will still use the MOVES Front-End to do their services.
Vehicle Safety Programs Missing / Stolen Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate
Department of Transportation requires a real time solution in which MOVES would
query MOTRIS before accepting Alberta Inspection Certificate (Out of Province,
Salvage and Commercial) would be required. MOVES does not report out of
province vehicles to IRE so a change would have to be made to report to IRE
(Interprovincial Record Exchange). Then subsequently, those jurisdictions could
perform an IRE search against Alberta to ensure that the vehicles were
registered in Alberta before accepting the Alberta out of province vehicle
inspection certificates.
TSS Cross-Branch Initiatives Cross-Branch Common
Business Functions Relate to Facility Audit Integration, Sanction Management,
CVE (Commercial Vehicle Enforcement) Case Files Enhancements, Tracking of CVSA
(Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) Officer certificates performance, Rail
Safety Permits Enhancements, IRP Prorate -Web Form Application and Vehicle
Safety - Penalty, Case Files and Permits Enhancements.
Corporate Applications & Technology Refresh Initiatives - In Progress
Electronic Information Management (EIM) EDMS Migration / Upgrade Upgrade to the latest release of Livelink, leapfrogging from Version 9.2 bypassing 9.5 to Version
9.7, and re-indexing all contents. Integrated Application Development
Environment Virtualization of servers, VMware. Servers in all environments
other than the production environment were converted by early 2008-2009. What
is left is to evaluate and convert the production environment. The aim
throughout this exercise e is to install more than one virtual server on each
physical server to optimize utilization in keeping with industry best
practices. This will not only save on the costs of physical servers, but also
save on physical space and power utilization to run the servers and air-
conditioning. The new virtualization technology also makes for ease of
subsequent implementations and ongoing maintenance.
GOA Server Integration
Government of Alberta With the successful integration of all desktop computers
in the ministry with the GOA domain in the last 2 years, plans are in place to
evaluate the integration of all servers with the GOA environment as well. When
completed we will be fully aligned with Government-wide directions and be among the
earliest ministries to do so.