City of Novi AVL Applications for Fleet Management
1. NOVI FLEET APPLICATIONS OF
AVL TECHNOLOGY
Presentation to Michigan Department of Transportation
Roadway Operations Team
Presented by City of Novi’s Departments of
Public Services & Information Technology
December 3, 2012
Slides Prepared & Authored by Christopher Blough, MPA, PMP
Project & Applications Manager - City of Novi, Information Technology
2. Objectives
Business case for AVL in municipal operations
Procurement review & vendor selection
System administration
System applications
Active Monitoring
Passive Monitoring
Future Intentions
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3. Business Drivers
√ Address escalating public expectations
√ Fact based reporting
√ Improved accountability
√ Advance operational efficiencies
√ Promote unified fleet management
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4. RFP Design Considerations
Hosted
Reporting
Equipment Application
Capabilities
Service
Unique
Uniform Fleet
System
Management
Capabilities
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6. PreCise Mobile Resource Management
Subsidiary of Force America
Services 5,000 AVL units City AVL self-installs
Complementary client mix Incorporates client GIS data
Municipal DPS/DPW (130) AVL unit models
County RCs (Bay, Livingston) Model 101
State DOTs (WI,WA) Model 301
Supports connections to FA Configurable positioning
5100 controllers parameters by asset/fleet
3-year OEM warranty AVL position history tied to
Data plan pooling / no term asset not unit
Fixed application access fee per Customized user defined
AVL unit – not per user geofences
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7. Today’s AVL Equipped Vehicle Fleet
7 Departments Police
84 Vehicles 20
54 Users DPS Fire
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City of Novi
Senior AVL Fleet
Transit Community
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84 vehicles Development
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Assessing Parks/Rec
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8. System Administration:
Device Installations
Model 101 Units
GPS Receiver + Cellular Data Modem
Collects: Position, Speed, Heading, Time, Ignition-On
2 Additional Inputs
Stores data when network coverage is marginal
Environmental (-22 F to 140 F) & water resistant
In vehicle cab mounting recommended
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9. System Administration:
Device Installations
Model 301 Units
GPS Receiver + Cellular Data Modem
Collects: Position, Speed, Heading,
Time, Ignition-On
37 Events Can Be Logged (controller)
Stores data when network coverage
is marginal
Environmental (-22 F to 140 F) &
water resistant
In vehicle cab mounting
recommended
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11. System Administration
Hosted Application
Administrators set user accounts / assets / fleets
Set user access rights to application functions & fleets
Establish alerts (all vehicles)
Excessive Speed Power Loss Excessive Idle
Operating During Inside / Outside Low Voltage
Off Hours Geofence
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12. System Administration
Set asset position collection parameters
Change in Distance Time Vehicle
Directional Traveled Interval Stop
Bearing 700 yards 20 Event
Δ > 40 seconds < 2 mph
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13. System Administration
Login Administration
Logins created by admin for each authorized user
Accessible by users immediately
Password changed by user upon initial login
User login access report available
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21. System Applications: Passive Monitoring
Geofence Activity
Geofences = Polygons represented City
defined service operations areas
(e.g. snow routes, subdivisions)
GIS data imported to reflect 1,800
geofence areas
Asset activities recorded within each
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22. System Applications: Passive Monitoring
Route Completion
Routes = Groups of
Geofences
Route Complete* = Vehicle
occupies space in polygon
GIS data imported to reflect
7 snow plow routes - 1,800
geofences)
Asset activities recorded
within each area
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23. System Applications: Passive Monitoring
Historical Map Replay
City-wide Fleet
Department
Asset
Time stamped trail
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24. System Applications: Future Plans
Material Usage Reporting 5100 Controller Relays
Sensor calibrations Spreader Status
5100 controller Prewet Spread Rate
configurations Air/Road Temperature
Limited inputs on current Diver ID
vehicle fleet – non 5100
Downblade Pressure
controllers limited to 2 inputs
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25. Lessons Learned
Two-Staged Deployment
Focus initially on track-trace operations during year #1
Add sensors after initial season of deployment
User Acceptance Testing
Require vendor to perform user acceptance testing on-site
Train your own staff to perform installs on your own equipment
Update Personnel Polices for AVL Systems
Sensor Additions
Require vendor to evaluate ALL existing vehicles prior to
ordering/configuring sensors
Plan on re-calibrating and testing sensors prior to next season
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26. Contact Information
Rob Hayes P.E., DPS Director Rob Petty, Chief Information Officer
248.735.5606 248.735.5605
rhayes@cityofnovi.org rpetty@cityofnovi.org
Matt Wiktorowski, Field Operations Chris Blough, GIS / IT Project Manager
Senior Manager 248.347.3279
248.735.5634 cblough@cityofnovi.org
mwiktorowski@cityofnovi.org
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