FieldNet 2'0a

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FieldNet 2.0a

• Joe Bruewer
• Michigan Department of Transportation
• 2004 AASHTO TUG
• Mobile, Alabama

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FieldNet 2.0a Overview

• Overview of FieldNet
• Architectural Overview
• FieldNet Context Diagram
• FieldNet Architecture Deployment
• Benefits
• Possible FieldNet Growth Areas
• FieldNet TRT

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Overview of FieldNet

• FieldNet is a web based communication link
  between Trnsport components operating in the
  field and central office
• Automate and simplify communication between field
  offices/regional offices and central office
• Automation of data movement between construction
  site, field offices and the central office

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Web Based Functions Include

• Pay estimate approval and tracking
• Contract Modification approvals and tracking
• Daily Report tracking
• Contract assignment and tracking
• Audit trail for file transfers between central
  office, field offices and construction sites
• Management of FieldManager sites statewide

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Current Status of FieldNet

• FieldNet is an AASHTO licensed product
• FieldNet 2.0 is currently in the Beta testing
  phase with the production release planned for
  June, 2005
• Michigan and Wisconsin are currently
  participating in the Beta test

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Architectural Overview

• Scalable and flexible architectural design
  provides solid foundation for future enhancements
• Use SiteManager/FieldManager Interface to
  facilitate communications between SiteManager and
  FM
• Involvement in Materials Management System
  Project
• Messaging Architecture Components
• FieldNet Client
• Message Client
• FieldNet Messaging Server
• Data transfers will be authenticated, authorized,
  reliable, secure, accurately routed and delivered

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FieldNet Context Diagram
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FieldNet Architecture Deployment
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Benefits

• Central Office
• Excellent auditing
• Detailed tracking of estimates, contract
  modifications, contract ownership
• Current contract copy received with each estimate
• Automated contract archival
• Notification of estimates that require special
  processing
• Simple Reference File Maintenance Distribution

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Benefits

• Field Offices (DOT, Local, Consultant sites)
• Automated delivery of regular and contractor read
  only contracts
• Automated sending and routing of electronic files
• Notification of estimate and contract
  modification processing by central office
• Contractors
• Automatically receive Contractor Read-Only
  Contracts
• Significant time savings statewide
• Benefit analysis in Michigan identified a savings
  of 1.3 million annually

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User Maintenance
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Contract Management
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Reference File Distribution
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FieldManager Inbox
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Contract Distribution in FieldManager
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Potential FieldNet Growth Areas

• Flexible web based architecture provides solid
  foundation for future growth
• Work with SM/FM Interface to automate data
  transfer between SiteManager and FieldManager
• Support SiteManager agencies who have Locals or
  Consultants using FieldManager
• Position agencies to replace CAS with SM
• Involvement in Materials Management System
  Project
• Transfer information from SiteManager to and from
  FM
• Transfer information from labs to SiteManager

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FieldNet TRT

• TRT Members
• Loren Lemmen (Chair)
• Steve Hall
• Stu Laakso
• Kristen McDaniel

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Conclusion

• FieldNet 2.0 will provide secure and reliable
  data transfers
• FieldNet 2.0 provides a solid foundation upon
  which data transfers between additional Trnsport
  components can be built

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Questions?
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FieldNet 2.0a

• Joe Bruewer
• MDOT