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Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) Adoption by Ontario Municipalities

Survey ResultsSurvey Date: October 23, 2015

This survey was a collaborative exercise between the Ontario Road

Salt Management Group and the Ontario Good Roads Association

About Ontario Good Roads Association The Ontario Good Roads Association represents the transportation and public works interests of municipalities through advocacy, consultation, training and the delivery of identified services.

About Ontario Road Salt Management Group ORSMG is a forum to more than 30 municipal, agency and corresponding members throughout the province whose mandate is to exchange winter road maintenance information related to management, maintenance, safety, meteorology and environmental protection.

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Please Note: The survey results are broken down by groups. You can scroll through the document to see all of the results in order, or simply use the interactive Survey Navigation located at the top of the page, to quickly access specific groups within the document.

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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125Number of Ontario municipalities that

participated in the OGRA survey:

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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87.72%

Percent of Ontario citizens serviced by participating municipalities:

NOTE: According to Wolfram Alpha, the population of Ontario is 13.73 million (2015 estimates). The OGRA survey was completed by 125 jurisdictions in Ontario, who collectively serve approximately 12.04 million citizens.

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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5,329The total number of vehicles involved in winter

operations of participating municipalities

NOTE: This number does not include contracted vehicles.

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Breakdown of municipal vehicles with and without AVL installations

52%48%

Vehicles with AVLInstalledVehicles without AVL

NOTE: This number does not include contracted vehicles. Please make sure to compare this graph to that of contractor vehicles with and without AVL installed.

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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HOW TO READ THIS GRAPH: As an example, based on the above graph, there are 36 municipalities operating with 6 to 10 vehicles. As another example, there are only two (2) municipalities operating with over 400 vehicles.

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Number of Municipal and Contracted Winter Oeprations Vehicles

Breakdown of the number of municipalities vs. the total number of (municipal and contracted) vehicles being used for winter operations

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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State of municipalities when it comes to AVL installations

74%

6%

16%

4%

CATEGORY A: Already haveAVL on some or all fleet

CATEGORY B: Will have AVLon some or all fleet byDecember 2015CATEGORY C: Will have AVL inthe next five years

CATEGORY D: Not planning forAVL at all

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Results Related to Contractors

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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1,674The total number of contracted vehicles

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Breakdown of contracted vehicles with and without AVL installations

NOTE: Please make sure to compare this graph to that of municipal-owned vehicles with and without AVL installed.

87%

13%

Vehicles with AVL Installed

Vehicles without AVL

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Results Related toGroup-A* Municipalities

*Municipalities with AVL installed on some or all of their winter fleets

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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74%

20%

5%1%

Web based system and datastorage from external AVLprovider

Web based system fromexternal AVL provider, datastored by your agency

In-house system developedand managed by your agency

Multiple internal groups orcontractors using multiple AVLsystems

Group-A Municipalities

AVL System Setups

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-A Municipalities

How is the AVL data delivered

25%

71%

4%

No live data

Real-time, live data

Real-time, live data, with public access

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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0%

1%

3%

4%

5%

9%

15%

15%

24%

25%

47%

53%

54%

84%

88%

89%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Tow Plows

Friction Vehicle/Trailer

Animal Services Equipment

Mobile RWIS Stations

Blocker/Crash Trucks

Line Painting Equipment

Waste Collection Equipment

Enforcement Officer Vehicles

Snow Blowing Equipment

Direct Liquid Applications Tanker Trucks

Loaders

Graders

Sidewalk Machines and/or Material Filler Trucks

Spreader Trucks

Road Patrol Vehicles

Plow trucks

Group-A Municipalities

Types of equipment Being Tracked by %

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

3%

4%

4%

5%

5%

8%

8%

15%

36%

37%

42%

42%

63%

67%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Arrow board on/off and/or direction indicated

Friction measurements

MARWIS unit

Tow Plow position

Material Empty

RFID tags

Video or still image capture

OBD2 Vehicle Diagnostics

Dump Box Up

Lights or light bars On/Off

Single button operator reporting (ie. to mark parked-car/pothole/etc.)

