Interrogating your Traffic orders

Orders may be located and displayed by type, street, times of operation, date and order reference. A mouse click reveals the information relating to that restriction, and the order document, photographs and sign images are accessible. To answer historic enforcement and legal enquiries, orders may be shown as they were on a particular date.

Powerful order making

Any number of proposals may be worked on independently of the permanent data, with password protection to prevent unintentional changes. Proposed orders may be modified or abandoned following consultation without compromising the confirmed orders. Once an order commences, its details are transferred automatically to the main database.

Rapid data entry

A restriction is drawn by marking its start and end points. Kerb and centre lines are followed automatically, and setting-out and measuring tools are available. Terminal marks and the boundaries of individual bays are added if needed. The same quick data entry technique can create diagrammatic lines, shade in carriageway areas and produce accurate road marking drawings. Data may be added immediately after drawing, or proposals may be purely illustrative. Selecting from pre-set options and copying previous entries saves time and ensures consistency.

ParkMap may be used for on-site data capture using tablet computers.

Modular structure

Optional modules enable ParkMap to be tailored to meet different needs. These include:

• Accurate drawings of road markings created from traffic order information

• Parking plate designs made to TSRGD 2002 and DfT requirements, including bilingual signs for Wales

• Photographs, documents and other files linked to regulations and map locations

• Highway inventory for street furniture and non-regulatory information

Traffic order production

Two optional modules produce, store and manage complete traffic order documents, either with traditional text schedules or with maps as the definitive record. ParkMap handles the creation, security and retrieval of different documents for answering enquiries relating to specific dates. For map schedules, ParkMap manages a master grid of map tiles and labels restrictions intelligently using its stored data. ParkMap minimises the possibility of errors or omissions in all types of documents and provides the flexibility to manage traffic orders in the way the authority prefers.

Open systems

ParkMap has facilities to connect to other systems and to link to external data sources. It is a member of the TraffMap suite of traffic engineering systems that enable many types of information to be viewed simultaneously on the same base map. ParkMap can work seamlessly with the UK’s leading notice-processing packages. Base mapping may be read from most GIS servers without replication or conversion. Data import and export to standard formats protects the security and value of the investment made in assembling traffic order data, as well as providing interoperability with almost any other GIS including internet and intranet systems. An NSG-compliant or other gazetteer may be linked, and its references automatically incorporated into ParkMap data.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

ParkMap runs under Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista. Microsoft and Citrix “thin client” solutions are also suitable. Network licences for access over a local or wide-area network are available. ParkMap will output to any Windows-compatible colour or mono printer using paper sizes from A4 to A0.