TRB Webinar: Current State of Department of Transportation Mobile Information Technology Use in the Field

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that summarized research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 491: Uses of Mobile Information Technology Devices in the Field for Design, Construction, and Asset Management. Presenters discussed national survey findings about agency procedures with mobile information technology (IT) devices, described case study results, and explored the return on investment of going paperless.

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

Here are the slides from the presentation.


Webinar Presenters

• Gabriel Dadi, University of Kentucky
• Richard Duval, Federal Highway Administration
• Jagannath Mallela, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Moderated by: David Esse, Wisconsin Department of Transportation


Webinar Outline

1. Overview of NCHRP and Synthesis 491
2. Use of mobile IT devices in the field
• Use of devices in design, construction, and asset management
• IT divisions in state department of transportations
• Case studies
3. Addressing the challenges and return on investment for paperless project delivery
• Documenting the costs, benefits, and challenges encountered by agencies
• Recommendations for addressing challenges
4. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand how states are using mobile IT devices and applications, including how devices are deployed, how employees are trained, and how data is shared
• Identify practice-ready opportunities for mobile IT use in the areas of design, construction, and asset management
• Describe the e-Construction levels of costs and resources for implementation
• List benefits, challenges, and recommendations regarding implementation
• List tools agencies can use to track costs

Registration Information

There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:

• TRB and National Academies employees;
• Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
• Members of the media;
• Employees of tribal governments; and
• Members of Congress or their staff.

Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2016. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.