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North Carolina Department of Transportation

SPOT On!ine System

User Guide For SPOT On!ine Web Application Prioritization 4

DRAFT

Prepared for:

Date: January 2013

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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Number

1.0 About This Document ..................................................................................1

1.1 Author ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Document Revision History for SpotOn!ine 3.0 ....................................................... 1

1.3 Document Update History for SpotOn!ine 4.0 ......................................................... 1

1.4 Document Revision History for SpotOn!ine 3.0 ....................................................... 1

2.0 SPOT On!ine Overview ................................................................................2

2.1 System Login .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 MPO/RPO/Division User ..................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 MODE User ........................................................................................................ 12 2.1.3 SPOT User ......................................................................................................... 14

3.0 Common UI Functionalities .......................................................................23

3.1 MAP Buttons ......................................................................................................... 24 3.1.1 Home ................................................................................................................. 24 3.1.2 Zoom In and Zoom Out ....................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Identify ............................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Lasso ................................................................................................................. 25 3.1.5 Layers & Legend ................................................................................................ 26 3.1.6 About ................................................................................................................. 30 3.1.7 Contact Us ......................................................................................................... 31 3.1.8 Logout ................................................................................................................ 31 3.1.9 Basemaps .......................................................................................................... 33

3.2 GRID Buttons ....................................................................................................... 33 3.2.1 Create New ........................................................................................................ 33 3.2.2 Find SPOT ID ..................................................................................................... 34 3.2.3 Button Suite ........................................................................................................ 36 3.2.4 Maximize Table .................................................................................................. 48 3.2.5 Local Input Points ............................................................................................... 51

4.0 Creating a Project in SPOT On!ine Application ......................................53

4.1 Highway Mode ...................................................................................................... 53 4.1.1 Project Type ....................................................................................................... 54 4.1.2 Route ................................................................................................................. 59 4.1.3 Map Sketch ........................................................................................................ 65 4.1.4 Details ................................................................................................................ 82 4.1.5 Cost ................................................................................................................... 89 4.1.6 Score ................................................................................................................. 93 4.1.7 Summary ............................................................................................................ 95 4.1.8 Editing a Draft Project (optional) ....................................................................... 100 4.1.9 Deleting a Draft Project (optional) ..................................................................... 104 4.1.10 Submitting a Draft Project ................................................................................. 105

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4.2 Bicycle & Pedestrian Mode ................................................................................. 106 4.2.1 Project Type ..................................................................................................... 107 4.2.2 Route ............................................................................................................... 110 4.2.3 Map Sketch ...................................................................................................... 114 4.2.4 Details .............................................................................................................. 122 4.2.5 Score ............................................................................................................... 132 4.2.6 Summary .......................................................................................................... 133

4.3 Aviation Mode ..................................................................................................... 136 4.3.1 Project Type ..................................................................................................... 138 4.3.2 Route ............................................................................................................... 142 4.3.3 Map Sketch ...................................................................................................... 145 4.3.4 Details .............................................................................................................. 148 4.3.5 Cost ................................................................................................................. 149 4.3.6 Score ............................................................................................................... 155 4.3.7 Summary .......................................................................................................... 156

4.4 Ferry Mode ......................................................................................................... 158 4.4.1 Project Type ..................................................................................................... 159 4.4.2 Route ............................................................................................................... 162 4.4.3 Map Sketch ...................................................................................................... 166 4.4.4 Details .............................................................................................................. 168 4.4.5 Cost ................................................................................................................. 169 4.4.6 Score ............................................................................................................... 173 4.4.7 Summary .......................................................................................................... 175

4.5 Public Transit Mode ............................................................................................ 177 4.5.1 Project Type ..................................................................................................... 179 4.5.2 Route ............................................................................................................... 182 4.5.3 Map Sketch ...................................................................................................... 186 4.5.4 Details .............................................................................................................. 188 4.5.5 Cost ................................................................................................................. 190 4.5.6 Score ............................................................................................................... 195 4.5.7 Summary .......................................................................................................... 196

4.6 Rail Mode ........................................................................................................... 199 4.6.1 Project Type ..................................................................................................... 199 4.6.2 Route ............................................................................................................... 203 4.6.3 Map Sketch ...................................................................................................... 206 4.6.4 Details .............................................................................................................. 208 4.6.5 Cost ................................................................................................................. 209 4.6.6 Score ............................................................................................................... 214 4.6.7 Summary .......................................................................................................... 216

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1.0 About This Document

1.0 Purpose

This user guide describes the functionality and user privileges of the SPOT On!ine Web Application.

1.1 Author

Author Role/Title E-mail Address Phone Number

Sarada Yeleswarapu Technical Writer [email protected] 909-793-2853,

extension 3573

1.2 Document Revision History for SpotOn!ine 3.0

Version Description Date

1.0 Draft Version Submitted to NCDOT 10/18/2013

2.0 Draft Version—Full Content 12/06/2013

3.0 Final Version—Full Content 1/17/2014

1.3 Document Update History for SpotOn!ine 4.0

Name Role/Title E-mail Address Phone Number

Jerome Gayle Software Quality

Assurance [email protected] 919-707-2184

1.4 Document Revision History for SpotOn!ine 3.0

Version Description Date

4.0 Draft Version – Full content 10/25/2015

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PO

/Div

isio

n/M

od

e)

to b

e

ass

oci

ate

d.

Th

e u

ser

wil

l be

pre

sen

ted

wit

h a

cre

de

nti

als

au

the

nti

cati

on

pa

ge

, in

wh

ich

th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e f

oll

ow

ing

:

• D

om

ain

\use

rna

me

<N

CID

use

r a

cco

un

t>

• P

ass

wo

rd <

NC

ID u

ser

acc

ou

nt

pa

ssw

ord

>

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a.

Th

e u

ser'

s a

cco

un

t is

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith

fo

ur

dif

fere

nt

typ

es

of

use

r p

rivi

leg

es

such

as

SPO

T u

ser,

MP

O/R

PO

, M

od

e a

nd

Div

isio

n u

ser.

b.

NC

DO

T w

ill s

et

up

th

e u

ser

na

me

s a

nd

pa

ssw

ord

s fo

r u

sers

by

usi

ng

exi

stin

g N

CD

OT

pro

cess

es

an

d p

roce

du

res.

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If t

he

use

r d

oe

s n

ot

ha

ve a

log

in id

an

d t

rie

s to

lo

gin

wit

h a

bla

nk

use

rna

me

an

d p

ass

wo

rd v

alu

e, t

he

n t

he

fie

ld w

ill p

rom

pt

the

use

r w

ith

th

e

err

or,

'Ca

nn

ot

be

em

pty

' (se

e b

elo

w).

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If t

he

use

r e

nte

rs t

he

wro

ng

pa

ssw

ord

in t

he

pa

ssw

ord

fie

ld, t

he

n t

he

sys

tem

va

lid

ate

s th

e c

red

en

tia

ls a

nd

sh

ow

s a

me

ssa

ge

as

'Lo

gin

fa

ile

d.

Ple

ase

co

nta

ct t

he

SP

OT

off

ice

fo

r a

ssis

tan

ce.'

Use

r T

yp

es

Th

e M

PO

/RP

O u

sers

are

co

nsi

de

red

re

gu

lar

use

rs w

ho

ca

n p

erf

orm

all

th

e n

orm

al o

pe

rati

on

s (i

.e.,

no

t a

dm

inis

tra

tive

fu

nct

ion

s) in

th

is

ap

pli

cati

on

. T

he

se u

sers

ca

n p

erf

orm

ed

it a

nd

de

lete

op

era

tio

ns,

bu

t o

nly

on

th

e d

raft

pro

ject

s th

ey

cre

ate

. A

n M

PO

/RP

O u

ser

can

ass

ign

loca

l

inp

ut

po

ints

.

Th

e D

ivis

ion

use

r h

as

sim

ila

r p

rivi

leg

es

to t

he

MP

O/R

PO

use

r in

all

th

e f

un

ctio

na

liti

es

of

the

sys

tem

. A

div

isio

n u

ser

can

ass

ign

bo

th 'R

eg

ion

al

Imp

act

Lo

cal I

np

ut

Po

ints

' an

d 'D

ivis

ion

Ne

ed

s Lo

cal I

np

ut

Po

ints

'.

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Th

e M

OD

E u

ser

can

on

ly a

cce

ss o

nly

on

e m

od

e (

i.e

., o

ne

pro

ject

typ

e, f

or

exa

mp

le 'H

igh

wa

y')

at

a t

ime

as

de

fin

ed

by

the

ir u

ser

ID.

Th

ey

can

no

t

en

ter

loca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts.

Oth

erw

ise

a m

od

e u

ser

ha

s a

cce

ss t

o t

he

sa

me

fu

nct

ion

ali

ty a

s M

PO

/RP

O u

sers

.

Th

e S

PO

T u

ser

is t

he

ad

min

istr

ato

r o

f th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n a

nd

ha

s th

e a

bil

ity

to a

dd

, mo

dif

y, a

nd

de

lete

an

y u

ser

in t

he

sys

tem

. T

he

SP

OT

use

r ca

n

ed

it, o

verr

ide

, an

d d

ele

te a

ny

pro

ject

cre

ate

d in

th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n.

Se

ctio

ns

2.1

.1 t

hro

ug

h 2

.1.3

pro

vid

e d

eta

ils

on

ho

w d

iffe

ren

t u

sers

en

ter

the

sys

tem

aft

er

pro

vid

ing

th

eir

cre

de

nti

als

.

2.1

.1

MP

O/R

PO

/Div

isio

n U

ser

1.

Th

e u

ser

log

s in

to

th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n w

ith

an

MP

O/R

PO

/DIV

ISIO

N u

ser

acc

ou

nt

an

d o

bse

rve

s a

dif

fere

nt

ap

pli

cati

on

vie

w f

rom

th

e S

PO

T a

nd

mo

de

use

rs.

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Th

e 'C

rea

te N

ew

' b

utt

on

is s

ho

wn

in t

he

up

pe

r le

ft u

po

n lo

gin

. T

he

ma

p v

iew

of

the

are

a f

or

wh

ich

th

e u

ser

is a

ssig

ne

d t

o is

dis

pla

yed

. T

he

se u

sers

will

se

e t

he

pro

ject

s in

th

eir

se

lect

ed

are

a a

nd

pro

ject

s o

uts

ide

th

eir

se

lect

ed

are

a.

3.

A s

uit

e o

f b

utt

on

s e

xist

at

the

bo

tto

m o

f th

e P

roje

ct G

rid

wh

ich

a M

od

e u

ser

can

ap

ply

to

on

e o

r m

ore

pro

ject

s:

4.

Th

e M

OD

E/M

PO

/RP

O/D

ivis

ion

use

rs w

ill n

ot

ha

ve t

he

pe

rmis

sio

ns

to 'E

dit

' or

'De

lete

' an

y o

f th

e s

ub

mit

ted

pro

ject

s. T

he

pro

ject

ca

n o

nly

be

ed

ite

d w

hil

e c

rea

tin

g a

pro

ject

an

d in

dra

ft s

tatu

s. S

ee

be

low

.

No

te:

Mo

re d

eta

ils

are

co

vere

d in

se

ctio

ns

2.3

th

rou

gh

2.5

.

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2.1

.2

MO

DE

Use

r

1.

Wh

en

a m

od

e u

ser

log

ins

in t

o t

he

ap

pli

cati

on

th

ey

wil

l se

e a

sim

ilar

vie

w o

f th

e h

om

e p

ag

e a

s th

e S

PO

T u

sers

, bu

t w

ith

a f

ew

re

stri

ctio

ns

ou

tlin

ed

be

low

.

2.

'Mo

de

' use

r w

ill n

ot

ha

ve t

he

'Use

rs'

lin

k to

ad

d/m

od

ify/

de

lete

an

y u

ser

in t

he

sys

tem

.

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3.

Th

e 'O

verr

ide

' an

d 'U

nsu

bm

it' o

pti

on

s fo

r a

su

bm

itte

d p

roje

ct a

re n

ot

ava

ila

ble

.

4.

On

ly a

sin

gle

pro

ject

mo

de

is a

llo

tte

d t

o t

he

use

r, a

s d

efi

ne

d b

y th

eir

use

r ID

. T

his

me

an

s:

a.

