KOCKS ENGINEERS

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

ADB Project TA-8411 GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project

Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design of Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-PonaChumateleti Km 0.0 Km 50.0 Road Section

GIS Presentation, ADB April 24, 2015

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Participants to this meeting

Dipl.-Geol. Dr. Henning Kocks

Kellogg MBA
Managing Director
+49 261 1302-166
+49 261 1302-401
h.kocks@kocks-ing.de

Dip.-Ing. Carsten Griese

Authorised Representative,
Director of Transport
Infrastructure Caucasus &
Central Asia.
+995577401952
+49 261 1302-401
griese@kocks-ing.de

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Engineering since
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STUDIES

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IMPLEMENTATION

PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

Hydraulic
Investigations

Land-use Planning

Concept Design

Objectives

Sector Planning

Preliminary Design

Supervision of
Construction

Hydrological Surveys

Demand Studies

Final Design

Factory Acceptance

Hydrogeological
Assessments

Market Analyses

Quantity Survey

Supervision of
Installation

Geotechnics

Feasibility Studies

Cost Estimate

Documentation

Geology

Economic Evaluations

Tender Documents

Payment Certificates

Topography

Master planning

Bid Evaluation

Traffic

Environmental
Assessments

Recommendation

Final Inspection and

Certificate of
Completion

Inventories
Emission Surveys
Fauna and Flora

Socio-Economy
Forecasts

Budgets
Safety and Health
Coordination

Commissioning
Contract Documents
Safety and Health
Coordination

Conflict Analyses

Public Relation
Official Authorisation
Procedure
Financial Planning
Work and Time
Schedules
Cost, Time and Quality
Control
Coordination
Training

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Kyrgyzstan: Preparation CAREC 1+3 PPTA Project (2015)

CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek-Osh Road) Improvement
Project, Phase 4 (approx. 115 km), Road sections of
Bishkek to Kara Balta (60 km) and Madaniyak to
Jalalabad (70 km) (2013)

Azerbaijan:
Feasibility Study and Preparation of Bidding
Documents for four Bridges in the Ganja Region (2014)
Review of Design and Construction Supervision of
Yevlakh-Ganja Road Project (2007)

Tajikistan: CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni-Uzbekistan

Border Road) Improvement Project (2013)

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Total Invest supervised by Kocks Engineers: >> 500 Mio. USD
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Dzirula-Chumateleti Km 0.0- Km 50.0

Objectives :
Improvement of the national connectivity and reliability of the transport network by serving
as an alternative route to the highway E60 and the railway.
Improvement of the mobility of the municipalitys population
Main Outputs:
50 km of the rehabilitated road from Dzirula to Chumateleti,
improved regional connectivity and feasible alternative route for the East West highway, and
improved road safety.
Pilot GIS for project preparation, road design, construction, maintenance and operation
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GIS Objectives

GIS Objectives
TA /TOR: The objective is to provide a pilot GIS, which can be used to compile
and use data for project preparation, road design, construction,
maintenance and operation.

To bring forth the importance of the need for data and systems integration
within Road Department and Ministry of Transport
To point out the advantages of GIS in transport projects; and
To explore potential applications and benefits for users and beneficiaries of
GIS in transportation.

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Why is GIS unique ?

GIS references
information spatial

GIS makes connections

between activities based
on spatial location

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Data Capture and Integration

ArcGIS software has been chosen as a
technical solution for this task.
20 data items from various sources
have been collected as a basis incl.:

Topographical Maps
Aerial Photographs
Digital elevation data
Environmental baseline survey
Social survey data
Cadaster data
Hydrological data
Culvert inventory data
Bridge inventory and condition data
Utilities

Main Challenge: obtaining &

synchronizing data from
different sources
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Cross-Disciplinary Data Capture of GIS

Benefits of Data Integration

Digital
Mapping
Photogrammetry

Computer
Aided
Design

Improved data reliability

GIS

Surveying

Databases
Remote
Sensing

Integration generally
makes it possible to study
many relationships among
two or more data elements.

Identification of works
which need to be
coordinated

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Role of GIS in Transport

Application of GIS in Transportation Projects:

Road Design / Alignment Selection

Asset Management
Land Management
Traffic Safety
Environmental Monitoring
Transportation Routing
Land Use changes

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Road Design / Alignment Selection

GIS provides digital terrain model for

road design
Aerial photographs provide a visual
feedback for the designer
Cadaster data helps the designer to
minimise (private) land acquisition
Utlities are considered in early project
stage
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Road Asset Management

In GIS included
Culvert inventory
Bridge inventory and condition
Display of objects and underlying
data

Other assets can be incorporated at later

stages
Pavement structure and condition
Road furniture
Retaining wall inventory and condition
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Cadaster Issues & Land Management

Recording and
managing land and
property
Identifying land
owners

Identifying land
needs
Verification of
cadastral borders

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Traffic Safety
Identifying high crash
locations and accident
black spots
Support in accident
diagnosis and assessment
of risk factors
Provides data for the
design of safety
improvement measures

Accident data are in the current GIS version

not included, since only limited accident
data from the Police available

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Environmental Monitoring

Environmental monitoring is
the process of determining the
various data of environmental
quality.
Environmental baseline data in
GIS includes noise, air and
water quality

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Transportation Routing

Location of potential borrow areas and dump sites, allowing to

determine cost effective transport distances
Planning of detours during construction of brides, culverts, etc
Planning of access to construction sites

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Land Use Identification

To identify potential future

land use conflicts, GIS
includes
Protected areas
Forrest areas
Residential land plots

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Cost and Input in the project

Base data was to be collected,
generated and compiled for the TA
(anyway)
GIS compilation requires additional
resources
GIS expert
staff time (depending on level of
detail and available raw formats)
GIS software
Downstream maintenance costs
(outside our project)

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Main Benefits
For the Client
Improved information management facilitates more efficient decision
making (e.g. alignment assessment, maintenance monitoring, accident
analysis and mitigation)
Facilitates public consultation
Spatially displays project induced risks and aids in the development of
alternatives and mitigation plans

For the Public

Visualization aids public understanding
If available in public domain GIS data aids transparency and public
acceptance
For the Designer:
Integrated data highlight potential problems and facilitate finding design
solutions
For 3rd Parties (potentially commercial)
Ability to carry out what if? scenarios for e.g. warehouse location, access
roads, transport planning (goods & people)
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Risks in Implementation of GIS

GIS is used for over two decades, but there are still certain risks for
successful implementation:

Insufficient data available to properly use or compile the GIS

Insufficient resources allocated for GIS development, maintenance, and
upgrading of the system (follow on costs)

Lack of communication between developers, users and beneficiaries

Strength, but also weaknesses of GIS are often unrecognized by
decision-makers

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Q&A

Thank you for your attention.

Contact:
Carsten Griese
Kocks Consult GmbH
Email: griese@kocks-ing.de

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Expertise
Experience
Flexibility
Team work
Success

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