Highway Performance Monitoring System Field Manual 2010
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Highway Performance Monitoring System Field Manual Office of Highway Policy Information September 2010 Table of Contents HPMS Field Manual September 2010 Table of Contents Chapters Page Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Scope of The HPMS ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Uses of HPMS Data ........................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.4 HPMS Staff Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................................................... 1-4 1.5 Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................................... 1-5 Full Extent Data ............................................................................................................................. 1-6 Sample Panel Data ......................................................................................................................... 1-6 Partial Extent Data ......................................................................................................................... 1-6 Statewide Summary Data .............................................................................................................. 1-6 LRS Data ......................................................................................................................................... 1-6 HPMS Regulations ......................................................................................................................... 1-7 Chapter 2 HPMS CORE COMPONENTS 2-1 2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Full Extent Data ............................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 Sample Panel Data ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.4 Data Items Required for the Full Extent and/or Sample Panel Sections ....................................... 2-2 2.5 Summary Data ............................................................................................................................... 2-4 Statewide Summaries .................................................................................................................... 2-5 Vehicle Summaries ........................................................................................................................ 2-5 Urban Summaries .......................................................................................................................... 2-5 County Summaries ........................................................................................................................ 2-5 NAAQS Summaries ........................................................................................................................ 2-5 2.6 Estimates Data ............................................................................................................................... 2-5 Estimates ....................................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.7 Metadata ....................................................................................................................................... 2-6 Metadata ....................................................................................................................................... 2-6 Chapter 3 DATA MODEL and REQUIRED DATASETS 3-1 3.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Geospatial Component .................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3 Catalogs and Associated Datasets ................................................................................................. 3-3 Shapes Catalog .............................................................................................................................. 3-5 State Boundaries Dataset ................................................................................................. 3-6 County Boundaries Dataset ............................................................................................. 3-6 Climate Zone Boundaries Dataset .................................................................................... 3-6 Soil Type Boundaries Dataset .......................................................................................... 3-7 Routes Dataset ................................................................................................................. 3-7 Urban Areas Boundaries Dataset ..................................................................................... 3-8 ii Table of Contents HPMS Field Manual September 2010 NAAQS Boundaries Dataset .............................................................................................. 3-9 Sections Catalog ............................................................................................................................ 3-10 Sections Dataset ................................................................................................................. 3-11 Sample Panel Identification Dataset .................................................................................. 3-13 Summaries Catalog ........................................................................................................................ 3-14 Statewide Summaries Dataset ......................................................................................... 3-15 Vehicle Summaries Dataset ............................................................................................. 3-16 Urban Area Summaries Dataset ....................................................................................... 3-17 County Summaries Dataset ............................................................................................. 3-18 NAAQS Summaries Dataset .............................................................................................. 3-19 References Catalog ........................................................................................................................ 3-20 Line References Dataset ................................................................................................... 3-21 Point References Dataset .................................................................................................. 3-23 Estimates Catalog .......................................................................................................................... 3-24 Estimates Dataset ............................................................................................................ 3-25 Metadata Catalog .......................................................................................................................... 3-28 Metadata Dataset ............................................................................................................ 3-29 Chapter 4 DATA REQUIREMENTS and SPECIFICATIONS 4-1 4.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Section Data Reporting Requirements .......................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 Data Items to be Collected ............................................................................................................ 4-9 4.4 Data Item Requirements ............................................................................................................... 4-15 4.5 Sample Panel Identification Data Reporting Requirements .......................................................... 4-110 4.6 FHWA Coded Items ....................................................................................................................... 4-113 4.7 Software Calculated Items ............................................................................................................ 4-116 Chapter 5 GUIDANCE ON SPECIAL TOPICS 5-1 5.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Functional Classification System Descriptions and Groupings ...................................................... 5-1 5.3 Traffic Monitoring Procedures ...................................................................................................... 5-3 5.4 Pavement Data Guidance .............................................................................................................. 5-10 Chapter 6 SAMPLING 6-1 6.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Sampling Framework ..................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.3 AADT Volume Group Ranges and Precision Levels ......................................................................