Unit Cost Entry

Unit Cost Element - Communication Equipment - MCVS

Unit Cost Component - In-vehicle Moblile Data Collection (MDC) hardware

Statewide, Colorado, United States

Description

In-vehicle mobile data collection (MDC) unit hardware investment for statewide MDSS in Colorado

Cost Type

Estimated

Data Date

2008

Reported Units

1393

Units

Each (EA)

Year (Dollars)

2008

Capital Cost per Unit ($)

$2,000.00

O & M Cost per Unit ($)

$200.00

Lifetime

5 years


Notes

The cost per MDC is about $2,000; it is assumed that each MDC can be used for 5 years, and the maintenance costs per year is 10 percent of the capital cost.

Source

Analysis of Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Benefits & Costs

Author: Zhirui Ye, Christopher Strong, Xianming Shi*, and Steven Conger

Published By: South Dakota Department of Transportation Office of Research 700 East Broadway Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-2586

Other Reference Number: SD2006-10-F

Related System Cost ID: 2011-00211

Unit Cost Details

Capital Cost per Unit: $2,000.00

O&M Cost per Unit: $200.00

Year (Dollars): 2008

Lifetime: 5 years

Costs From This Source

Statewide implementation of Maintenance Decision Support System estimated at $1.5 million.

Statewide implementation of Maintenance Decision Support System estimated at $332,879.

Statewide implementation of Maintenance Decision Support System estimated at $496,952.

Benefits From This Source

Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) use shows benefit-cost ratios ranging from 1.33 to 8.67.

Application Areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Roadway Operations & Maintenance > Asset Management > Fleet Management

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Roadway Operations & Maintenance > Asset Management > Infrastructure Management

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Response & Treatment > Mobile Winter Maintenance

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction > Atmospheric Conditions

Related Unit Cost Subsystems

Maintenance and Construction Vehicle (MCVS)

Keywords

road weather vehicle tracking, winter maintenance vehicle, RWIS, ESS, Environmental Sensor Station, RWIS Station, road monitoring, weather station, environmental sensing station

ID: 2012-02295