Standard for the “Collection, Administration, and Exchange of

Utility Infrastructure Data”Resolving the Utility Conundrum

FHWA EDC3 Webinar ‘Managing As-built Utility Location Data to Lessen Conflicts and Delays’

June 18, 2015 (1:30-3PM EDT)Philip J. Meis, M.S., P.E., M.ASCE, Committee Chair

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3D Utility Model for VDC

Utility Engineering and Program Management

Pain Points with Utility Management• No data, poor data, or wrong data• New infrastructure installations during development• Rediscovery costs• Nonresponsive and/or adversarial utilities• Poor and latent coordination between all stakeholders• Construction delays• Service and Traffic Disruption• Damage and Injury• Lost Business• Claims, Change Orders• Litigation• Contractor contingencies

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Implications of Utilities on Bid

Contingencies for UNKNOWNS / RISK = Higher Bids

Handwork = Higher Bids

Coordination with Independent Contractors = Higher Bids

Loss of Control & Changed Conditions = Change Orders

With Digital Project Delivery the Project Schedule Critical Path is significantly shortened; however, archaic utility management practices wreak havoc on Digital Project Delivery time and cost saving strategies!

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Contractor Contingencies for handling Utility issues often exceed 10% of Contract Cost

Utility Engineering and Program Management

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KC-LIVE! Kansas City ’05 Result of non-CI/ASCE 38-02 mapping: $500K construction had $200K of change orders due to unanticipated utility conflicts.

Strategic Utility Program for Project Development and Delivery

• Standardize Utility Surveying (ASCE/CI 38-02)• 3D Utility Data Modeling for 3D VDC

– (SHRP2 R01A, ODOT, CI/ASCE Digital Project Delivery Comm.)

• Utilize Cross Disciplined “Utility Engineers” (ASCE UI)– Engage Utility Owners as Full Partners– Design With and Around Utility Infrastructure (R15B)

• Integrate Utility Work with Mainline (MA,UT)• Standardized Utility “As-Built” (ASCE/CI XX-16)

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Rediscovery of Existing Utilities

Digital Documenting of Newly Installed Utilities

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Call Before You Dig 811 is theUtility’s Last Line of Defense

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Now an Industry StandardCI/ASCE 38-02 (The Standard)

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/sueindex.cfm )

SUE (The Engineering Process)

Adopted as a BEST PRACTICE

One call markings are for contractor to avoid damaging facilities, not for providing accurate design data.

True gas main locationCI/ASCE 38-02 QL A

811 Mark

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Redwood & 2100 S

Before Data Mapped Per CI/ASCE 38-02

After Data Mapped Per CI/ASCE 38-02

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MDT – Palmer Street, Missoula

Comparison Between One-Call Pickup and CI/ASCE 38-02

50 Pair Telephone Cable Missed

FO and TEL Crossings Alignment Off

SUE Data in small font

8-in Steel HP Gas Main Missed

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SR-82 & 1400 S - Garland

Before Data Mapped Per CI/ASCE 38-02

After

Comparison Between Record Data and CI/ASCE 38-02

133500 South and Constitution Boulevard – Salt Lake City

Comparison Between One-Call Pickup and CI/ASCE 38-02 Before Data Mapped Per CI/ASCE 38-02

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A

B

C

D

E

A, B, C, D – Missing, E – Gas mains cross farther south, F – BTEL not as shown

F

Comparison Between One-Call Pickup and CI/ASCE 38-02

After Data Mapped Per CI/ASCE 38-02

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3500 South – Salt Lake City

Record Transcriptions – QL D

QL D maps are often misleading; of little use for planning and high risk for design and construction.

Utility Management StrategyDigital Project Development and Delivery

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WisDOT, UDOT

3D Initiatives

Utility Engineering and Program Management

SHRP2 R01A, ASCE CI DPD

SHRP2 R15B,

ASCE UI

ASCE CI38-02/As-Built

Standards, MDOT, R01B, R01A, UDOT

UDOTMassDOT

Consensus Activity for the Collection, Administration, and Exchange of

Utility Infrastructure Data

Background• Nearly all agencies granting

permits mandate permittees (i.e., facility owners) to provide upon request “accurate” utility record information for permitted installations.

• Not all agencies, however, have a standard process for acquiring or a standard format for submitting the information.

