automated vehicle location (avl) adoption by ontario ......automated vehicle location (avl) adoption...
TRANSCRIPT
Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) Adoption by Ontario Municipalities
Survey ResultsSurvey Date: October 23, 2015
This survey was a collaborative exercise between the Ontario Road
Salt Management Group and the Ontario Good Roads Association
About Ontario Good Roads Association The Ontario Good Roads Association represents the transportation and public works interests of municipalities through advocacy, consultation, training and the delivery of identified services.
About Ontario Road Salt Management Group ORSMG is a forum to more than 30 municipal, agency and corresponding members throughout the province whose mandate is to exchange winter road maintenance information related to management, maintenance, safety, meteorology and environmental protection.
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Please Note: The survey results are broken down by groups. You can scroll through the document to see all of the results in order, or simply use the interactive Survey Navigation located at the top of the page, to quickly access specific groups within the document.
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
General Survey Results
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
125Number of Ontario municipalities that
participated in the OGRA survey:
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
87.72%
Percent of Ontario citizens serviced by participating municipalities:
NOTE: According to Wolfram Alpha, the population of Ontario is 13.73 million (2015 estimates). The OGRA survey was completed by 125 jurisdictions in Ontario, who collectively serve approximately 12.04 million citizens.
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
5,329The total number of vehicles involved in winter
operations of participating municipalities
NOTE: This number does not include contracted vehicles.
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Breakdown of municipal vehicles with and without AVL installations
52%48%
Vehicles with AVLInstalledVehicles without AVL
NOTE: This number does not include contracted vehicles. Please make sure to compare this graph to that of contractor vehicles with and without AVL installed.
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
HOW TO READ THIS GRAPH: As an example, based on the above graph, there are 36 municipalities operating with 6 to 10 vehicles. As another example, there are only two (2) municipalities operating with over 400 vehicles.
5
36 35
118
3 4 2 30
4 2 1 2 20
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Num
ber o
f Mun
icip
aliti
es
Number of Municipal and Contracted Winter Oeprations Vehicles
Breakdown of the number of municipalities vs. the total number of (municipal and contracted) vehicles being used for winter operations
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
State of municipalities when it comes to AVL installations
74%
6%
16%
4%
CATEGORY A: Already haveAVL on some or all fleet
CATEGORY B: Will have AVLon some or all fleet byDecember 2015CATEGORY C: Will have AVL inthe next five years
CATEGORY D: Not planning forAVL at all
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Results Related to Contractors
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
1,674The total number of contracted vehicles
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Breakdown of contracted vehicles with and without AVL installations
NOTE: Please make sure to compare this graph to that of municipal-owned vehicles with and without AVL installed.
87%
13%
Vehicles with AVL Installed
Vehicles without AVL
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Results Related toGroup-A* Municipalities
*Municipalities with AVL installed on some or all of their winter fleets
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
74%
20%
5%1%
Web based system and datastorage from external AVLprovider
Web based system fromexternal AVL provider, datastored by your agency
In-house system developedand managed by your agency
Multiple internal groups orcontractors using multiple AVLsystems
Group-A Municipalities
AVL System Setups
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-A Municipalities
How is the AVL data delivered
25%
71%
4%
No live data
Real-time, live data
Real-time, live data, with public access
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
9%
15%
15%
24%
25%
47%
53%
54%
84%
88%
89%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Tow Plows
Friction Vehicle/Trailer
Animal Services Equipment
Mobile RWIS Stations
Blocker/Crash Trucks
Line Painting Equipment
Waste Collection Equipment
Enforcement Officer Vehicles
Snow Blowing Equipment
Direct Liquid Applications Tanker Trucks
Loaders
Graders
Sidewalk Machines and/or Material Filler Trucks
Spreader Trucks
Road Patrol Vehicles
Plow trucks
Group-A Municipalities
Types of equipment Being Tracked by %
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
4%
4%
5%
5%
8%
8%
15%
36%
37%
42%
42%
63%
67%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Arrow board on/off and/or direction indicated
Friction measurements
MARWIS unit
Tow Plow position
Material Empty
RFID tags
Video or still image capture
OBD2 Vehicle Diagnostics
Dump Box Up
Lights or light bars On/Off
Single button operator reporting (ie. to mark parked-car/pothole/etc.)
