Footpath and Driveway Management

using Mobile Mapping and GIS

Nadine Douglas
Manager Assets
Darwin City Council
n.douglas@darwin.nt.gov.au
Overview

z Darwin City Council owns and maintains over

385kms of footpaths and over 18,800 driveways
z Service levels drive maintenance programs
z Good management requires an in depth knowledge
of the assets
z Mobile Mapping and GIS systems allow the efficient
collection and analysis of data
z DCC uses MapInfo, Exponare, GBM Mobile and
Microsoft Excel
History

z There are a range of surface types, ages and

conditions of footpaths and driveways across the
municipality
z These major attributes combine to allow an
understanding of assets
z Locations that do not currently have footpaths or
driveways need to be identified
z Balancing game of prioritisation
Maintenance

z There are 4 main types of maintenance activities in

respect to footpaths and driveways
– Repair
– Rehabilitation
– Replacement
– Reconstruction
z New Construction works are additional to the
maintenance activities
z Replacement, Reconstruction and New Construction
are the focus of forward works programs
z Repair and Rehabilitation are generally reactive works
Policies

z Council has two separate policies that relate to

driveways and footpaths
z The footpath policy (#048);
– One well-maintained footpath for all roads
– Concrete material
– Priority areas considered
z The driveway policy (#049);
– One driveway maintained by Council
– Concrete material
– Repair versus replacement
Asset Segments

z Footpaths
– Each property frontage is one segment
– Width of driveways is subtracted from the segment length

z Driveways
– All driveways
identified by
property
– Multiple
driveways are
recorded
Surveys

z 4 year survey cycles

z Last survey was in 2006
z Survey collected both
attribute and condition
data
z Portable handheld
devices were used with
GBM Mobile software
z All device setup and the
survey was undertaken
by DCC staff
2006 Survey Outcomes

z 4 year reconstruction
and new construction
program developed
z Significantly damaged
assets were identified
and repaired as priority
z Data in MapInfo and
Exponare used colour
coding lots indicating
material
2010 Survey

z 51% of the network surveyed

z Consultants undertook the survey and
transferred the data to Council
– Preparatory work included current data analysis and
tidy up and minor changes to the data structure
– Field survey was completed within 1 month
– The entire project took 11 weeks
z Data presentation changed from coloured
lots to coloured polylines
2006 vs 2010 Survey
2006 2010

Footpaths
None – Black
Concrete - Orange
Asphalt – Blue
2010 Survey

z Polylines provide much more flexibility for visual

analysis
– Gaps in footpaths are easily identified
– Corner blocks are represented with two separate lines for
both footpaths and driveways
– Thematic maps can be created for any attribute or condition
– Walkways and bicycle path can be added to visualise
linkages
– Layers showing schools and other lots of interest can be
added to see how the linkages tie in to high-use areas
 Footpath Gaps and Linkages

Footpaths
None – Black
Concrete - Orange
Asphalt - Blue
Walkways – Red
Shared Paths - Green
Thematic Maps - Condition

Footpaths Driveways

Solid Lines – Types Dashed Lines – Condition

None – Black 1 – As New - Green
Concrete – Orange 2 – Good - Green
Asphalt - Blue 3 – Average - Blue
Pavers - Green 4 – Poor - Magenta
Exposed Aggregate – Red 5 – Replace - Red
 Thematic Maps – Condition Analysis

z Run query on all footpaths with cracking >50% of length

z Applied thematic map to identify steplifts within the cracking
z Assists with prioritising
both reactive and
programmed works
z Visual guide of the
pedestrian linkages that
may be affected

Solid Lines – Types Dashed Lines – Steplift Severity

None – Black <10mm - Green
Concrete – Orange 11-25m - Blue
Asphalt - Blue 25-50mm - Magenta
Pavers - Green >50mm - Red
Excel Analysis

z Specific queries or selections are exported to Excel

– Reactive works
– Location prioritisation
z The entire Table is exported for thorough analysis
– Filters and Pivot Tables
z Once the program is finalised it can then be imported
back to MapInfo for a visual audit
Pivot Chart Analysis

z Reactive works lists created

Footpath Steplift >10mm Driveway Condition = 5 (Replace)
Maintenance Programming

z Forward Works Programs created using

analysis of data
z Process involves
– Identifying key pedestrian linkages – visual
– Identifying gaps in linkages – visual
– Condition analysis – data
– Program developed – data
– Program checked – visual
Statistics
Summary

z GIS systems provide the ‘picture’

z Ability to visualise routes and multiple
networks
z Queries allow refined analysis
z Thematic maps provide visual insight
z Ability to export data for detailed database
analysis
z Maintenance of data
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