On

ly p

roje

cts

tha

t m

atc

h t

he

ir m

od

e (

e.g

., h

igh

wa

y) w

ill d

isp

lay

in t

he

pro

ject

gri

d a

nd

on

th

e m

ap

.

b.

Wh

en

cre

ati

ng

a n

ew

pro

ject

, th

e s

yste

m w

ill r

est

rict

th

em

to

cre

ati

ng

pro

ject

s o

nly

fo

r th

eir

mo

de

:

For

exa

mp

le:

If t

he

Hig

hw

ay m

od

e is

all

ott

ed

to

th

e u

ser,

th

e f

irst

pa

ge

of

the

pro

ject

is d

isp

laye

d a

s b

elo

w.

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By

de

fau

lt, '

Hig

hw

ay'

mo

de

is d

isp

laye

d a

s se

lect

ed

an

d t

he

re

ma

inin

g p

roje

ct m

od

es

are

co

mp

lete

ly g

reye

d o

ut

as

hig

hli

gh

ted

in t

he

be

low

scr

ee

nsh

ot.

2.1

.3

SP

OT

Use

r

1.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

SP

OT

acc

ou

nt

cre

de

nti

als

an

d c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Lo

g O

n' b

utt

on

to

lau

nch

th

e S

PO

T O

n!i

ne

ap

pli

cati

on

.

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2.

On

th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n s

cre

en

, a m

ess

ag

e is

dis

pla

yed

: ''P

lea

se s

ele

ct a

pa

rtn

er

typ

e a

nd

gro

up

fir

st',

gu

idin

g t

he

use

r in

sta

rtin

g t

he

ap

pli

cati

on

.

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Th

e u

ser

na

vig

ate

s to

th

e t

op

rig

ht

ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n w

hic

h h

as

a w

hit

e a

rro

w a

nd

se

lect

s th

e t

ype

of

use

r: M

PO

, RP

O,

or

Div

isio

n

an

d t

he

n s

ele

cts

the

gro

up

in t

he

se

con

d d

rop

do

wn

.

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4.

On

ce t

he

gro

up

is s

ele

cte

d, t

he

ma

p z

oo

ms

to t

he

ge

og

rap

hic

are

a f

or

the

gro

up

an

d t

he

'Cre

ate

Ne

w' b

utt

on

is

en

ab

led

on

th

e

Use

r In

terf

ace

(U

I).

5.

Th

e s

cre

en

is d

ivid

ed

into

tw

o s

ect

ion

s. O

n t

he

left

sid

e is

th

e P

roje

ct G

rid

, a li

stin

g o

f a

ll p

roje

cts

tha

t h

ave

be

en

cre

ate

d b

y th

at

spe

cifi

c u

ser

in t

he

ir g

eo

gra

ph

ic a

rea

. O

n t

he

rig

ht

sid

e is

a m

ap

wh

ich

dis

pla

ys t

he

pro

ject

s a

nd

ca

n b

e u

sed

to

ga

the

r m

ore

info

rma

tio

n a

bo

ut

an

are

a,

such

as

MP

O/R

PO

bo

un

da

ry,

cou

nty

, ty

pe

, etc

. Se

e b

elo

w.

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6.

Th

e 'U

sers

' lin

k lo

cate

d in

th

e t

op

rig

ht

all

ow

s th

e S

PO

T u

ser

to a

dd

ne

w u

sers

of

an

y ty

pe

(SP

OT

/MO

DE

/MP

O/R

PO

/DV

ISIO

N)

an

d e

dit

or

de

lete

an

y u

ser

in t

he

sys

tem

. T

his

lin

k is

ava

ila

ble

on

ly f

or

SPO

T u

sers

.

a.

Wh

en

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Use

rs' l

ink,

all

th

e e

xist

ing

SPO

T O

n!i

ne

sys

tem

use

rs a

re s

ho

wn

in a

se

pa

rate

win

do

w w

ith

th

e a

dd

itio

na

l

info

rma

tio

n s

uch

as

the

typ

e o

f u

sers

, th

eir

fir

st a

nd

last

na

me

s, c

on

tact

info

rma

tio

n a

nd

th

e c

urr

en

t st

atu

s o

f th

e u

ser.

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For

the

use

rs w

ho

are

log

ge

d in

to t

he

ap

pli

cati

on

, st

atu

s is

sh

ow

n u

nd

er

the

'lo

gg

ed

in' c

olu

mn

as

'Y' a

nd

th

ose

wh

o a

re n

ot

log

ge

d in

to

the

sys

tem

are

sh

ow

n a

s 'N

'.

c.

Th

e S

PO

T u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Ad

d' b

utt

on

loca

ted

at

the

bo

tto

m o

f th

e w

ind

ow

to

ad

d a

ny

typ

e o

f u

ser

into

th

e s

yste

m.

d.

Th

e 'A

dd

Ne

w U

ser'

win

do

w is

op

en

ed

to

en

ter

the

de

tail

s o

f th

e u

ser

to b

e c

rea

ted

.

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e.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e d

om

ain

acc

ou

nt

use

rna

me

in t

he

'Use

rna

me

' fie

ld a

nd

an

y o

the

r in

form

ati

on

an

d c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Su

bm

it' b

utt

on

. T

he

use

r ca

n c

lick

on

th

e 'c

an

cel'

bu

tto

n t

o d

ism

iss

the

'Ad

d N

ew

Use

r' w

ind

ow

.

Th

e u

ser

acc

ou

nt

is n

ow

su

cce

ssfu

lly

cre

ate

d.

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f.

If u

ser

wis

he

s to

ed

it a

n e

xist

ing

acc

ou

nt,

th

e u

ser

sele

cts

the

acc

ou

nt

to b

e e

dit

ed

an

d c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Ed

it' b

utt

on

to

ed

it t

he

acc

ou

nt.

g

. If

a u

ser

wis

he

s to

de

lete

an

acc

ou

nt,

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'De

lete

' bu

tto

n t

o d

ele

te t

he

use

r a

cco

un

t. T

he

use

r m

ay

clic

k o

n t

he

'Clo

se'

bu

tto

n t

o c

lose

th

e 'S

po

t O

n!i

ne

Use

rs' w

ind

ow

.

7.

A s

uit

e o

f b

utt

on

s e

xist

at

the

bo

tto

m o

f th

e P

roje

ct G

rid

th

at

a S

PO

T u

ser

can

ap

ply

to

on

e o

r m

ore

pro

ject

s:

8.

For

sub

mit

ted

pro

ject

s, t

he

SP

OT

use

r w

ill h

ave

an

ad

dit

ion

al o

pti

on

of

'Ove

rrid

e' a

nd

'Un

sub

mit

' as

ou

tlin

ed

be

low

.

a.

Ov

err

ide

: T

his

will

all

ow

th

e S

PO

T u

ser

to m

ake

ch

an

ge

s a

nd

ove

rwri

te t

he

fie

lds

tha

t a

re d

ete

rmin

ed

by

NC

DO

T.

Th

is b

utt

on

wil

l wo

rk

wit

h o

nly

on

e s

ele

cte

d p

roje

ct a

t a

tim

e.

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Un

sub

mit

: W

he

n a

SP

OT

Use

r se

lect

s a

ny

sub

mit

ted

pro

ject

an

d c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Un

sub

mit

' bu

tto

n, t

he

pro

ject

sta

tus

is c

ha

ng

ed

fro

m

'Su

bm

itte

d' t

o 'D

raft

'. T

he

dis

ab

led

bu

tto

ns,

'Ed

it' a

nd

'De

lete

' are

th

en

en

ab

led

. T

he

use

r ca

n t

he

n p

erf

orm

an

y e

dit

s o

n t

he

dra

ft

pro

ject

an

d c

lick

on

'su

bm

it' t

o r

e-s

ub

mit

th

e p

roje

ct.

9.

A d

eta

ile

d d

iscu

ssio

n o

f th

e f

un

ctio

na

lity

of

the

re

st o

f th

e b

utt

on

s sh

ow

n a

bo

ve c

an

be

fo

un

d in

se

ctio

ns

2.2

an

d 2

.3.

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C

om

mo

n U

I F

un

ctio

na

liti

es

Th

is s

ect

ion

de

tail

s th

e U

ser

Inte

rfa

ce (

UI)

fu

nct

ion

ali

tie

s o

f SP

OT

On

!in

e a

pp

lica

tio

n t

ha

t a

re c

om

mo

n a

cro

ss a

ll t

he

typ

es

of

use

rs (

SPO

T,

MP

O/R

PO

/Div

isio

n/M

od

e).

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3.1

M

AP

Bu

tto

ns

3.1

.1

Ho

me

Th

e H

om

e b

utt

on

a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

vie

w o

r re

turn

to

th

e in

itia

l lo

cati

on

on

th

e m

ap

.

For

Exa

mp

le:

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n a

ny

pro

ject

fro

m t

he

pro

ject

gri

d a

nd

th

e m

ap

zo

om

s to

th

at

loca

tio

n.

Th

e u

ser

the

n c

an

cli

ck o

n t

he

Zo

om

in a

nd

Zo

om

ou

t b

utt

on

to

ch

an

ge

loca

tio

n.

If t

he

use

r w

ou

ld l

ike

to

re

turn

to

th

eir

init

ial v

iew

of

the

ir r

eg

ion

th

ey

sim

ply

cli

ck o

n t

he

Ho

me

bu

tto

n.

3.1

.2

Zo

om

In

an

d Z

oo

m O

ut

Th

is f

un

ctio

na

lity

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to p

erf

orm

zo

om

op

era

tio

ns

on

th

e m

ap

.

'+' s

ign

ind

ica

tes

'zo

om

in' t

o t

he

ma

p v

iew

wh

ere

th

e u

ser

can

zo

om

in t

o t

he

ma

p.

'-' s

ign

ind

ica

tes

' zo

om

ou

t' o

f th

e m

ap

vie

w w

he

re t

he

use

r ca

n z

oo

m o

ut

of

the

ma

p.

3.1

.3

Ide

nti

fy

Th

e I

de

nti

fy

to

ol a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

ide

nti

fy la

yers

in

sid

e t

he

ma

p.

Aft

er

the

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'I

de

nti

fy' d

rop

do

wn

, th

e id

en

tify

win

do

w w

ith

th

e li

st o

f la

yers

to

se

lect

is d

isp

laye

d.

Th

e u

ser

sele

cts

an

y la

yer

fro

m

the

dro

pd

ow

n a

nd

cli

cks

on

th

e 'S

tart

' bu

tto

n.

Th

e u

ser

the

n c

lick

s o

n a

n a

rea

of

the

ma

p r

ela

ted

to

th

e la

yer

sele

cte

d.

Info

rma

tio

n is

th

en

dis

pla

yed

to

th

e r

ela

ted

laye

r. I

f a

n a

rea

is s

ele

cte

d a

nd

th

ere

is n

o r

esu

lt,

a m

ess

ag

e is

dis

pla

yed

sta

tin

g n

o r

esu

lts.

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If a

re

sult

is r

etu

rn, t

he

info

rma

tio

n w

ind

ow

is d

isp

laye

d s

ho

win

g d

eta

ils

for

the

loca

ted

laye

r.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

arr

ow

to

se

e t

he

se

con

d p

ag

e o

f th

e id

en

tify

info

rma

tio

n.

Aft

er

com

ple

tin

g t

he

ide

nti

fica

tio

n, t

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e

'Ca

nce

l' b

utt

on

to

clo

se t

he

ide

nti

fy t

oo

l.

3.1

.4

Lass

o

Th

e 'L

ass

o' t

oo

l a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

se

lect

a m

ap

are

a w

ith

pro

ject

s a

nd

vie

w t

ho

se p

roje

cts

list

ed

in t

he

pro

ject

gri

d.

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For

Exa

mp

le:

Th

e u

ser

dra

ws

an

are

a w

ith

th

e la

sso

to

ol.

At

this

po

int

the

pro

ject

gri

d w

ill b

e u

pd

ate

d t

o o

nly

sh

ow

th

e p

roje

cts

wh

ich

are

loca

ted

insi

de

of

the

lass

o a

rea

.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'X

' ma

rk lo

cate

d n

ext

to

th

e 'L

ass

o' t

oo

l to

cle

ar

the

se

lect

ion

.

3.1

.5

Lay

ers

& L

eg

en

d

Th

e 'L

aye

rs &

Le

ge

nd

' d

rop

do

wn

sh

ow

s th

e la

yers

an

d le

ge

nd

ta

bs.

