For many years, transportation agencies across Canada have been collecting roadway asset
inventory and asset condition datasets across their networks with the aim of facilitating best
practice in maintaining these assets at the highest levels of service and within budget. However
these extensive datasets are often managed by only a few individuals responsible for
developing high level work programs for the upcoming or future construction seasons.
With the advent of cloud computing, and its further development in recent years, a new
interactive medium is now available for all agency staff, contractors, consultants, and end users
to gain on-demand access to this highly valuable dataset, current and historic roadway asset
attributes and conditions, in addition to roadway imagery. To demonstrate the many applications
and benefits of a web-based medium for accessing these datasets and imagery, the Ministry of
Transportation of Ontario’s use of iVision is presented as a case study. Feedback received
from key individuals in MTO during all phases of implementation of this web-based application
and the statistics obtained through monitoring provide insight that other Canadian, State and
Municipal agencies can benefit from. This paper explains how an accessible and interactive
web application can promote best asset management practices for planning and day-to-day
operations of roadway networks.
