Roundups

Traffic Count Module Released

The latest version of Roadsoft includes a Traffic Count Module that gives users an option for more detailed entry and analysis of traffic count statistics, including entering and tracking traffic counts from automated monitoring stations.

Updated Crash Data Available

Proper analysis of crash data is an essential part of making traffic safety improvements, especially when applying for federal safety programs. Roadsoft offers users the ability to examine detailed Michigan crash data from the last ten years to make this process easier.

Roadsoft Version 7.3 Released

New changes make the LDC compatible with new touchscreen technology, and allow users to keep archival records of historic sign data for reference.

User-Driven Content Testing with Roadsoft Labs

Since Roadsoft is user-driven, people frequently request changes to make the work they do in Roadsoft easier. The Labs menu provides a way to test these new changes and make sure that they are useful to users before they are finalized and implemented.

Database Management Essentials

Learning how and when to create backups, as well as where to store data, can save you from unforeseen data loss from hardware failure, power loss, etc.

Using Roadsoft to Create an Asset Management Plan

A formal asset management plan can help agencies communicate their current asset management strategies to constituents like the public and local officials. Roadsoft can aid agencies in a number of the steps involved in drafting an asset management plan.

Stream Crossing Reporting

The total rewrite of the Culvert Module (Roadsoft 7.5) added the ability to add Great Lakes Road Stream Crossing Inventory data to culverts.

Roadsoft and HPMS Reporting

This issue discusses the development and use of Roadsoft's Traffic Count module for Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) reporting.