Presentation on

Role of Geospatial Technologies in Roads and Highways

Public Works Department , Government of Manipur

Background
• PWD is a government department for creating permanent assets of the nation and
the State such as Roads and Buildings. These are based on national standards which
engineers specify and are constructed through contractors. It establishes the rates
for cost of construction which is the basis for construction throughout the state and
is brought out in the Manipur Schedule of rates from time to time. PWD Manipur
is administered according to the CPWD norms.

• The creation of massive highway assets with more than 20,000 km of road length
in last few years, has led to the challenging requirement of Timely and Effective
Monitoring of roads and highways , Maintenance of quality and Efficiency of these
Highways.
● Information and Communication Road Network:
Technology equipped with cutting National Highways: 1459.995 Km
edge Space and Geospatial State Highways: 941.74 Km
technologies in association with latest Major District Roads: 769.09 Km
gadgets like GPS enabled cameras and Rural and Other Roads: 17685.15 Km
GPS enabled video logging, sensor Total Length : 21000 Km(Approx)
based monitoring etc., can give quick
solution to these issues
 •Large Scale Road Mapping including
Bridges, Culverts for creating comprehensive
Road Database of the State.
• Carrying out a comprehensive geological
survey to produce a detailed geomorphological

Identified Key Areas For data of earth crust.

•Road Sector Analysis and Planning using GIS
Application Of Space Technology.
Technology: •Implementation of Geographic Information
System (GIS) Application in the Maintenance
Management of Roads.
•Study of Road Alignment and Gradients.
•Development of Real time Road monitoring
on progress of work
 Large Scale Road Mapping including Bridges, Culverts for creating
comprehensive Road Database of the State.
Project Scope /Activites:

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Digitisation and capturing
of spatial data of all roads,
bridges, culverts,
pavement and other road
assets of the State.
To create an integrated
Collection and
road database on the basis
authentication of non-
of existing information
spatial data such as road
supplemented by road
geometrics, traffic details,
inventories and condition
environmental details etc.
survey on the different
attributes such as Road
Type, Road Name, Road
Quality, Road Status, Road
Scheme etc.
Proposed deliverables

GIS based centralised road information system

Deliverable 1 integrating spatial and non spatial data

To establish a database of roads and bridges for

Deliverable 2 planning, prioritizing works for up-gradation/
maintenance

Deliverable 3 Quick exchange of map data and facility to view query

results on the map to help taking decisions quickly.
 Carrying out a comprehensive geological survey to produce a detailed
geomorphological data of earth crust
Project Scope /Activites:

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To interpret the To generate a complete

To carry out a
structure, stratigraphy, geomorphological detail
comprehensive geological
mineralogy, of earth crust, thus
survey of areas prone to
paleontology, and the helping engineers to plan
geological hazards such as
historical record of the a pragmatic approach in
landslides, earthquake
Earth’s crust solving the problems.
fault zones, areas
susceptible to liquefaction
Proposed deliverables

Deliverable 1 Helps in optimizing site conditions for construction

projects, and conserving natural resources.

Stability of natural slopes can be checked and a good

Deliverable 2 engineering judgment can be made for design of
earthworks and structural foundation

Areas prone to geologic hazards such as landslides,

earthquake fault zones/lineament, areas susceptible to
Deliverable 3 liquefaction, etc. could be identified beforehand, thus
helping in wise land use planning and making safe
engineering decisions.
 Road Network Analysis and Planning using GIS Technology

Project Scope /Activites:

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To generate large scale Performing Network To study and compute

geographically Analysis using for each village the
referenced road network customized tools and distance to the nearest
indicating the different software to find the road of any type in the
type/classes of road and optimal route. road network.
creating village locations
with demographic
indicators.
Proposed deliverables

Deliverable 1 Identify major gaps in the road network.

Helps in determining repair and maintenance

priorities across that road network. For instance most
Deliverable 2 heavily trafficked roads should receive priority for full
routine and periodic maintenance.
.
Selection of the optimal route between two locations,
estimate alternative route accessibility
Deliverable 3 and determining the distance of each village from
various types of roads/access to road
 Implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) Application in the
Maintenance Management of Roads.
Project Scope /Activites:

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To develop a GIS based Generation of spatial To develop GIS based

system in capturing,
storing, updating,
retrieving, displaying and
printing data to facilitate
road database
management on road
maintenance.
data on the different
types of roads and other
road assets, and also
linking of such data with
other attributes such as
construction of road
centre lines, kilometre
posts, signage, bridges
and culverts.
Pavement management
system for collecting,
analyzing, maintaining
and reporting pavement
data to assist decision
makers in finding
optimum strategies for
maintaining pavements
in serviceable condition.
Proposed deliverables
Generation of Road maintenance indicator map on the
Deliverable 1 basis of priority and needs.

Maintain roads and other assets in optimum condition and

Deliverable 2
maximise the benefits to its users.

Deliverable 3 Identify and display sections of roads in deplorable state

using the condition score

Prioritise maintenance work by considering strategic

Deliverable 4 importance, condition and traffic volume and recommend
maintenance activities for the affected sections in the
network.
 Study of Road Alignment and Gradients.
Project Scope /Activites:
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To create a GIS based
road information system
integrating spatial and
non spatial data
developed with
customized tools for
quick decision making in
alignment of new roads.
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GPS to verify the existing
Selection of the study
road alignments or to
site along the road so
add new alignments.
that a good number of
curve road sections of
different grades could be
included.
Proposed deliverables
Generation of comprehensive road map, re-alignment
Deliverable 1
of all existing roads and future road plans.

To find the most economical alignment connecting two

Deliverable 2 given end points based on topography, socioeconomic
factors and environmental impacts, while satisfying a set of
design and operational constraints using GIS and remote
sensing technology

Deliverable 3
To ensure roads are properly planned, constructed and
Deliverable 3 maintained in order for easy access, smooth transport,
safety, comfort and economy on vehicle operations
 Development of Real time Road monitoring on progress of work.

Project Scope /Activites:

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To develop a Real time To determine the current
monitoring system of any status of the project, amount
construction work of work progress and project
evaluation.
(Roads, building, bridges
etc.) in the state using
Satellite based
technology or UAV
system for monitoring
and effective
management of work.
Proposed deliverables
Generation of High-quality spatial and non-spatial data
Deliverable 1 of the road (either stretches, junctions or roundabouts,
or a combination of them all).

Deliverable 2 Allows frequent revisits of each point on earth surface.

Detecting the amount of work progress over a period of

Deliverable 3
time with the help of Imagery at a time interval
Deliverable 3
Evolve a system to enhance traffic flow, incident
Deliverable 4 detection, incident prevention systems and increase in
road safety.
Conclusions
● Implementation of geospatial tools maximize the efficiency of decision making and
planning.

● Provide efficient means for data distribution and handling, eradication of the duplicated
data, integration of information from many sources, analysis of queries involving
geographical reference data for generation of new information, update data quickly and
at the minimum cost

● It is recommended that transportation agencies should take the advantage of spatial,

analytical and cartographic capabilities of GIS in their application programs.
Thank You