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Th

e 'L

aye

rs' t

ab

wil

l sh

ow

all

the

laye

rs a

vaila

ble

in t

he

sys

tem

. B

y d

efa

ult

, th

e 'S

ub

mit

ted

' la

yer

is t

urn

ed

off

.

2.

Th

e 'A

dd

on

lin

e la

yer'

lin

k in

th

e L

aye

r's

tab

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to b

row

se f

or

laye

rs.

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Th

e u

ser

en

ters

laye

r n

am

es

an

d t

he

UR

L o

f th

e la

yer

an

d t

he

n c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Ad

d' b

utt

on

. T

he

laye

r is

th

en

ad

de

d t

o t

he

ma

p.

Th

e 'C

an

cel'

bu

tto

n a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

ca

nce

l th

e o

nli

ne

laye

r a

nd

dis

mis

s th

e w

ind

ow

.

3.

Th

e 'A

dd

Sh

ap

e F

ile

' op

tio

n a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

ad

d t

he

laye

r b

y u

plo

ad

ing

a s

ha

pe

fil

e.

a.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e la

yer

na

me

an

d c

lick

s o

n t

he

'Bro

wse

' bu

tto

n t

o u

plo

ad

a s

ha

pe

fil

e.

b.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n 'A

tta

ch' b

utt

on

an

d la

yer

is a

dd

ed

to

th

e m

ap

.

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Use

r ca

n s

ee

th

e la

yer

ge

ttin

g a

dd

ed

in t

he

laye

rs t

ab

as

use

r a

dd

ed

laye

r. U

ser

can

cli

ck o

n 'x

' ma

rk t

o r

em

ove

th

e la

yer.

4.

Th

e 'L

eg

en

d' t

ab

sh

ow

s th

e m

ap

leg

en

d.

An

y la

yers

th

e u

ser

turn

s o

n/o

ff in

th

e la

yers

ta

b w

ill d

yna

mic

ally

up

da

te o

n t

he

ma

p.

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Ab

ou

t

Th

e 'A

bo

ut'

li

nk

loca

ted

at

the

to

p o

f th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n p

rovi

de

s in

form

ati

on

on

th

e N

CD

OT

Pri

ori

tiza

tio

n P

roce

ss.

Wh

en

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Ab

ou

t' li

nk,

a w

ind

ow

is d

isp

laye

d w

ith

so

me

ba

ckg

rou

nd

info

rma

tio

n o

n N

CD

OT

. T

he

use

r ca

n t

he

n c

lick

on

th

e 'C

lose

' bu

tto

n t

o c

lose

th

e

win

do

w.

For

the

use

r g

uid

e, p

lea

se s

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Co

nta

ct U

s

Th

e 'C

on

tact

Us'

li

nk

allo

ws

the

use

r to

se

e t

he

info

rma

tio

n o

f th

e S

PO

T O

ffic

e c

on

tact

s. W

he

n t

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'C

on

tact

Us'

lin

k, a

win

do

w is

op

en

ed

sh

ow

ing

th

e c

on

tact

de

tail

s o

f th

e p

roje

ct s

po

nso

r. T

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'C

lose

' bu

tto

n t

o c

lose

th

e w

ind

ow

.

3.1

.8

Log

ou

t

Th

e 'L

og

ou

t'

lin

k lo

cate

d a

t th

e t

op

of

the

pa

ge

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to lo

g o

ut

of

the

sys

tem

.

Wh

en

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Lo

go

ut'

lin

k, a

'Lo

go

ut'

win

do

w is

dis

pla

yed

ask

ing

fo

r co

nfi

rma

tio

n f

or

log

ou

t.

If t

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'Y

es'

bu

tto

n, a

pro

gre

ss b

ar

is d

isp

laye

d u

nti

l th

e u

ser

is r

etu

rne

d t

o t

he

SP

OT

On

!in

e lo

gin

win

do

w.

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Th

e u

ser

can

re

-lo

gin

an

ytim

e a

nd

co

nti

nu

e t

he

sa

ved

wo

rk.

If t

he

use

r cl

icks

on

'NO

' bu

tto

n o

r 'X

' ma

rk lo

cate

d o

n t

he

to

p o

f th

e w

ind

ow

, th

e 'L

og

ou

t' w

ind

ow

is d

ism

isse

d a

nd

use

r co

nti

nu

es

to s

tay

on

th

e

ap

pli

cati

on

pa

ge

.

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Ba

sem

ap

s

Th

e 'B

ase

ma

ps'

d

rop

do

wn

sh

ow

s tw

elv

e a

dd

itio

na

l ba

sem

ap

s fo

r w

hic

h t

he

use

r ca

n s

ele

ct o

nce

th

e a

rro

w is

cli

cke

d a

s sh

ow

n

be

low

. T

he

se m

ap

s p

rovi

de

ad

dit

ion

al a

eri

al p

ho

tog

rap

hy

an

d lo

cati

on

s w

hic

h a

re n

ot

on

th

e L

RS

esp

eci

all

y fo

r B

ike

an

d P

ed

est

ria

n p

roje

cts.

3.2

G

RID

Bu

tto

ns

Th

is s

ect

ion

de

scri

be

s th

e d

eta

ils

of

the

bu

tto

ns

loca

ted

on

th

e g

rid

vie

w.

3.2

.1

Cre

ate

Ne

w

Cre

ate

Ne

w

bu

tto

n lo

cate

d o

n t

he

UI

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to c

rea

te a

pro

ject

. T

he

use

r e

nte

rs in

to t

he

wo

rkfl

ow

wiz

ard

aft

er

clic

kin

g

this

bu

tto

n.

No

te:

Th

e u

ser

can

en

ter

the

pro

ject

s o

nly

th

rou

gh

th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n b

ut

the

y ca

n a

dd

laye

rs o

nli

ne

an

d b

y u

plo

ad

ing

sh

ap

e f

ile

s.

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3.2

.2

Fin

d S

PO

T I

D

Th

e f

ind

sp

ot

id

fu

nct

ion

ali

ty a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

se

arc

h f

or

the

'SP

OT

ID

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith

th

e t

ype

of

use

r lo

gin

.

For

exa

mp

le:

If t

he

use

r e

nte

rs a

ny

SPO

T I

D a

nd

cli

cks

on

th

e s

ea

rch

ico

n,

the

sys

tem

loca

tes

an

d h

igh

lig

hts

th

e r

eco

rd m

atc

hin

g t

ha

t SP

OT

ID

in

the

pro

ject

gri

d.

Th

e m

ap

wil

l als

o z

oo

m t

o t

ha

t p

roje

ct a

nd

a p

op

-up

win

do

w w

ill a

pp

ea

r n

ext

to

th

e p

roje

ct g

ivin

g t

he

use

r m

ore

info

rma

tio

n.

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If t

he

use

r e

nte

rs a

SP

OT

ID

wit

h w

ild

ca

rd c

ha

ract

ers

co

mb

ine

d w

ith

a p

art

ial S

PO

T id

of

an

y ki

nd

(H

09

0*

/H0

90

%/'

H0

90

') in

th

e s

ea

rch

bo

x, t

he

syst

em

will

no

t a

cce

pt

tho

se e

ntr

ies

an

d n

o s

ea

rch

re

sult

s w

ill b

e r

etu

rne

d.

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In a

sim

ilar

wa

y, if

th

e u

ser

en

ters

a S

PO

T I

D t

ha

t h

as

pa

rtia

l ma

tch

th

e s

yste

m d

oe

s n

ot

retu

rn a

ny

resu

lts.

3.2

.3

Bu

tto

n S

uit

e

Th

e b

utt

on

su

ite

lo

cate

d a

t th

e b

ott

om

of

the

gri

d a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

pe

rfo

rm a

dd

itio

na

l act

ion

s o

n t

he

sa

ved

pro

ject

.

1.

Su

bm

it

Th

is f

un

ctio

na

lity

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to s

ub

mit

a d

raft

pro

ject

. O

nly

fu

lly

save

d p

roje

cts

tha

t h

ave

a s

tatu

s o

f 'D

raft

' ca

n b

e s

ub

mit

ted

to

NC

DO

T.

Wh

en

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Su

bm

it' b

utt

on

th

e p

roje

ct s

tatu

s is

ch

an

ge

d f

rom

'Dra

ft' t

o 'S

ub

mit

ted

'. T

he

use

r ca

nn

ot

pe

rfo

rm

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'Ed

it' a

nd

'De

lete

' op

era

tio

ns

on

a D

raft

pro

ject

. Fo

r a

su

bm

itte

d p

roje

ct t

he

use

r ca

n o

nly

de

lete

bu

t n

ot

ed

it.

Th

ose

bu

tto

ns

wil

l be

gre

yed

ou

t a

fte

r su

bm

itti

ng

a p

roje

ct a

s sh

ow

n b

elo

w,

an

d n

o f

urt

he

r ch

an

ge

s ca

n b

e m

ad

e.

Th

e u

ser

can

on

ly p

erf

orm

an

exp

ort

as

ind

ica

ted

by

the

en

ab

led

“E

xpo

rt”

bu

tto

n.

No

te:

If t

he

use

r d

oe

s n

ee

d t

o g

o b

ack

to

ed

it/d

ele

te a

su

bm

itte

d p

roje

ct, t

he

n t

he

use

r m

ust

co

nta

ct t

he

SP

OT

off

ice

to

do

so

.

Mo

re d

eta

ils

wit

h s

cre

en

sho

ts a

re c

ove

red

in s

ect

ion

4.1

.10

.

2.

Ex

po

rt

Th

e 'E

xpo

rt' f

un

ctio

na

lity

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to d

ow

nlo

ad

pro

ject

info

rma

tio

n in

to o

ne

of

fou

r d

iffe

ren

t fo

rma

ts.

'Pro

ject

Gri

d',

'Pro

ject

Sum

ma

ry',

'Pro

ject

Da

ta t

o S

pre

ad

she

et'

, 'P

roje

ct D

ata

to

Fil

e G

eo

da

tab

ase

’, ‘P

roje

ct D

eta

ils’

an

d ‘

Pro

ject

Co

st R

ep

ort

’(P

roje

ct C

ost

on

ly

for

Hig

hw

ay

mo

de

).

a.

Th

e e

xpo

rt p

roce

ss c

an

be

ru

n f

rom

eit

he

r th

e s

ma

ll g

rid

or

the

exp

an

de

d g

rid

.

Th

e u

ser

ma

y se

lect

on

e o

r m

ore

pro

ject

s fr

om

th

e g

rid

, or

exp

ort

all

of

the

pro

ject

s in

th

e g

rid

. In

th

e e

xam

ple

be

low

, th

e u

ser

ha

s

sele

cte

d t

hre

e p

roje

cts

(by

ho

ldin

g t

he

CT

RL

key

an

d c

lick

ing

on

th

e d

esi

red

ro

ws

wit

h t

he

mo

use

).

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b.

Pre

ssin

g t

he

Exp

ort

bu

tto

n a

t th

e b

ott

om

of

the

scr

ee

n

wil

l dis

pla

y a

po

p-u

p b

ox

fro

m w

hic

h t

he

use

r

can

ch

oo

se t

o e

ith

er

Exp

ort

th

e s

ele

cte

d p

roje

cts

(th

e E

xpo

rt 3

Pro

ject

s b

utt

on

) o

r E

xpo

rt a

ll o

f th

e p

roje

cts

in t

he

gri

d (

the

Exp

ort

All)

. T

he

use

r ca

n s

ele

ct w

hic

h f

orm

at

to c

ho

ose

fo

r th

e d

ow

nlo

ad

ed

da

ta a

s d

esc

rib

ed

be

low

.

If t

he

use

r se

lect

s a

sin

gle

pro

ject

fo

r e

xpo

rt,

the

n 'E

xpo

rt 1

pro

ject

' bu

tto

n is

sh

ow

n in

pla

ce o

f 'E

xpo

rt 3

pro

ject

s'.

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c.

Pro

ject

Gri

d—

Th

e p

roje

ct(s

) in

form

ati

on

is e

xpo

rte

d t

o a

.cs

v fi

le s

ho

win

g t

he

de

tail

s o

f th

e p

roje

ct(s

) in

gri

d f

orm

at.

Exa

mp

le o

f a

sin

gle

pro

ject

gri

d v

iew

is s

ho

wn

be

low

.

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d.

