Highway Performance Monitoring System Field Manual Office of Highway Policy Information March 2012 Table of Contents HPMS Field Manual March 2012 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 March 2012 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 Point References Dataset .................................................................................................. 3‐21 Estimates Catalog .......................................................................................................................... 3‐22 Estimates Dataset ............................................................................................................ 3‐23 Metadata Catalog .......................................................................................................................... 3‐26 Metadata Dataset ............................................................................................................ 3‐27 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 .......................................................... 4‐116 4.6 FHWA Coded Items ....................................................................................................................... 4‐119 4.7 Software Calculated Items ............................................................................................................ 4‐122 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 ....................................................................... 6‐3 6.4 Sample Size Estimation Procedures .............................................................................................