AN INTERACTIVE, NATIONWIDE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ADMINISTER HIGHWAY ROUTE DESIGNATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM SAFETY ACT OF 1990 (HMTUSA), DOT IS NOW REQUIRED TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED DATABASE OF STATE-DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HIGHWAY ROUTES. DOT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PERIODICALLY UPDATING AND PUBLISHING A LIST OF CURRENLY EFFECTIVE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HIGHWAY ROUTE DESINGATIONS IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED, AEGIS INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A GIS-BASED NATIONAL HAZMAT HIGHWAY ROUTE INFORMATION SYSTEM (NHHRIS) THAT WILL MEET ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO MAKING IT EASY FOR DOT TO DISTRIBUTE, INTERPRET, AND LINK THIS INFORMATION TO OTHER NATIONAL, STATE, AND THIRD-PARTY OWNED DATABASES. AS PART OF THE PHASE I UNDERTAKING, THE PROPOSING FIRM SHALL DELIVER FULLY FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPE SOFTWARE MODULES INCLUDING A MICROCOMPUTER BASED DATABASE ENGINE TO PROVIDE MENU-DRIVEN MAINTENANCE AND REPORTING OF THESE ROUTES, A MAPINFO(TM) GIS INTERFACE TO PROVIDE GRAPHICAL VISUALIZATION, AND COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE TO ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS TO THE NHHRIS THROUGH A BBS SUCH AS THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (FEBBS). THE PHASE I DELIVERABLES WILL ESTABLISH A PLATFORM FOR EXTENDED SERVICES SUCH AS ELECTRONIC UPDATING OF STATE DESIGNATIONS, SHIPPER MANIFEST TRACKING, AND COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SYSTEM UNDER PHASE II.