Pro

ject

Su

mm

ary

—M

ap

an

d S

core

s o

nly

(2

pa

ge

): T

he

pro

ject

(s)

info

rma

tio

n is

exp

ort

ed

to

a P

DF

sh

ow

ing

th

e m

ap

as

pa

ge

1 a

nd

sco

res

as

pa

ge

2.

Be

low

is t

he

exa

mp

le o

f th

e s

ing

le p

roje

ct e

xpo

rt v

iew

.

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e.

Pro

ject

Su

mm

ary

—M

ap

, S

core

s a

nd

Pro

ject

Da

ta (

4 p

ag

es)

: T

he

pro

ject

(s)

info

rma

tio

n is

exp

ort

ed

to

a P

DF

sho

win

g t

he

ma

p a

s

pa

ge

1, s

core

s a

s p

ag

e 2

, pro

ject

da

ta p

ag

e 3

an

d p

ag

e 4

as

bla

nk.

Be

low

is t

he

exa

mp

le o

f th

e s

ing

le p

roje

ct e

xpo

rt v

iew

.

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f.

Pro

ject

Da

ta t

o S

pre

ad

she

et:

All

the

pro

ject

(s)

info

rma

tio

n is

exp

ort

ed

to

an

Exc

el s

pre

ad

she

et.

Exp

ort

1 p

roje

ct—

Aft

er

clic

kin

g o

n t

he

exp

ort

, th

e p

roje

cts

ge

ts d

ow

nlo

ad

ed

in t

he

fo

rm o

f th

e Z

IP f

ile in

th

e c

om

pu

ter'

s d

efa

ult

do

wn

loa

ds

fold

er.

Th

e Z

IP f

ile c

on

tain

s th

e s

pre

ad

she

et

of

the

pro

ject

exp

ort

ed

na

me

d b

y it

s m

od

e (

Exa

mp

le:

Hig

hw

ay)

.

g.

Exp

ort

All

(C

urr

en

t G

rou

p)

Th

e Z

IP f

ile e

xpo

rte

d c

on

tain

s th

e s

pre

ad

she

et

of

ea

ch p

roje

ct m

od

e (

e.g

., H

igh

way

, Ra

il, o

r Fe

rry)

th

at

we

re a

vail

ab

le in

th

e p

roje

ct

gri

d d

uri

ng

exp

ort

. E

ach

pro

ject

mo

de

is e

xpo

rte

d t

o o

ne

ind

ivid

ual

sp

rea

dsh

ee

t.

Exa

mp

le is

sh

ow

n b

elo

w.

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h.

Pro

ject

Da

ta t

o F

ile

Ge

od

ata

ba

se—

Th

e p

roje

ct(s

) in

form

ati

on

is e

xpo

rte

d a

s a

fil

e g

eo

da

tab

ase

in t

he

fo

rm o

f a

ZIP

fil

e a

nd

sto

red

in

de

fau

lt d

ow

nlo

ad

s lo

cati

on

.

i.

Th

e 'C

an

cel'

bu

tto

n

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to c

an

cel t

he

pro

ject

exp

ort

. T

his

se

lect

ion

wil

l dis

mis

s th

e e

xpo

rt w

ind

ow

.

j.

Pro

ject

Co

st R

ep

ort

- T

he

hig

hw

ay

pro

ject

bre

akd

ow

n p

lan

nin

g c

ost

is e

xpo

rt a

s a

PD

F

sho

win

g t

he

pla

nn

ing

bre

akd

ow

n c

ost

.

3.

Ed

it

Th

is f

un

ctio

na

lity

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to e

dit

a d

raft

pro

ject

. M

ore

de

tail

s a

re c

ove

red

in s

ect

ion 4

.1.8

.

4.

De

lete

Th

is f

un

ctio

na

lity

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to d

ele

te a

dra

ft p

roje

ct.

Mo

re d

eta

ils

are

co

vere

d in

se

ctio

n 4

.1.9

.

3.2

.4

Ma

xim

ize

Ta

ble

1.

Th

is b

utt

on

a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

se

e t

he

de

tail

ed

an

d m

axi

miz

ed

vie

w o

f th

e g

rid

.Th

is v

iew

will

sh

ow

mo

re f

ield

va

lue

s o

f a

ll t

he

pro

ject

s

in t

he

gri

d.

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2.

Use

r ca

n v

iew

info

rma

tio

n in

th

is w

ind

ow

on

ly if

on

e m

ore

mo

re p

roje

cts

are

en

tere

d in

to

th

e s

yste

m.

3.

Use

r ca

n a

lso

pe

rfo

rm 'F

ind

SP

OT

ID

' in

sid

e t

his

ta

ble

by

en

teri

ng

SP

OT

ID

in t

he

f

ield

. T

he

se

arc

he

d r

eco

rd

will

be

dis

pla

yed

an

d h

igh

ligh

ted

in b

lue

.

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Use

r cl

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on

th

e m

inim

ize

ta

ble

bu

tto

n

to

ge

t th

e p

revi

ou

s vi

ew

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the

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d.

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.5

Loca

l In

pu

t P

oin

ts

Th

e

bu

tto

n a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

ass

ign

po

ints

to

th

e p

roje

ct.

Th

is f

un

ctio

na

lity

is a

vail

ab

le f

or

MP

O, R

PO

an

d D

ivis

ion

use

rs.

Th

is o

pti

on

wil

l no

t b

e a

vail

ab

le f

or

SPO

T a

nd

Mo

de

use

rs.

Th

is s

tep

is o

pti

on

al

an

d n

ot

pe

rfo

rme

d w

hil

e c

rea

tin

g a

pro

ject

.

Wh

en

th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n 'L

oca

l In

pu

t P

oin

ts',

the

sys

tem

pe

rfo

rms

the

fo

llo

win

g:

1.

Ch

eck

s fo

r th

e 'R

eg

ion

al L

oca

l Po

ints

', 'D

ivis

ion

Lo

cal I

np

ut'

lock

do

wn

s a

nd

th

e 'F

un

de

d S

tatu

s' f

lag

to

de

term

ine

wh

eth

er

the

use

r ca

n

en

ter

inp

ut

po

ints

an

d f

or

wh

ich

pro

ject

s th

ey

can

en

ter

po

ints

.

2.

If t

he

fu

nd

ed

sta

tus

is 'Y

ES'

th

en

pa

rtn

er

use

rs (

MP

O, R

PO

an

d D

ivis

ion

) a

re n

ot

all

ow

ed

to

en

ter

loca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts f

or

tha

t p

roje

ct.

Th

e

'Re

gio

na

l Im

pa

ct L

oca

l In

pu

t P

oin

ts' a

nd

'Div

isio

n N

ee

ds

Loca

l In

pu

t P

oin

ts' c

olu

mn

s a

re d

isa

ble

d f

or

tho

se p

roje

cts.

3.

If t

he

fu

nd

ed

sta

tus

is 'N

O' t

he

n p

art

ne

r u

sers

(M

PO

, RP

O a

nd

Div

isio

n)

are

all

ow

ed

to

en

ter

loca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts f

or

an

y p

roje

ct t

ha

t th

ey

ha

ve c

rea

ted

or

tha

t cr

oss

es

the

re a

rea

's b

ou

nd

ari

es.

4.

In t

he

sit

ua

tio

n, w

he

re a

pro

ject

cro

sse

s fo

ur

or

mo

re d

iffe

ren

t b

ou

nd

ari

es,

on

ly t

he

th

ree

wit

h t

he

hig

he

st p

erc

en

tag

e o

f th

e p

roje

ct

wit

hin

th

eir

are

a w

ill b

e a

ble

to

en

ter

loca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts f

or

tha

t p

roje

ct.

Th

is m

ea

ns

tha

t p

ote

nti

all

y th

e u

ser

cre

ati

ng

a p

roje

ct w

ill n

ot

be

ab

le t

o e

nte

r lo

cal i

np

ut

po

ints

be

cau

se t

he

re a

re t

hre

e o

the

r re

gio

ns

con

tain

ing

mo

re o

f th

e p

roje

ct t

ha

n t

he

ir o

wn

.

For

ea

ch p

roje

ct,

the

ma

xim

um

nu

mb

er

of

po

ints

a u

ser

can

ass

ign

,

• Sh

ou

ld b

e le

ss t

ha

n o

r e

qu

al

to t

he

ma

xim

um

are

a p

oin

ts t

ha

t a

re d

ete

rmin

ed

by

the

MP

O/R

PO

% o

r D

ivis

ion

%.

• N

o m

ore

th

an

10

0 p

oin

ts,

if t

he

pro

ject

is w

ho

lly

in o

ne

are

a.

If t

he

use

r e

nte

rs m

ore

th

an

th

e m

axi

mu

m p

oin

ts a

llo

we

d,

• T

he

sys

tem

wil

l no

t a

cce

pt

the

inp

ut

an

d w

ill g

ive

th

e u

ser

an

err

or

me

ssa

ge

.

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lso

, th

e u

ser

can

no

t e

nte

r a

ny

po

ints

th

at

wo

uld

exc

ee

d t

he

ma

xim

um

fo

r th

at

Div

isio

n o

r M

PO

/RP

O.

For

Exa

mp

le:

If t

he

pro

ject

ha

s a

ma

xim

um

of

80

po

ints

, bu

t o

vera

ll t

he

re a

re o

nly

45

po

ints

re

ma

inin

g, t

he

n o

nly

45

ca

n b

e a

dd

ed

fo

r

this

pa

rtic

ula

r p

roje

ct.

Th

is w

ill s

ho

w o

nly

th

e li

st o

f p

roje

cts

to w

hic

h l

oca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts a

re d

istr

ibu

ted

.

In c

ase

, if

the

re a

re n

o p

roje

cts

for

loca

l in

pu

t p

oin

ts,

the

sys

tem

sh

ow

s a

wa

rnin

g m

ess

age

su

ch a

s b

elo

w.

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C

rea

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Pro

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in

SP

OT

On

!in

e A

pp

lica

tio

n

4.1

H

igh

wa

y M

od

e

Th

is s

ect

ion

pro

vid

es

de

tail

s o

n h

ow

to

cre

ate

a 'H

igh

wa

y' p

roje

ct.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Cre

ate

Ne

w +

' bu

tto

n.

Th

e p

roje

ct g

rid

an

d in

tera

ctiv

e m

ap

are

re

pla

ced

by

a p

roje

ct c

rea

tio

n w

iza

rd.

Th

e w

iza

rd h

as

seve

n s

tep

s a

s li

ste

d b

elo

w:

1.

Pro

ject

Typ

e

2.

Ro

ute

3.

Ma

p S

ketc

h

4.

De

tail

s

5.

Co

st

6.

Sco

re

7.

Sum

ma

ry

Th

is w

iza

rd a

llo

ws

the

use

r to

cre

ate

ea

ch s

tep

in s

eq

ue

nce

. T

he

use

r ca

n n

avi

ga

te t

o a

ny

ste

p in

th

e m

idd

le o

f th

e p

roje

ct a

nd

ma

ke t

he

ne

cess

ary

ed

its

an

d t

he

n s

ave

at

ea

ch s

tep

of

the

pro

ject

. It

als

o p

rovi

de

s th

e a

bil

ity

to s

ave

th

e p

roje

ct in

be

twe

en

wo

rkfl

ow

s fo

r la

ter

use

.

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.1

Pro

ject

Ty

pe

1.

Aft

er

clic

kin

g o

n t

he

'Cre

ate

Ne

w' b

utt

on

, th

e s

yste

m o

pe

ns

the

'Pro

ject

Typ

e' d

ialo

g m

en

u a

nd

th

e m

ap

are

a i

s g

reye

d o

ut.

Th

e ‘H

igh

wa

y’

mo

de

is s

ele

cte

d b

y d

efa

ult

an

d ‘S

tate

wid

e M

ob

ilit

y’ b

y d

efa

ult

fo

r th

e P

roje

ct c

ate

go

ry.

a.

Th

e s

yste

m d

isp

lays

th

e p

roje

ct g

rid

on

th

e le

ft s

ho

win

g s

eve

n s

eq

ue

nti

al s

tep

s to

be

pe

rfo

rme

d f

or

cre

ati

ng

a p

roje

ct.

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b.

A 'C

an

cel'

bu

tto

n

is d

isp

laye

d a

llow

ing

th

e u

ser

to c

an

cel t

he

pro

ject

at

an

y s

tag

e.