Underbody Plow Up/Down

Panic button

Epoke Spreader Controller Information

Snow blower on/off

Bosch Compuspread Spreader Controller Information

Air Temperature

Wing Up/Down

Dickey-John Spreader Controller Information

Road Temperature

Material Spreader On/Off (for units without spreader controllers)

Plow Up/Down

Group-A Municipalities

Sensors installed in addition to vehicle location

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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2%5%5%

7%8%

9%10%

12%12%

17%18%

20%20%20%

22%23%23%

25%25%

26%26%

27%30%

34%35%

36%51%

53%54%

59%64%

68%78%

80%90%

93%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Vehicle DescriptionVehicle Identifier

Vehicle TypePlow and Wing Position

Material EmptyError Event Status

Operator ID (Contractor Name or Operator Name)Gate Setting

Spread Boom/WidthDate Terminated

Assigned Work Region or RouteEvent Status

Date Vehicle went into serviceWet Material

Material Actual Spread WetPause Status

Pre-Wet On/OffTotal Liquid

Dry MaterialEquipment Headquarters

Air Temperature with date and timeRoad Temperature with date and time

Spinner ModesBlast Status

Material Actual Spread DryTime and Distance for each monitoring sensor

Total SolidsMaterial TypeEngine Status

Vehicle Location Reference (ie. Address)Idle Time

Material Spread On/OffTotal Distance

DirectionEquipment Type

Longitude and LatitudeDate StampTime Stamp

SpeedUnit Identification

Group-A Municipalities

Data points collected

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-A Municipalities

Municipalities’ years of experience with AVL technology

16%

34%

41%

9%

Less than 2 years

More than 2 years but less than 5 years

5 to 10 years

More than 10 years

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-A Municipalities

Number of times municipalities have switched AVL providers

67%

26%

7%

Never

Once

Two or more times

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Some of the top pain-points identified by those who had to make the switch to one or more

AVL provider(s):

NOTE: The bigger the font, the more municipalities faced the issue.

New Hardware Required

Loss of Previous DataStaff Re-Training Required Vendor Education Required

Billing Issues

High Cost for Accessing Previous Data

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-A Municipalities

Breakdown of municipalities archiving AVL data

57%

43%

Yes

No

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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AVL features on some of the municipalities’ wish lists

• Higher accuracy of or more data/information/features

• % Route Completed• Integration with multiple systems• Application rates• Driver behavior notification by email or

reports (speeding, idling, etc.)• Live reporting on public website• Identify location of material placed• Location of vulnerable areas• Streamline claims process• Ability to create video replay from within

AVL system• Dash camera integration

• Operator identify integration (like fob to start)• Live system with affordable monthly fee• Automatic storage• Complete system exclusively designed for

snow vehicles• Easy to use reports• Route timing and performance• Integration with road patrol• Live tracking using two-way radio - to

avoid monthly bills• Integration with work order systems• Route optimization• Colour coded maps of streets completed• Temperature

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-A Municipalities

Requests for AVL Best Practices document

72%

28%

Yes

No

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Results Related toGroup-B* Municipalities

*Municipalities with AVL installed on some or all of their winter fleets by December 2015

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B Municipalities

Anticipated AVL system setup

33%

67%

Web based system and data storage fromexternal AVL provider

Web based system from external AVL provider,data stored by your agency

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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33%

67%

No live data

Real-time, live data

Group-B Municipalities

Anticipated AVL data delivery

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B Municipalities

What types of equipment do you wish to track?

0%

0%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

22%

22%

22%

22%

33%

33%

67%

67%

78%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Friction Vehicle/Trailer

Tow Plows

Animal Services Equipment

Blocker/Crash Trucks

Line Painting Equipment

Mobile RWIS Stations

Snow Blowing Equipment

Direct Liquid Applications Tanker Trucks

Enforcement Officer Vehicles

Loaders

Waste Collection Equipment

Graders

Sidewalk Machines and/or Material Filler Trucks

Road Patrol Vehicles

Spreader Trucks

Plow trucks

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B MunicipalitiesWhat sensors do you wish to have installed besides GPS position tracking?

