Visual R&B IMS

Technical Specifications

Visual Road & Bridge IMS runs on any computer or network environment that supports Microsoft Windows operating systems (Win 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP and Vista). Additionally, data may be served from any Linux computer running Samba file share, IBM AS/400 or Sun with Windows support. As is always the case in computing, the faster your hardware (CPU, RAM and Disk) and Network speed (10mb - 100mb - 1000mb) the faster solutions are provided to the user.

Software Modules

ModuleFeatures
Project
  • Instantly track, analyze, and report on all project costs.
  • Track costs by county, township, road and street segments, or any way you want to.
Cost Accounting
  • Complete labor, equipment, material and contracts analysis.
Fund Accounting
  • Light version is designed to balance with City/County fund accounting.
  • Complete version contains purchase order, A/P, A/R (invoicing), and aging reports.
Budgeting
  • Instantly analyze actual spending against your budget line items to eliminate surprises.
  • Instant budget to actual spending variance for complete fiscal year.
  • Built-in charting module for instant budget to actual spending analysis.
Fiscal Year Analysis
  • Instant hours worked, equipment hours/miles, material cost for the current month.
  • Built-in charting module for instant analysis of labor, material, and equipment costs.
Road Management
  • Instant analysis by surface, ditching, signage and visibility.
Reporting
  • Over 300 built-in reports.
  • Custom reports covering all reporting needs.
Wizards
  • Save hundreds of keystrokes with our year-end and utility wizards.
  • Download software updates and enhancements in seconds.
  • Publish summarized road and street operations to your web site.

Table 1.0. Modules

Cost Center Modules

ModuleDescription
InventoryInventory setup, adjustments, and purchase/usage history
EquipmentFleet management (P.M. System) and component analysis
ContractorsTrack contracts and accumulate lifetime history of all contractors
BridgesInterfaced to Geographic Information System (with pictures)
CulvertsInterfaced to Geographic Information System (with pictures)
ComplaintsManage citizen complaints, generate warning letters, and follow-up
SignsInterfaced to Geographic Information System (with pictures)
Accident ReportingInterfaced to Geographic Information System (with pictures and drawings)
Weed ControlInterfaced to invoicing and GIS (noxious weed library included)
Work OrdersRoad maintenance (two systems) plus equipment, shop, and preventive maintenance
Contracts ManagementManage all your ongoing projects (retain history for lookups)
Solid WasteManage your solid waste operations

Table 1.1. Cost center modules

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Data compatible with ArcView, MapInfo, and other GIS

FeatureDescription
Bridge FileAdd your bridges and link them to the GIS for visual lookups
Culvert FileAdd your culverts and link them to the GIS for visual lookups
Utilities FileKeep track of major utilities that cross your road network
Weed ControlRecord spraying information or other visual data
Spatial AnalysisSpatially analyze costs by where they were incurred
Visual EditorModify GIS map dataset(s) to your specifications

Table 1.2. GIS features