Th

is s

ele

ctio

n w

ill p

rom

pt

the

use

r to

sa

ve o

r

de

lete

th

e p

roje

ct b

ein

g c

rea

ted

if t

he

use

r is

on

th

e ‘R

ou

te’,

‘Ma

p S

ketc

h’,

‘D

eta

ils’

, ‘C

ost

’, ’S

core

’, ‘S

um

ma

ry’ s

cre

en

. If

on

th

e ‘P

roje

ct

Typ

e’ s

cre

en

th

e u

ser

is n

ot

pro

mp

ted

to

do

an

yth

ing

an

d n

oth

ing

is s

ave

d a

s th

e S

PO

T I

D is

no

t g

en

era

ted

on

th

is p

ag

e.

c.

A 'S

ave

& N

ext

' bu

tto

n

is d

isp

laye

d a

llow

ing

th

e u

ser

to c

on

tin

ue

to

th

e n

ext

ste

ps

in t

he

cre

ati

on

of

a p

roje

ct o

nce

th

e

ma

nd

ato

ry r

eq

uir

em

en

ts a

re m

et.

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2.

In t

he

Pro

ject

Typ

e d

ialo

g w

ind

ow

, th

e u

ser

pe

rfo

rms

the

fo

llo

win

g s

tep

s:

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a.

Lea

ve t

he

de

fau

lt s

ele

ctio

n u

nch

an

ge

d f

or

‘Hig

hw

ay’

in t

he

pro

ject

typ

e 'M

od

e' m

en

u.

b.

Lea

ve t

he

de

fau

lt s

ele

ctio

n u

nch

an

ge

d f

or

'Sta

tew

ide

Mo

bil

ity'

fo

r 'P

roje

ct C

ate

go

ry'.

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c.

Sele

ct a

ny

valu

e f

rom

th

e 'S

pe

cifi

c Im

pro

vem

en

t T

ype

' dro

p d

ow

n a

s sh

ow

n b

elo

w.

d.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e L

oca

l ID

s a

sso

cia

ted

wit

h p

roje

cts

fro

m C

om

pre

he

nsi

ve o

r Lo

ng

Ra

ng

e T

ran

spo

rta

tio

n P

lan

s in

th

e 'P

roje

ct L

oca

l ID

'

the

te

xt b

ox.

e.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e 'T

IP #

' in

th

e t

ext

bo

x a

nd

cli

cks

on

th

e ‘S

ave

& N

ext

’ bu

tto

n.

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.2

Ro

ute

1.

A 'R

ou

te' d

ialo

g p

ag

e d

isp

lays

as

a s

eco

nd

pa

ge

in t

he

pro

ject

. T

he

fir

st s

tep

of

the

pro

ject

is s

ho

wn

wit

h a

gre

en

ch

eck

ma

rk b

esi

de

it,

ind

ica

tin

g t

he

ste

p is

co

mp

lete

d in

th

e w

iza

rd.

Th

is w

iza

rd t

he

n h

igh

lig

hts

th

e 'R

ou

te' p

ag

e b

lue

.

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2.

At

this

po

int,

th

e u

ser

veri

fie

s th

e f

oll

ow

ing

ch

an

ge

s in

th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n:

a.

A n

ew

SP

OT

ID

wil

l be

ge

ne

rate

d f

or

the

pro

ject

dis

pla

yin

g o

n t

he

to

p o

f th

e U

I w

ith

th

e im

pro

vem

en

t ty

pe

se

lect

ed

be

sid

e it

.

No

te:

Th

e s

po

t id

is g

en

era

ted

ba

sed

on

th

e f

orm

at

@#

##

##

#-@

@ a

nd

is d

eri

ved

fro

m t

he

de

tail

s m

en

tio

ne

d in

th

e b

elo

w t

ab

le.

Ite

m

De

scri

pti

on

@

Mo

de

de

sig

na

tor

(A=

Avi

ati

on

, B=

Bik

e/P

ed

,

F=Fe

rry,

H=

Hig

hw

ay,T

=P

ub

lic

Tra

nsi

t,R

=R

ail

)

##

La

st t

wo

dig

its

of

the

ye

ar

(e.g

., 1

2, 1

3…

)

##

##

1

-99

99

, th

is is

a s

eq

ue

nti

al n

um

be

r. #

##

# w

ill b

e s

et

to z

ero

es

on

Jan

ua

ry 1

of

ea

ch y

ea

r.

@@

T

his

ite

m is

op

tio

na

l. I

t is

a s

eq

ue

nti

al s

egm

en

t ID

. Se

gme

nt

ID's

are

use

d t

o id

en

tify

va

rio

us

seg

me

nts

of

a s

ing

le p

roje

ct.

Th

e s

eg

me

nt

pro

cess

ing

is p

rovi

de

d b

y th

e N

CD

OT

cre

ate

d A

dm

in a

pp

lica

tio

n.

b.

A p

revi

ou

s b

utt

on

ap

pe

ars

at

the

bo

tto

m le

ft o

f th

e R

ou

te p

ag

e.

Th

e u

ser

can

cli

ck o

n t

he

'Pre

vio

us'

bu

tto

n if

th

ey

wis

h t

o c

ha

ng

e t

he

se

lect

ion

ma

de

a p

revi

ou

s p

ag

e o

f th

e p

roje

ct.

For

an

y e

dit

s m

ad

e

on

a p

revi

ou

s p

ag

e, c

ha

ng

es

wil

l be

ap

pli

ed

on

ly a

fte

r cl

icki

ng

on

th

e 'S

ave

& N

ext

' bu

tto

n.

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c.

In t

his

pa

ge

, if

the

use

r w

an

ts t

o c

an

cel t

he

pro

ject

by

cli

ckin

g o

n t

he

'Ca

nce

l' b

utt

on

, th

e p

op

-up

win

do

w is

dis

pla

yed

ask

ing

for

con

firm

ati

on

to

sa

ve o

r d

ele

te t

he

pro

ject

.

• T

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'S

ave

' bu

tto

n a

nd

th

e p

roje

ct g

ets

sa

ved

an

d d

isp

laye

d in

pro

ject

gri

d.

A y

ello

w '?

' ap

pe

ars

ne

xt t

o t

he

pro

ject

ind

ica

tin

g t

he

pro

ject

is p

art

iall

y co

mp

lete

d.

• T

he

use

r ca

n c

on

tin

ue

th

is p

roje

ct a

ny

tim

e a

fte

r sa

vin

g (

see

imag

e b

elo

w).

• T

he

use

r m

ay

clic

k o

n t

he

'De

lete

' bu

tto

n if

th

ey

wis

h t

o d

ele

te t

he

pro

ject

(se

e im

ag

e b

elo

w).

• T

he

use

r cl

icks

on

th

e 'C

an

cel'

bu

tto

n if

th

ey

wa

nt

to c

on

tin

ue

wit

h t

he

wo

rkfl

ow

(se

e im

ag

e b

elo

w).

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3.

On

th

e 'R

ou

te' p

ag

e,

the

use

r p

erf

orm

s th

e f

oll

ow

ing

ste

ps:

a.

Th

e u

ser

sele

cts

the

inte

rsta

te f

rom

th

e f

irst

dro

pd

ow

n, t

ype

of

rou

te f

rom

th

e s

eco

nd

dro

pd

ow

n a

nd

en

ters

a 'R

ou

te N

am

e' i

n t

he

te

xt

fie

ld a

s h

igh

ligh

ted

be

low

.

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No

te:

Use

r m

ay

also

en

ter

an

oth

er

rou

te o

r m

ult

iple

ro

ute

s b

y cl

icki

ng

on

'Ad

d r

ou

te' b

utt

on

. A

no

the

r ro

w is

cre

ate

d b

elo

w t

he

pre

vio

us

row

. T

he

use

r ca

n c

lick

on

th

e r

ed

'x' m

ark

lo

cate

d n

ext

to

th

e 'R

ou

te 2

' fie

ld t

o d

ism

iss

the

en

try.

b.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

an

y d

esi

red

ro

ute

va

lue

an

d n

am

e in

th

e 'F

rom

/Cro

ss S

tre

et'

te

xt f

ield

in t

he

fo

rma

t m

en

tio

ne

d in

sid

e t

he

te

xt b

ox.

Fo

r e

xa

mp

le:

NC

86

Ne

ar

Ple

asa

nt

Gro

ve

c.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

an

y d

esi

red

ro

ute

va

lue

in 'T

o' f

ield

in t

he

fo

rma

t m

en

tio

ne

d in

sid

e t

he

te

xt b

ox.

Fo

r e

xa

mp

le:

SR 1

15

9 (

Th

ee

He

ste

r R

oa

d)

in P

ers

on

Co

un

ty

d.

Th

e u

ser

en

ters

th

e 'P

roje

ct D

esc

rip

tio

n' i

n t

he

te

xt b

ox.

Th

is is

a m

an

da

tory

fie

ld a

nd

is t

he

on

ly o

n t

he

‘Ro

ute

’ pa

ge

.

Fo

r e

xa

mp

le:

Wid

en

to

Mu

lti-

Lan

es

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Th

e u

ser

en

ters

op

tio

na

l lin

ks t

o s

up

po

rtin

g d

ocu

me

nts

in t

he

'Su

pp

ort

ing

Do

cum

en

ts' t

ext

bo

x.

Sup

po

rtin

g d

ocu

me

nts

ca

n b

e p

rob

lem

sta

tem

en

ts,

pu

rpo

se a

nd

ne

ed

sta

tem

en

ts,

fea

sib

ilit

y st

ud

ies

or

oth

er

loca

l stu

die

s, o

r o

the

r

pla

nn

ing

an

d/o

r d

esi

gn

re

late

d in

form

ati

on

th

at

he

lp t

o b

ett

er

de

scri

be

an

d ju

stif

y th

e n

ee

d f

or

the

pro

ject

.

No

te:

Syst

em

su

pp

ort

s o

nly

lin

ks t

o t

he

do

cum

en

ts, n

ot

to b

e c

on

fuse

d w

ith

att

ach

do

cum

en

ts.

f.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

'Sa

ve &

Ne

xt' b

utt

on

.

Th

e u

ser

ma

y a

lso

cli

ck t

he

'Pre

vio

us'

bu

tto

n if

th

ey

wis

h t

o r

etu

rn t

o t

he

pre

vio

us

pa

ge

an

d m

ake

ed

its.

4.1

.3

Ma

p S

ke

tch

1.

Th

e a

pp

lica

tio

n d

isp

lays

th

e e

na

ble

d m

ap

vie

w s

ho

win

g t

he

'Ma

p S

ketc

h' m

en

u a

t th

e b

ott

om

of

the

ap

pli

cati

on

.

On

th

e p

roje

ct g

rid

, th

e 'R

ou

te' p

ag

e is

sh

ow

n w

ith

a g

ree

n c

he

ck m

ark

be

sid

e it

.

Th

is in

dic

ate

s th

at

the

ro

ute

ste

p is

co

mp

lete

d in

th

e w

iza

rd a

nd

th

e 'M

ap

ske

tch

' is

hig

hli

gh

ted

blu

e

sh

ow

ing

it a

s th

e c

urr

en

t

pa

ge

in t

he

wiz

ard

.

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Th

e p

roje

ct in

form

ati

on

is u

pd

ate

d in

th

e b

ott

om

rig

ht

corn

er

of

the

ma

p w

ith

th

e 'R

ou

te/F

aci

lity

Na

me

' wh

ich

is s

ele

cte

d in

th

e 'R

ou

te' p

ag

e

of

the

pro

ject

.

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Th

e 'P

revi

ou

s' a

nd

“Sa

ve &

Ne

xt”

bu

tto

ns

are

bo

th e

na

ble

d.

Ho

we

ver

if t

he

‘Sa

ve &

Ne

xt’ b

utt

on

is c

lick

ed

wit

ho

ut

sele

ctin

g a

ny

fea

ture

s o

n

the

ma

p a

wa

rnin

g is

dis

pla

yed

re

min

din

g t

he

use

r to

se

lect

a f

ea

ture

or

fea

ture

s o

n t

he

ma

p.

Th

e u

ser

wil

l be

un

ab

le t

o p

roce

ed

an

y fu

rth

er

if t

he

re

qu

ire

me

nt

is n

ot

me

t.

4.