Background

Accordingly utility records are largely: • at an inventory / schematic level• not tied to a common spatial datum• of inconsistent quality and content• in formats often incompatible for

sharing or referencing into CADD or viewing platforms commonly utilized by agencies in charge of granting easements and managing the properties through which these easements pass

Utah DOT As-Built Example

ScopeDevelop a new standard for the collection and submittal of utility “as-built” records and publish as an ASCE non-mandatory consensus standard. Stem from:•CI/ASCE 38 & CSA S250-11•International Organization for Standardization (ISO) •Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)•Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)•American National Standards Institute (ANSI)•National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / National Geodetic Survey (NGS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce•Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS)•American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Participating Organizations• American Society of Civil Engineers – Construction / Utility Institutes• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

(AASHTO) – FDOT, MDOT, TXDOT, UDOT, VDOT, Caltrans, INDOT• U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) – PHMSA, FHWA, FAA• U.S. Dept. of Defense - Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy• U.S. Dept. of Commerce - NOAA National Geodetic Survey• Virginia Tech, Texas A&M Transportation Institute• Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS), Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)• Canadian Standards Association (CSA)• Construction Industry • Trenchless Technology• Design and SUE Consultants• Survey & Mapping Industries• GIS & CADD Industries• Utility Industry – Telecomm, Natural Gas, Pipeline, Power, Public Works

Participating Organizations

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Geodesy - the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface. NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is responsible for the development and maintenance of a national geodetic data system that is used for navigation, communication systems, and mapping and charting.

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National Geodetic SurveyAll of the elements of geodesy are joined together in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). For almost 200 years, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and its predecessors have been using geodesy to map the U.S. shoreline, determine land boundaries, and improve transportation and navigation safety. NGS evolved from the Survey of the Coast, an agency established by Thomas Jefferson in 1807.

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National Spatial Reference System

Datum to securely support other spatial information

Without Spatial Standard

Ref: geodesy.noaa.gov

Spatial Standard – NSRS Datum

Ref: geodesy.noaa.gov

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CORS, GPS, & Web Enable the Next Level Virtual Reality: Enterprise GIS, 3-D CADD, Conflict Analytics, Constructability, Damage Prevention, 4-D / 5-D Virtual Design and Construction (BIM, DPD)

Sub Tasks

• Collection-Gathering of all required information during installation

• Administration-Ability to meet all state statutes, regulations and harmonize with existing standards

• Exchange-Ensure that data meets all current digital interchange standards for current and potential future uses

Collection• Trenchless Installations• Open Cut Installations• Surface Appurtenances• Overhead installations • Attributes (non-spatial metadata)• RFID (radio-frequency identification)• Remote Sensing and Spatial Positioning

Technologies and Data• Spatial Positioning and Metadata (NSRS)

Courtesy of CUES, Inc.

Courtesy of J-U-B Engineers

Metadata for Spatial Component

Ref: MT Board of PE and PLS Geomatics Advisory Committee

Administration• State Statutes• Existing Standards (ASCE 38, CSA S250, PODS, etc.)• Existing Regulations• Legal implications

– Accountability, Responsibility• Chain of Custody• Corrections• Manuals of practice• Authenticity / Integrity / Reliability / Usability

– Clause 7 of ISO 15489-1:2001 principles of a comprehensive records management program

ExchangeThis section provides guidelines on the format, methods, structure, and precautions for exchanging utility data in digital format between organizations. •Data Interchange Standards

– e.g. GML, XML, DXF, fGDB, SHP, IFC, etc.•Potential and Future Uses of the Data

– Planning / Design / Construction• (VDC, BIM, CIM, Digital Project Delivery)

– 3D Modeling (clash and constructability analysis)– GIS / Relational Database– Damage Prevention– Emergency Response / Homeland Security

Standardized Feature Classes, Attributes, Metadata, Definitions

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Long Term Strategies to Address Right of Way (ROW) Management

• Capture Standardized Documentation and Data on New Infrastructure Installations

• Robust Utility Infrastructure Data Repository• WebGIS ROW Occupation Permit Application• Coordinating / Monitoring External and Internal

Construction Operations

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• Current Status of Permitting– Paper, Slow, Painful, Inaccessible– Untapped Potential

• All changes within ROW can be controlled, managed, and documented through effective permitting system.

Utility Life Cycle Management Strategy

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ScheduleThe committee is established and approved by the ASCE Codes and Standards Committee. Inaugural meeting Savannah, GE May 3rd, 2013. Draft Beginning of 2015. Develop, review and finalize the standard for the first balloting by the end of 2016.

Thank You for your Interest!

For additional Information:

Philip J. Meis, M.S., P.E., M. ASCEChair - Standard for the Collection,

Administration, and Exchange of Utility Infrastructure Data (As-Built) Committee

Vice President, Utility Mapping Services, Inc.p. 406.933.5300c. 801.209.2032pjmeis@umsi.us