Development of the Connecticut product evaluation database application : Phase 1B.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Association of State Highway
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a
division of the National Research Council (NRC), maintain databases to store national
transportation data that cover many aspects of the transportation system and its
operation. Much of these data are collected by the state transportation agencies.
In many instances, the state-level database management systems and/or information
tracking systems do not automatically generate output appropriate for direct
submission to FHWA, AASHTO or TRB. Therefore, there was a need to develop a digital
protocol and database management system to streamline tracking and reporting of
transportation proprietary product evaluation information for internal use and
submittal to the national databases. Increasing the efficiency of this reporting
process will allow ConnDOT, and potentially other DOTs, to more efficiently conduct
this business function and with greater detail and accuracy. The first phase of this
research developed the application. The second phase of this research developed the
protocol and local-area-network connectivity necessary to provide wider access to the
database.