Th

e u

ser

can

pe

rfo

rm a

n o

pti

on

al c

he

ck b

y cl

icki

ng

on

th

e 'S

ho

w O

the

r H

igh

wa

y P

roje

cts'

bu

tto

n

loca

ted

on

th

e

ma

p s

ketc

h p

ag

e t

o s

ee

all

(d

raft

/su

bm

itte

d/o

the

r) h

igh

wa

y p

roje

cts

in t

ha

t p

art

icu

lar

are

a o

n t

he

ma

p.

A c

he

ck m

ark

ap

pe

ars

aft

er

clic

kin

g

this

bu

tto

n a

nd

oth

er

hig

hw

ay

pro

ject

s a

re s

ho

wn

on

th

e m

ap

. T

he

use

r ca

n t

og

gle

th

e b

utt

on

on

/off

to

se

e t

he

gre

en

co

lor

ap

pe

ari

ng

/dis

ap

pe

ari

ng

.

Th

e lo

cati

on

s/se

lect

ion

s m

ad

e f

or

the

cu

rre

ntl

y w

ork

ing

pro

ject

are

sh

ow

n in

a r

ed

an

d o

the

r p

roje

cts

are

sh

ow

n in

gre

en

.

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5.

Dif

fere

nt

typ

es

of

sele

ctio

n t

oo

ls a

re d

isp

laye

d o

n t

he

'Ma

p S

ketc

h' m

en

u a

llo

win

g t

he

use

r to

se

lect

th

e lo

cati

on

fe

atu

res

by

po

lyg

on

,

fre

eh

an

d, r

ect

an

gle

, in

ters

ect

ion

are

as

or

spli

t li

ne

s.

Th

e m

ap

ske

tch

me

nu

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to u

se s

ing

le o

r m

ult

iple

to

ols

at

a t

ime

.

No

te:

Th

e b

elo

w m

ap

ske

tch

pa

ge

is d

isp

laye

d f

or

hig

hw

ay

imp

rove

me

nt

typ

es

1 t

o 4

. Fo

r d

iffe

ren

t im

pro

vem

en

t ty

pe

s, m

ap

ske

tch

pa

ge

me

nu

is d

iffe

ren

t a

s m

en

tio

ne

d a

t th

e e

nd

of

this

se

ctio

n.

Inte

rse

cts

Th

is o

pti

on

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to s

ele

ct o

nly

th

e in

ters

ect

ing

ro

ad

se

gm

en

ts in

sid

e t

he

are

a d

raw

n b

y u

sin

g p

oly

gon

, fre

e h

an

d o

r re

cta

ng

le t

oo

l.

Co

nta

ins

Th

is o

pti

on

all

ow

s th

e u

ser

to s

ele

ct a

ll t

he

ro

ad

se

gm

en

ts in

sid

e t

he

are

a d

raw

n b

y u

sin

g p

oly

go

n, f

ree

ha

nd

or

rect

an

gle

to

ol.

Eit

he

r b

y se

lect

ing

co

nta

ins

or

inte

rse

cts,

use

r p

erf

orm

s fu

rth

er

be

low

me

nti

on

ed

act

ion

s o

n t

his

pa

ge

.

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Se

lect

usi

ng

po

lyg

on

a.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n 's

ele

ct u

sin

g p

oly

go

n' t

oo

l t

o m

ake

a f

ea

ture

se

lect

ion

.

b.

'Cli

ck t

o s

tart

dra

win

g'

info

rma

tio

n is

dis

pla

yed

ne

xt t

o t

he

mo

use

po

inte

r u

nti

l th

e u

ser

sta

rts

dra

win

g o

n t

he

ma

p.

c.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

de

sire

d lo

cati

on

an

d d

raw

s a

po

lyg

on

on

th

e m

ap

an

d d

ou

ble

cli

cks

to f

inis

h t

he

ske

tch

.

d.

All

th

e r

ou

tes

tha

t sh

ow

un

de

r th

e p

oly

go

n s

ele

ctio

n a

re h

igh

ligh

ted

on

th

e m

ap

. T

he

'Sa

ve &

Ne

xt' b

utt

on

is e

na

ble

d a

t th

is p

oin

t.

Se

lect

usi

ng

fre

eh

an

d

a.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n 's

ele

ct u

sin

g p

oly

go

n' t

oo

l t

o m

ake

a s

ele

ctio

n.

b.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

de

sire

d lo

cati

on

an

d d

raw

s a

fre

eh

an

d s

ketc

h o

n t

he

ma

p a

nd

do

ub

le c

lick

s to

fin

ish

th

e s

ketc

h.

c.

All

th

e r

ou

tes

tha

t a

re w

ith

in t

he

po

lyg

on

se

lect

ion

are

hig

hlig

hte

d o

n t

he

ma

p a

nd

th

e 'S

ave

& N

ext

' bu

tto

n i

s e

na

ble

d a

t th

is p

oin

t.

d.

If r

eq

uir

ed

, th

e u

ser

ma

y h

ave

to

zo

om

in t

o t

he

ma

p t

o v

eri

fy if

th

e d

esi

red

se

gme

nts

are

se

lect

ed

.

Se

lect

usi

ng

Re

cta

ng

le

a.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n 's

ele

ct u

sin

g p

oly

go

n' t

oo

l t

o m

ake

a s

ele

ctio

n.

b.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

de

sire

d lo

cati

on

an

d d

rag

s th

eir

mo

use

on

th

e m

ap

to

fo

rm a

re

cta

ng

ula

r a

rea

.

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c.

All

th

e r

ou

tes

wit

hin

th

e r

ect

an

gu

lar

sele

ctio

n a

re h

igh

lig

hte

d o

n t

he

ma

p a

nd

ma

y n

avi

ga

te f

orw

ard

by

clic

kin

g t

he

'Sa

ve &

Ne

xt' b

utt

on

.

d.

If r

eq

uir

ed

, th

e u

ser

ma

y h

ave

to

zo

om

in t

o t

he

ma

p t

o v

eri

fy if

th

e d

esi

red

se

gme

nts

are

se

lect

ed

.

Sp

lit

a l

ine

a.

Th

e u

ser

zoo

ms

in t

he

ma

p t

o t

he

de

sire

d a

rea

an

d s

ele

cts

a r

ou

te b

y u

sin

g a

ny

of

the

se

lect

to

ols

(p

oly

go

n, f

ree

ske

tch

, or

rect

an

gle

) to

be

gin

th

e s

pli

t o

pe

rati

on

.

i.

Th

e s

ele

cte

d r

ou

te is

hig

hli

gh

ted

in r

ed

ind

ica

tin

g t

ha

t th

e li

ne

ca

n n

ow

be

sp

lit

usi

ng

th

e s

pli

t to

ol.

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ii.

Usi

ng

th

e s

pli

t to

ol,

se

lect

a s

tart

po

int

as

sho

wn

be

low

in t

he

scr

ee

nsh

ot.

No

te:

Aft

er

clic

kin

g o

n t

he

po

int,

no

fu

rth

er

ind

ica

tio

n i

s sh

ow

n a

s p

oin

t a

dd

ed

.

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iii.

Th

e u

ser

clic

ks o

n t

he

sp

lit

too

l ag

ain

an

d s

ele

cts

the

en

d p

oin

t o

n t

he

hig

hli

gh

ted

ro

ute

to

be

sp

lit.

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For improvement type 13, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below. Here the user clicks on the 'Save &

Next' button without any selection because there are no map steps to be completed on this page.

This is indicated by the absence of the map sketch tools shown in the highlighted area below.

For improvement types 14, 15 & 16, the 'Map Sketch' is displayed in the application as shown below.

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For improvement type 17, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

For improvement type 18, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

For improvement type 19, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

For improvement type 20, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

For improvement type 21, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

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For improvement type 22, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

For improvement type 23, the 'Map Sketch' page is shown below.

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4.1.4 Details

1. The 'Details' page is displayed, allowing the user to enter the cross section details of the route.

2. The 'Details' page is shown as the current page highlighted in blue, and the previous step

with a check mark as completed.

a. With ‘NO’ as the default selection in the highlighted image field below, the name & year of the

plan fields is not visible as shown in the screenshot.

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b. If the first field as is selected as 'Yes' then name and year of the plan fields are populated as

highlighted in the screenshot.

3. The user performs the following in the 'Details' page:

a. The user selects the 'Yes' or 'No' radio button based on the requirement.

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If the 'Yes' option selected, Name and Year of the plan fields are populated.

If 'NO' option is selected,

b. The user selects the 'Project Cross Section' value from the dropdown.

For example: 4C – 4 Lane Divided.

'See all (pdf)' link will allow the user to see all the cross section details.

c. The user can then select the data for rest of the parameters from the dropdowns. As a

reference, the user looks to the existing data column on the right to view the current

information about the road they selected in the map step.

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d. The user can select the below option as 'Yes' or 'No' based on the requirement.

a. If the user selects yes, then they will have to select values for the “Existing”, “Project” and enter the

name of a cross street in the “Cross Street” field. This option is available for Highway SITS 1 – 6, 11,

16 and 17.

Note: If any value is selected from the 'Project cross section' dropdown, a small snapshot of the

cross section is displayed below with a hyperlink called 'open image in a separate window'.

This option will allow the user to see the larger image in a separate window.

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b. If the user wish to select 'Yes' option for 'Will any intersection be upgraded as part of this

project?' option, then the below page is displayed.

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c. User can add additional rows of the intersection/interchange details by clicking on 'Add new'

button.

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d. If the user wish to select 'No' option for 'Will any intersection be upgraded as part of this

project?' option, then intersection/interchange details are not displayed indicating as not

required.

4. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page. The user may

also click the 'Previous' button to make any changes in the previous pages.

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4.1.5 Cost

1. The 'Cost' page will then appear after the processing bar is complete. The current page is shown in

blue and the details page is marked with a green check mark beside it, indicating

the page is completed in wizard.

2. The system automatically calculates the project cost based on the selections made on the Details

page. As an option, the user can enter any additional funds associated with the cost.

The total cost to NCDOT is computed as follows:

a. Total Cost to NCDOT = Estimated Total Project Cost—Total Fund(s).

Estimated Total Project Cost = Construction Cost + Remaining Right-of-Way Cost + Utilities Cost.

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b. User may click on 'Add fund' button if they wish to enter 'Other Funds' associated with the

project such as 'Non-Federal' or 'Non-State' fund.

Note: 'Other Funds' Other Funds are non-State, Non-Federal dollars that a local area desires to

contribute to the project and thereby lower the cost of the project to NCDOT.

c. The system will automatically deduct the 'other funds' from 'project cost' and gives 'Total Cost

to NCDOT' as shown below (i.e., Project Cost—Other Funds = Total Cost to NCDOT).

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d. An example is shown in the screenshot below.

Note:

1. If the user tries to enter more than 10 digits, the system will prompt a message saying the value

entered is out of range. The user must fix this error before being able to continue on to the next

page.

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2. If the user enters any decimals along with original cost, then any decimals < 0.5 are rounded off

and the decimal is not considered. If the decimal is > 0.5 then the value is rounded off to 1.

For Example: If the user enters a value of 1,000.45 in the project cost then the total cost is

rounded off to 1,000.

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Also, if the user enters a value of 1,000.5 (& greater) then the cost is rounded off to 1,000.1.

Note: For more details on cost field validations, please refer to section 4.3.5.

3. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the 'Score' Page.

4.1.6 Score

1. The 'Score' page appears after the processing bar is complete showing the percentage for 'Statewide

mobility', 'Regional Impact' & 'Divisional Needs'.

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2. A blue circle appears indicating the 'Score' page as the current page and the 'Cost' page is

shown with a green check mark beside it, indicating the page is completed in the wizard.

3. The system automatically calculates the score based on the cost and other parameters entered

while creating the project. This will allow the user to review the percentages allotted for each

project category.

4. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the 'Summary' page.

a. The user may also click on the button to navigate to previous pages and make any

edits.

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4.1.7 Summary

1. The 'Summary 'page is displayed showing the details entered in each page of the project. This page

is highlighted in the blue circle indicating the user's current page.

All of the previous pages have a green check mark beside them indicating them as completed steps

in the wizard.

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2. The user reviews the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

a. The user can also click on 'Save & Enter Another Project' button. This

option saves the current project and navigates to the project page to start creating another

project.

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Optional Step:

3. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to make

any edits.

a. For Example: If user clicks on the previous button and wish to change anything on the 'Map

sketch' page then they can make any necessary edits and continue to Save & Next from that

page.

