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About Information Management Services

Information Management Services
Information Management Services, via the Road Information Services section, provides comprehensive traffic, road asset and road safety data management and information consultancy services.

Road Information Services (RIS) is a well established business, and is considered an industry leader in the management of road and traffic information. RIS has access to comprehensive historic, current and real-time data, and utilises leading-edge technologies in the collection, management, analysis and reporting of its information, which can be integrated and customised to best meet the needs of its clients.

The services the RIS provides to clients can be summarised as follows :

RIS Services
Traffic Information
Road Asset Information
Road Safety Information
Information Systems

Traffic Information

  • Traffic Data Collection - including traffic volumes, vehicle classification counts, vehicle mass, vehicle speed and travel time data. A variety of traffic technologies are utilised including a large network of inductive loops in the road, pneumatic tubes, weigh-in-motion sites, video, laser, GPS, and manual counts. Below is an example of the utilisation of Traffic Data.
  • Information Systems - develop and manage information systems and applications for validating, storing, analysing and reporting traffic information.
  • Analysing and Reporting - including the development of publications, maps and other tailored solutions, both electronic and hard copy form, and the provision of the traffic data via our service desk. (ph (03) 9854 2954 or (03) 9854 2953).

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Estimated Travel Time

Road Asset Information

  • Road Condition - including the automated collection of pavement roughness, rutting, texture, cracking and road geometry data using laser profilometer and high resolution video equipment (see image below).
  • Bridge and Structure Condition - manage level 2 condition inspections of bridges, culverts and other structures.
  • Road Asset Location - including the collection and management of location details of road assets along the road network.
  • Information Systems - development and management of information systems and applications for validating, storing, analysing and reporting road asset information.
  • Analysis and Reporting - including the development of publications and maps, both in electronic and hard copy form.

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Road Condition Data collection Vehicle

Road Safety Information

  • Road Safety Data - involved in the collection, processing and validation of road crash and other road safety data.
  • Information Systems - development and management of information systems and applications for analysing and reporting road safety information.
  • Crashstats - manage CrashStats, the Victorian accident statistics and mapping program.
  • Analysis and Reporting - including the development of publications and maps, both in electronic and hard copy form. (see example below)

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Electronic Map

Information Systems
Development, maintenance and enhancement of information systems, relational databases, GIS applications, business intelligence solutions and web-based applications (see example below).
Development of data models, data dictionaries, standard queries and reports, and system recovery plans
Provision of user support and training for information systems

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Travel Time Information Map/Site

More Information
For more information about Information Services, please contact:

Information Management Services
60 Denmark Street, Kew Vic 3101
Service desk phone: (03) 9854 2954 or (03) 9854 2953