0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%

11%11%11%

22%22%

33%44%44%

56%56%

67%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Arrow board on/off and/or direction indicatedDump Box Up

Friction measurementsLights or light bars On/Off

MARWIS unitMaterial Empty

OBD2 Vehicle DiagnosticsPanic button

Snow blower on/offTow Plow position

Video or still image captureBosch Compuspread Spreader Controller Information

RFID tagsUnderbody Plow Up/Down

Epoke Spreader Controller InformationSingle button operator reporting (ie. to mark parked-car/pothole/etc.)

Road TemperatureAir TemperatureWing Up/Down

Dickey-John Spreader Controller InformationPlow Up/Down

Material Spreader On/Off (for units without spreader controllers)

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B Municipalities

What data points do you wish to collect?

0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%

11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%

22%22%22%22%22%22%22%22%22%

33%33%33%33%33%33%

44%56%56%56%56%56%

67%78%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Date Vehicle went into service

Gate Setting

Pause Status

Time and Distance for each monitoring sensor

Date Terminated

Engine Status

Idle Time

Spinner Modes

Vehicle Description

Dry Material

Material Actual Spread Wet

Plow and Wing Position

Vehicle Location Reference (ie. Address)

Air Temperature with date and time

Material Actual Spread Dry

Total Liquid

Longitude and Latitude

Equipment Type

Time Stamp

Material Spread On/Off

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B Municipalities

Do you wish to archive data?

56%

22%

22%

Yes

Not Sure

No Comment

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-B Municipalities

Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?

86%

14%

Yes

No

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

ContractorResults

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Results Related toGroup-C* Municipalities

*Municipalities hoping to install AVL systems in the next five years

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-C Municipalities

What are some of your challenges in adopting AVL?

5%

5%

10%

20%

25%

30%

35%

50%

80%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Licensing Agreements and Cost

Lack of IT Staff

Council Resistance

Apprehension of employees towards the technology

Availability of service in local area

Getting feedback from other agencies regarding their systems andexperiences

Understanding of the technology

Deciding which options will best suit your agency's needs

Budget

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-C Municipalities

Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?

80%

20%

Yes

No

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Results Related toGroup-D* Municipalities

*Municipalities not planning to install AVL at all

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

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Group-D Municipalities

What are some of your challenges in adopting AVL?

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

40%

40%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Licensing Agreements and Cost

Lack of IT Staff

Council Resistance

Apprehension of employees towards the technology

Availability of service in local area

Getting feedback from other agencies regarding their systems andexperiences

Understanding of the technology

Deciding which options will best suit your agency's needs

Budget

Group A:AVL on some or all

of their winter fleet

Group B:Will have AVL by

December 2015

Group C:Hoping to get AVL

in the next 5 years

Group D:Not planning AVL

install at all

ContractorResults

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Group-D Municipalities

Would you like an AVL Best Practices document?

20%

80%

Yes

No

Thank You.

For More Information:

Ontario Good Roads Association

Dr. James SmithManager, Technical/Member ServicesE: James@ogra.orgT: 289-291-6472 ext. 47

Fahad ShujaCoordinator, Member ServicesE: Fahad@ogra.orgT: 289-291-6472 ext. 31

Ontario Good Roads Association1525 Cornwall Road, Unit #22Oakville, ON L6J0B2Canada

Ontario Road Salt Management Group

Emil Marion Chair, ORSMGSupervisor. Technical OperationsTransportation OperationsRegion of WaterlooE: EMarion@regionofwaterloo.caT: 519-650-8205

Darnell Bernardo Vice Chair, ORSMGPublic Works TechnologistThe Corporation of Norfolk CountyE: darnell.bernardo@norfolkcounty.caT: 519-582-2100 Ext. 1113