Note: User may have to click 'Save & Next' button at each successive page even though the edits

are performed or not in order to continue and finish the workflow.

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b. If the user makes any changes on the map sketch page, then next page is shown as current page

highlighting in blue color and other successive pages are shown as pending pages with a '?' mark

and highlighting in yellow. Example shown below.

c. The user continues to save all the pages and clicks on 'Save and Add to the Map' button.

d. Project draft is created and a green check mark is shown next to the project indicating as a

completed draft.

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Note: If the user saves the project by using cancel button on the top, then the project is saved as

a pending draft with a yellow '?' mark beside. Examples of pending projects are shown in below

screenshot.

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4. This project is displayed with the status of 'Draft'. The map area is zoomed in to the location of the

project, showing the project details in a small pop-up window.

4.1.8 Editing a Draft Project (optional)

The user can perform edits to any of the draft projects by clicking the 'Edit' button located at the bottom

of the project grid.

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1. The user selects a project and clicks on the 'Edit' button. The processing bar is shown loading all

the completed project pages and will display the 'Summary' page.

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2. The user clicks on the project page that is required for editing.

For example: The user clicks on the 'Details' page during editing. The 'Details' page is already

populated with the previously input information as shown below.

a. The user performs any necessary edits and clicks on the Save & Next button. All the

subsequent pages after the cost page are displayed with yellow '?' indicating as incomplete

and cost page with blue color indicating as current page.

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Note: Only if the user makes any changes in the details page, then next page is displayed as

shown below.If no changes are made and only the 'Save & Next' button is clicked on all of

the pages, then all pages are shown as completed.

b. The user may wish to perform any edits on the pending pages or can keep the intial entered

values and click on the 'Save & Next' button on each page until the 'Summary' page is

reached.

c. The user verifies that the edits performed on the previous pages are relfected in the

'Summary' page and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button to save the edited

draft project.

Note: When using the 'Edit' option to continue or change the conents of a project you will

notice that the 'Save & Enter Another Project' option is not available.

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The user may also click on the 'Previous' button to include any additonal edits in the previous

pages.

4.1.9 Deleting a Draft Project (optional)

This section details on deleting of a draft project.

1. The user may select a draft project to delete and click on the 'Delete' button located at the

bottom of the project grid.

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a. A dialog window will ask for confirmation of the deleted projects as is displayed below.

b. The user can click on the 'Yes' button to delete the project and verify that the project is

deleted from the project grid. The user may click on the 'No' button to dismiss the window

and continue to stay on the application.

4.1.10 Submitting a Draft Project

1. The user selects any draft project and clicks on the 'Submit' button to submit a project.

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2. The project status is changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

3. The user cannot perform 'Edit' or 'Delete' operations on the submitted project. The options to 'Edit'

and 'Delete' are greyed out.

Note: If you need to edit a submitted project, you must contact SPOT office to make any necessary

changes.

The user can continue to export the draft project or create a new project from here.

4.2 Bicycle & Pedestrian Mode

This section provides details on how to create a 'Bicycle & Pedestrian' project. The user clicks on the

'Create New +' button . The project grid and interactive map are replaced by a project

creation wizard. The wizard has seven steps as listed below:

1. Project Type

2. Route

3. Map Sketch

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4. Details

5. Cost

6. Score

7. Summary

This wizard allows the user to create each step in sequence. The user can navigate to any step in the

middle of the project and make the necessary edits, and then save at each step of the project. It also

provides the ability to save the project in between workflows for later use.

4.2.1 Project Type

1. After clicking on the 'Create New' button, the system opens the 'Project Type' dialog menu and the

map area is greyed out.

a. The system displays the project grid on the left showing seven sequential steps to be performed

for creating a project.

b. A 'Cancel' button is displayed allowing the user to cancel the project at any stage. This

selection will not save changes made in any of the project steps.

c. A 'Save and Next' button is displayed allowing the user to continue to the next

steps in the creation of a project.

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2. In the Project Type dialog window, the user performs the following steps:

a. Select the 'Bicycle & Pedestrian' radio button in the project type 'Mode' menu.

b. By default the 'Division Needs' radio button is selected in 'Project Category'.

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c. Select any value from the 'Specific Improvement Type' drop down.

d. The user enters the local Ids associated with the projects from Comprehensive or Long Range

Transportation Plans in the 'Project Local ID' text field (optional).

e. The user enters the 'TIP #' in the text box and clicks on the Save & Next button (optional).

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4.2.2 Route

1. A 'Route' dialog page displays as a second page in the project. The first step of the project is shown

with a green check mark beside it, indicating the step is completed in the wizard. This

wizard then highlights the 'Route' page blue.

2. At this point, the user verifies the following changes in the application:

a. A new SPOT ID will be generated for the project displaying at the top right corner of the UI with

the improvement type selected in the previous step.

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Note: Please refer to section 4.1.2 on how the SPOT ID format is derived.

b. A previous button appears at the bottom left of the Route page.

The user can click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to change the selection made in the first

page of the project. For any edits made on the previous page, changes will be applied only after

clicking on the 'Save & Next' button.

c. In this page, if the user wants to cancel the project by clicking on the 'Cancel' button, the pop-up

window is displayed asking for confirmation to save or delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Save' button and the project is saved and displayed in the project

grid. A yellow '?' mark appears next to the project indicating the project is partially

completed.

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• The user can continue this project any time after saving.

• The user may click on the 'Delete' button if they wish to delete the project.

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• The user clicks on the 'Cancel' button if they want to continue with the workflow.

3. On the 'Route' page, the user performs the following steps:

a. The user enters Route name in the 'Route/Facility Name' text box.

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b. The user enters a route number in the 'From/Cross Street' text box.

c. The user enters a 'To' street value in the text box.

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d. The user enters the 'Project Description' in the text box.

e. The user enters optional links to supporting documents in the 'Supporting Documents' text box.

Supporting documents can be problem statements, purpose and need statements, feasibility

studies or other local studies, or other planning and/or design related information that help to

better describe and justify the need for the project.

Note: System supports only links to the documents, not to be confused with attach documents.

f. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button.

The user may also click the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and

make edits.

4.2.3 Map Sketch

1. The application displays the enabled map view showing the 'Map Sketch' menu at the bottom of the

application.

On the project grid, the 'Route' page is shown with a green check mark beside it.

This indicates the step is completed in the wizard and the 'Map sketch' is highlighted in blue

showing it as the current page in the wizard.

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2. The project information is updated at the bottom right corner of the map with the 'Route/Facility

Name' which is selected in the 'Route' page of the project.

3. The 'Previous' and “Save & Next” buttons, displayed at the bottom of the map sketch page, are

shown as enabled.

4. The user can perform an optional check on 'Show Other Bike-ped Projects' button

on the map sketch page to see all (draft/submitted/other) bikeped projects

in that area on the map. A check mark is shown and the other bikeped projects appear on the map.

The user can toggle the button on/off to see the green color appearing/disappearing.

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5. Different types of selection tools are displayed on the 'Map Sketch' menu. This can be performed in

two ways either selecting the intersecting features or features containing in a particular area of

selection made as described below.

Intersects

This option allows the user to select only the intersecting road segments inside the area drawn by

using polygon, free hand or rectangle tool.

Contains

This option allows the user to select all the road segments inside the area drawn by using polygon,

free hand or rectangle tool.

Either by selecting contains or intersects option, user performs further actions on this page using the

following tools.

Select using polygon

a. The user clicks on 'select using polygon' tool to make a feature selection.

b. The user clicks on the desired location and begins drawing a polygon on the map. The user then

double clicks to finish the sketch.

c. All the new road segments under the polygon selection are highlighted on the map. The 'Save &

Next' button is enabled at this point.

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d. If required, the user may have to zoom in to the map to verify if the desired segments are

selected.

Select using freehand

a. The user clicks on the 'select using polygon' tool to make a selection.

b. The user clicks on the desired location and draws a freehand sketch on the map and double

clicks to finish the sketch.

c. All the new road segments that are within the polygon selection are highlighted on the map and

the 'Save & Next' button is enabled at this point.

d. If required, the user may have to zoom in to the map to verify if the desired segments are

selected.

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Select using Rectangle

a. The user clicks on the 'select using polygon' tool to make a selection.

b. 'Click to add a shape, or press down to start and let go to finish'

information is displayed next to the mouse pointer until

the user starts drawing on the map.

c. The user clicks on the desired location and drags on the map to form a rectangular area.

d. All the new road segments that come under the rectangular selection are highlighted on the

map and 'Save & Next' button is enabled at this point.

e. If required, the user may have to zoom in to the map to verify if the desired segments are

selected.

Note: The user can clear or deselect or clear the selections by using ‘clear’ hyperlink located

next to each step. Please refer to section 4.1.3 for more details on clear & unselect.

Split a line

Please refer section 4.1.3 on how to use split a line tool.

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Map Sketch Menu based on Improvement Types (Bicycle-Pedestrian)

a. For improvement types 1,2,3,5 & 8 the 'Map sketch' option is displayed as shown below.

b. For improvement type 2, 6 & 7 the 'Map Sketch' option is displayed as shown below.

The user has the option to draw a polyline, free hand polyline and upload a shape file to the

map. User may have to upload shape file on the home page under the “layers and Legend” drop

down.

Note: Please refer section 3.1.5 on how to upload a shape file and refer section 4.1.3 for more

details on how to continue after uploading a shape file.

Draw a polyline

e. The user clicks on the 'select using polygon' tool to draw a polygon on the map.

f. The user clicks on the desired location and clicks once to begin drawing. The user then creates

any polygon and double-clicks when they are finished. Note that no line created can cross

another one created by the user in the same map step, this will cause the selection to be null.

g. The poly lines drawn on the desired area are highlighted in green and displayed on the map as

shown below.

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h. If required, the user may have to zoom in to the map to verify if the desired segments are

selected.

Draw a freehand polyline

a. The user clicks on the 'select using polygon' tool to draw a freehand polygon on the map.

b. The user clicks on the desired location once to begin drawing. The user will double click when

they are finished drawing.

c. The freehand sketch drawn on the desired located is highlighted in green and displayed on the

map as shown below.

d. If required, the user may have to zoom in to the map to verify if the desired segments are

selected.

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4.2.4 Details

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1. The user performs the following on the 'Details' page.

a. The user selects the 'Yes' or 'No' radio button for the below option based on the requirement.

b. The user selects the 'Yes' or 'No' radio button for the below option based on the requirement.

c. The user enters any discussion details and date in the “Discussion Details” window below.

d. The user selects the 'Yes' or 'No' radio button for the below option based on the requirement.

e. The user enters the local government(s) where the project is located below.

f. The user enters or types the amount of mileage.

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g. The user selects the primary distance from the drop-down below

h. The user selects enters the amounts of miles to primary distance in the field below.

i. The user has the ability to enter other destinations with a count of up to twelve using the “Add

Another” button.

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j. Once the user reaches the limit, 'Add Another' button will be greyed out with a message 'No

more destinations can be added'. The added destinations can be deleted using the red “X”

beside the selected destination added.

k. The user selects the percentage of 'Amount of Right-of-Way already Acquired' by clicking on the

up and down arrows next to the field.

l. The user selects the design completion percentage by clicking on the up & down arrows next to

the field.

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m. The user selects the 'Environmental Document Type' from the dropdown.

n. The user selects the connection point from the drop-down below

o. The user also has the ability to add an additional connection points a maximum of ten using the

“Add Another” button. Once the user reaches the limit, the 'Add Another' button will be greyed

out with a message 'No more destinations can be added'. The added destinations can be deleted

using the red “X” beside the selected connection point added.

2. The 'Details' page looks like below after entering all fields. If the first question is answered with a

yes, then the 'Name of plan(s)' is will need to be filled out. If the second question is answered with a

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no then the remaining fields after the question becomes hidden. See second image after the first

below. Please note the highlighted fields denotes a mandatory requirement

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3. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the 'Cost' page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and make

edits.

4. The user performs the following on the 'Cost' Page:

The user enters values in the cost fields as show in the below screenshot.

Estimated Total Project Cost = Estimated Remaining Preliminary Engineering/Design Cost +

Remaining Right-of-Way Cost + Construction Cost.

