January 31st, 2006 --- NEWSFLASH
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WTI and MPS3D Deliver Largest-ever RT Project
to Florida Department of Transportation; Pilot Phase Complete
Representatives of WTI, WTI Licensee
MPS3D, and FDOT's Executive Technical
Committee met in Tallahassee today to review the final report on
a recent 1.8 million square foot pilot project on SR688 (Ulmerton
Road) in Pinellas County, and all agreed that it was time to move
RT out of the pilot phase.
Performed jointly by WTI and MPS3D and completed last summer, the
Ulmerton project (the 4th of 5 FDOT pilot projects) was the largest
single RT project to date. While MPS3D
provided all the RT-scanning and related subsurface utility engineering
services, WTI provided the RT equipment and technology and processed
all the raw radar data.
Not only was Ulmerton the largest single RT project in WTI history,
but it also provided numerous opportunities for process improvements
for all parties involved. On the WTI/MPS3D side, a better understanding
of survey implications, terrain challenges, and SUE integration
was realized, while the functionality of FDOT's Microstation V8/Geopak
was significantly enhanced through the process of integrating RT-generated
CAD data. Technicians from WTI and CAS worked closely with FDOT's
CAD office to address the challenges posed by the granularity and
density inherent to RT data, creating features and functions that
did exist before.
Perhaps most notable about the meeting was the consensus opinion
that it was time to break out of the "pilot-analysis-pilot-analysis"
cycle and move RT into mainstream FDOT usage statewide. To do this,
the Committee agreed to develop a cost-benefit analysis and applicability
guidelines for distribution to all 7 Districts statewide. WTI founder
Robert Green was pleased with the outcome: "We're delighted
that FDOT has embraced our technology. This clearly demonstrates
their proactive nature, and promises to save Florida taxpayers millions."