Underbody Plow Up/Down
Panic button
Epoke Spreader Controller Information
Snow blower on/off
Bosch Compuspread Spreader Controller Information
Air Temperature
Wing Up/Down
Dickey-John Spreader Controller Information
Road Temperature
Material Spreader On/Off (for units without spreader controllers)
Plow Up/Down
Group-A Municipalities
Sensors installed in addition to vehicle location
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
0%0%0%0%
2%5%5%
7%8%
9%10%
12%12%
17%18%
20%20%20%
22%23%23%
25%25%
26%26%
27%30%
34%35%
36%51%
53%54%
59%64%
68%78%
80%90%
93%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Vehicle DescriptionVehicle Identifier
Vehicle TypePlow and Wing Position
Material EmptyError Event Status
Operator ID (Contractor Name or Operator Name)Gate Setting
Spread Boom/WidthDate Terminated
Assigned Work Region or RouteEvent Status
Date Vehicle went into serviceWet Material
Material Actual Spread WetPause Status
Pre-Wet On/OffTotal Liquid
Dry MaterialEquipment Headquarters
Air Temperature with date and timeRoad Temperature with date and time
Spinner ModesBlast Status
Material Actual Spread DryTime and Distance for each monitoring sensor
Total SolidsMaterial TypeEngine Status
Vehicle Location Reference (ie. Address)Idle Time
Material Spread On/OffTotal Distance
DirectionEquipment Type
Longitude and LatitudeDate StampTime Stamp
SpeedUnit Identification
Group-A Municipalities
Data points collected
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-A Municipalities
Municipalities’ years of experience with AVL technology
16%
34%
41%
9%
Less than 2 years
More than 2 years but less than 5 years
5 to 10 years
More than 10 years
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-A Municipalities
Number of times municipalities have switched AVL providers
67%
26%
7%
Never
Once
Two or more times
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Some of the top pain-points identified by those who had to make the switch to one or more
AVL provider(s):
NOTE: The bigger the font, the more municipalities faced the issue.
New Hardware Required
Loss of Previous DataStaff Re-Training Required Vendor Education Required
Billing Issues
High Cost for Accessing Previous Data
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-A Municipalities
Breakdown of municipalities archiving AVL data
57%
43%
Yes
No
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
AVL features on some of the municipalities’ wish lists
• Higher accuracy of or more data/information/features
• % Route Completed• Integration with multiple systems• Application rates• Driver behavior notification by email or
reports (speeding, idling, etc.)• Live reporting on public website• Identify location of material placed• Location of vulnerable areas• Streamline claims process• Ability to create video replay from within
AVL system• Dash camera integration
• Operator identify integration (like fob to start)• Live system with affordable monthly fee• Automatic storage• Complete system exclusively designed for
snow vehicles• Easy to use reports• Route timing and performance• Integration with road patrol• Live tracking using two-way radio - to
avoid monthly bills• Integration with work order systems• Route optimization• Colour coded maps of streets completed• Temperature
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-A Municipalities
Requests for AVL Best Practices document
72%
28%
Yes
No
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Results Related toGroup-B* Municipalities
*Municipalities with AVL installed on some or all of their winter fleets by December 2015
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B Municipalities
Anticipated AVL system setup
33%
67%
Web based system and data storage fromexternal AVL provider
Web based system from external AVL provider,data stored by your agency
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
33%
67%
No live data
Real-time, live data
Group-B Municipalities
Anticipated AVL data delivery
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B Municipalities
What types of equipment do you wish to track?
0%
0%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
22%
22%
22%
22%
33%
33%
67%
67%
78%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Friction Vehicle/Trailer
Tow Plows
Animal Services Equipment
Blocker/Crash Trucks
Line Painting Equipment
Mobile RWIS Stations
Snow Blowing Equipment
Direct Liquid Applications Tanker Trucks
Enforcement Officer Vehicles
Loaders
Waste Collection Equipment
Graders
Sidewalk Machines and/or Material Filler Trucks
Road Patrol Vehicles
Spreader Trucks
Plow trucks
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B MunicipalitiesWhat sensors do you wish to have installed besides GPS position tracking?
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
11%11%11%
22%22%
33%44%44%
56%56%
67%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Arrow board on/off and/or direction indicatedDump Box Up
Friction measurementsLights or light bars On/Off
MARWIS unitMaterial Empty
OBD2 Vehicle DiagnosticsPanic button
Snow blower on/offTow Plow position
Video or still image captureBosch Compuspread Spreader Controller Information
RFID tagsUnderbody Plow Up/Down
Epoke Spreader Controller InformationSingle button operator reporting (ie. to mark parked-car/pothole/etc.)
Road TemperatureAir TemperatureWing Up/Down
Dickey-John Spreader Controller InformationPlow Up/Down
Material Spreader On/Off (for units without spreader controllers)
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B Municipalities
What data points do you wish to collect?
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%
22%22%22%22%22%22%22%22%22%
33%33%33%33%33%33%
44%56%56%56%56%56%
67%78%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Date Vehicle went into service
Gate Setting
Pause Status
Time and Distance for each monitoring sensor
Date Terminated
Engine Status
Idle Time
Spinner Modes
Vehicle Description
Dry Material
Material Actual Spread Wet
Plow and Wing Position
Vehicle Location Reference (ie. Address)
Air Temperature with date and time
Material Actual Spread Dry
Total Liquid
Longitude and Latitude
Equipment Type
Time Stamp
Material Spread On/Off
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B Municipalities
Do you wish to archive data?
56%
22%
22%
Yes
Not Sure
No Comment
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-B Municipalities
Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?
86%
14%
Yes
No
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Results Related toGroup-C* Municipalities
*Municipalities hoping to install AVL systems in the next five years
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-C Municipalities
What are some of your challenges in adopting AVL?
5%
5%
10%
20%
25%
30%
35%
50%
80%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Licensing Agreements and Cost
Lack of IT Staff
Council Resistance
Apprehension of employees towards the technology
Availability of service in local area
Getting feedback from other agencies regarding their systems andexperiences
Understanding of the technology
Deciding which options will best suit your agency's needs
Budget
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-C Municipalities
Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?
80%
20%
Yes
No
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Results Related toGroup-D* Municipalities
*Municipalities not planning to install AVL at all
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-D Municipalities
What are some of your challenges in adopting AVL?
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
40%
40%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Licensing Agreements and Cost
Lack of IT Staff
Council Resistance
Apprehension of employees towards the technology
Availability of service in local area
Getting feedback from other agencies regarding their systems andexperiences
Understanding of the technology
Deciding which options will best suit your agency's needs
Budget
Group A:AVL on some or all
of their winter fleet
Group B:Will have AVL by
December 2015
Group C:Hoping to get AVL
in the next 5 years
Group D:Not planning AVL
install at all
ContractorResults
General Survey Results
Group-D Municipalities
Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?
20%
80%
Yes
No
Thank You.
For More Information:
Ontario Good Roads Association
Dr. James SmithManager, Technical/Member ServicesE: [email protected]: 289-291-6472 ext. 47
Fahad ShujaCoordinator, Member ServicesE: [email protected]: 289-291-6472 ext. 31
Ontario Good Roads Association1525 Cornwall Road, Unit #22Oakville, ON L6J0B2Canada
Ontario Road Salt Management Group
Emil Marion Chair, ORSMGSupervisor. Technical OperationsTransportation OperationsRegion of WaterlooE: [email protected]: 519-650-8205
Darnell Bernardo Vice Chair, ORSMGPublic Works TechnologistThe Corporation of Norfolk CountyE: [email protected]: 519-582-2100 Ext. 1113