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Examples of Cost computation are shown below. Please refer sections 2.5 to 2.8 for more details on

the cost page.

a. The user can choose to enter the 'Other Funds' optional fields. The user clicks on the

button to add multiple 'Other Funds' fields.

Note: Other funds can be local funds that would contribute to a project thereby reducing the

cost to NCDOT.

b. The system automatically computes the Total Cost to NCDOT by subtracting Total Funds from

the Estimated Total Project cost.

(i.e., 440,000 – 21,000 = 419,000 as shown highlighted below.)

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c. After entering all of the details, the cost page is displayed as shown below.

d. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

Note: Please refer to section 4.3.5 for cost field validations.

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4.2.5 Score

1. The 'Score' page appears after the processing bar is complete, showing the percentages alloted for

division needs.

2. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.2.6 Summary

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1. The user reviews the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

a. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to

make any edits.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.7 on how to edit previous pages.

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2. The project is displayed with the status of 'Draft' and the map area is zoomed to the location of the

project, showing the project details in a small window.

Note: The user can perform Edit/Delete operation on a draft project. Please refer to sections 4.1.8

through 4.1.10 for more details on editing/deleting & submitting a draft project.

3. The user clicks on the 'Submit' button located at the bottom of the map.

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4. The project status is changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

5. The user cannot perform 'Edit' or 'Delete' (For MPO, RPO or Division user) operations on the

submitted project. The options to 'Edit' and 'Delete' are greyed out.

Note: If the user wishes to make any changes on the submitted project, then the user has to contact

SPOT office.

6. The user can continue to export the project or create a new project from here.

4.3 Aviation Mode

All the Non-GIS projects for the SPOT On!ine application are covered from sections 4.3 through 4.6.

Disclaimer: Entry of new Aviation projects in SPOT On!ine has no geospatial processing and near real

time scoring is not available. Quantitative scores will be available during the local input point window. A

pin can be inserted at the Map sketch step for reference only. Other supporting documentation can be

uploaded in P3.0 SharePoint site.

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This section provides details on how to create an 'Aviation' project. The user clicks on the 'Create New +'

button . The project grid and interactive map are replaced by a project creation wizard. The

wizard has seven steps as listed below:

1. Project Type

2. Route

3. Map Sketch

4. Details

5. Cost

6. Score

7. Summary

This wizard allows the user to create each step in sequence. The user can then navigate to any step in

the middle of the project, make the necessary edits and save at each step of the project. It also provides

the ability to save the project in between workflows for later use.

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4.3.1 Project Type

1. After clicking on the 'Create New' button, the system opens the 'Project Type' dialog menu and the

map area is greyed out.

a. The system displays the project grid on the left showing seven sequential steps to be performed

for creating a project.

b. A 'Cancel' button is displayed allowing the user to cancel the project at any stage. This

selection will not save any changes made in any of the project steps.

c. A 'Save and Next' button is displayed allowing the user to continue to the next

steps in the creation of a project.

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2. In the Project Type dialog window, the user performs the following steps:

a. Select the 'Aviation' radio button in the project type 'Mode' menu.

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b. Leave the default selection of ‘Statewide Mobility' for the 'Project Category'.

c. Select any value from the 'Specific Improvement Type' drop down.

d. The user enters local IDs associated with projects from Comprehensive or Long Range

Transportation Plans in the 'Project Local ID' Text box.

e. The user enters the 'TIP #' in the text box and clicks on the Save and Next button.

c. In this page, if the user wants to cancel the project by clicking on the 'Cancel' button, the pop-up

window is displayed asking for confirmation to save or delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Save' button and the project gets saved and displayed in the project

grid. A yellow '?' mark appears next to the project indicating the project is partially

completed.

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• The user can continue on this project any time after saving.

• The user may click on the 'Delete' button if the user wishes to delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Cancel' button if they want to continue with the workflow.

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4.3.2 Route

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1. At this point, the user verifies the following changes in the application:

a. A new SPOT ID will be generated for the project displaying on the top of the UI with the

improvement type selected in the previous step.

Note: The spot id is generated based on the format @######-@@

Item Description

@ Mode designator (A=Aviation, B=Bike/Ped,

F=Ferry,H=Highway,T=Public Transit,R=Rail)

## Last two digits of the year (e.g., 12, 13…)

#### 1-9999, this is a sequential number. #### will be set to zeroes on

January 1 of each year.

@@ This item is optional. It is a sequential segment ID. Segment ID's are

used to identify various segments of a single project. The segment

processing is provided by the NCDOT created Admin application.

A previous button appears at the bottom left of the Route page.

The user can click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to change the selection made in the first

page of the project. For any edits made on the previous page, changes will be applied only after

clicking on the 'Save & Next' button on the previous page.

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2. On the 'Route' page, the user performs the following steps:

a. The user enters a value in the 'Project Title' text box.

b. The user selects the 'Route/Facility Name' from the drop down.

c. The user enters the 'Project Description' in the text box.

d. The user enters optional links to supporting documents in the 'Supporting Documents' text box.

Supporting documents can be problem statements, purpose and need statements, feasibility

studies or other local studies, or other planning and/or design related information that help to

better describe and justify the need for the project.

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Note: System supports only links to the documents, not to be confused with attach documents.

e. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button.

f. The user may also click the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and

make edits.

4.3.3 Map Sketch

1. The application displays the enabled map view, showing the 'Map Sketch' menu at the bottom of

the application.

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2. At this point, the user will mark where the project will occur, by using the following mapping

functionality.

3. A pin tool is displayed on the 'Map Sketch' menu, allowing the user to select the pin and drop

it at the desired location on the map.

4. The 'Previous' and ‘Save & Next’ buttons allows the user to return to the previous page or move

forward after changes have been made.

5. The user can perform an optional check on 'Show Other Aviation Projects' button

on the map sketch page to see all(draft/submitted/pending) all aviation

projects in that area on the map. A check mark appears after clicking this button. The user can

toggle the button on/off to see the green color appearing/disappearing.

6. The project information is updated at the bottom right corner of the map with the 'Route/Facility

Name', which is selected in the 'Route' page of the project.

7. The user selects the pin tool, drops it at the desired location on the map and verifies the following:

a. A dropped pin is shown on the map and the 'Save & Next' button is enabled.

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b. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to save the selected location on the map and to

move forward.

Note: If the user clicks on the previous button to make edits on any previous project pages, the

current page will not be saved. The user may have to navigate to the 'Map Sketch' page and

make a new selection again.

c. A processing bar appears as the system calculates the project specific GIS map data. Please wait

until processing is complete. You will then be navigated to the Details page.

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4.3.4 Details

1. The user will notice a greyed out screen with the words 'No Details Needed' in the middle of the

'Details' page. The map view is greyed out for this page.

2. Click on the 'Next' button to continue to the 'Cost' page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.3.5 Cost

1. The user performs the following in the 'Cost' page:

a. The user is required to enter a price value for the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

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b. The price is adjusted by the system and updates the '0' value in 'Total Costs to NCDOT' to the

entered amount.

c. The user can choose to enter the 'Other Funds' optional fields. The user clicks the

button to add multiple 'Other Funds' fields.

d. The 'Other Funds' row is created at the top showing two fields as required fields.

e. The user enters the description of the fund on the first field and cost on '$' field. The user can

enter a maximum possible cost up to $9,999,999,999 [10 digits]. If the user clicks on the 'X' on

the far right side it will cancel the 'Other Funds' entry.

Note: 'Other Funds' Other Funds are non-State, Non-Federal dollars that a local area desires to

contribute to the project and thereby lower the cost of the project to NCDOT.

Note:

1. If the user tries to enter more than 10 digits, the system will prompt a message saying the

value entered is out of range. The user must fix this error before being able to continue on

to the next page.

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2. If the user enters any decimals along with original cost, then any decimals < 0.5 are rounded

off and the decimal is not considered. If the decimal is > 0.5 then the value is rounded off to

1.

For Example: If the user enters a value of 1,000.45 in the project cost then the total cost is

rounded off to 1,000.

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Also, if the user enters a value of 1,000.5 (and greater) then the cost is rounded off to

1,000.1.

The system automatically calculates the 'Total Cost to NCDOT' by subtracting the cost

entered in the 'Other Funds' from the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

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For Example: If the user enters the project cost as '$5,000' and the other funds total as

$1,500 (1,000 + 500) then the system automatically subtracts the total funds amount from

project cost and gives the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' as $3,500 as highlighted below.

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Note: If the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' is a negative value, the system highlights the value in 'red'

and shows an error message that the value of 'Total Fund' is greater than the 'Estimated Total

Project Cost'. The user performs the necessary edits and continues to the workflow.

The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.3.6 Score

The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.3.7 Summary

1. The user verifies the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

2. The user can also click on 'Save & Enter Another Project' button.

This option saves the current project and navigates to the project page to start creating another

project.

3. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to make

any edits.

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Note: Please refer to section 4.1.7 for more details on how the previous pages are edited in the

workflow.

4. The project is displayed with the status of 'Draft' and the map area is zoomed to the location of the

project, showing the project details in a small window.

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Note: The user can perform the Edit/Delete operation on a draft project. Please refer to

sections 4.1.8 & 4.1.9 for more details on editing and deleting a project.

5. The user clicks on the 'Submit' button located at the bottom of the map.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.10 for more details on submitting a draft project.

6. The project status is changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

7. The user cannot perform the 'Edit' or 'Delete' operations on the submitted project. The options to

'Edit' and 'Delete' are greyed out.

8. The user can continue to export the project or create a new project from here.

4.4 Ferry Mode

This section provides details on how to create a 'Ferry' project.

Disclaimer: Entry of new Ferry projects in SPOT On!ine has no geospatial processing and near real time

scoring is not available. Quantitative scores will be available during the local input point window. A pin

can be inserted at the Map sketch step for reference only. Other supporting documentation can be

uploaded in P3.0 SharePoint site.

The user clicks on the 'Create New +' button . The project grid and interactive map are

replaced by a project creation wizard. The wizard has seven steps as listed below:

1. Project Type

2. Route

3. Map Sketch

4. Details

5. Cost

6. Score

7. Summary

The wizard allows the user to create each step in sequence. The user can navigate to any step in the

middle of the project and make the necessary edits and then save at each step of the project. It also

provides the ability to save the project in between workflows for later use.

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4.4.1 Project Type

1. After clicking on the 'Create New' button, the system opens the 'Project Type' dialog menu and the

map area is greyed out.

a. The system displays the project grid on the left showing seven sequential steps to be performed

for creating a project.

b. A 'Cancel' button is displayed allowing the user to cancel the project at any stage. This

selection will not save any changes made in any of the project steps.

c. A 'Save and Next' button is displayed allowing the user to continue to the next

steps in the creation of a project.

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2. In the Project Type dialog window, the user performs the following steps:

a. Select the 'Ferry' radio button in the project type 'Mode' menu.

b. Select 'Statewide Mobility' radio button for 'Project Category'.

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c. Select any value from the 'Specific Improvement Type' drop down.

d. The user enters the Local IDs associated with projects from Comprehensive or Long Range

Transportation Plans in the 'Project Local ID' the text box.

e. The user enters the 'TIP #' in the text box and clicks on the Save and Next button.

f. In this page, if the user wants to cancel the project by clicking on the 'Cancel' button, the project

gets cancelled and no changes are saved.

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4.4.2 Route

1. A 'Route' dialog page displays as a second page in the project. The first step of the project is shown

with a green check mark beside it, indicating the step is completed in the wizard. This

wizard then highlights the 'Route' page blue.

2. At this point, the user verifies the following changes in the application:

a. A new SPOT ID will be generated for the project, displaying on top of the UI with the

improvement type selected in the previous step.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.3 on the derivation of SPOT ID.

b. A previous button appears at the bottom left of the Route page.

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The user can click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to change the selection made in the first

page of the project. For any edits made on the previous page, changes will be applied only after

clicking on the 'Save & Next' button on the previous page.

• A yellow '?' mark appears next to the project indicating the project is partially completed if

changes were made to any completed page or pages not completed where the user used

the Cancel button to exit the project and the ‘Save’ option was selected during exit.

• The user can continue this project any time after saving.

• The user may click on the 'Delete' button if user wishes to delete the project.

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• The user clicks on the 'Cancel' button if they want to continue with the workflow.

3. On the 'Route' page, the user performs the following steps:

a. The user selects 'size' from the dropdown.

b. The user selects 'Route/Facility Name' from the drop down.

c. The user selects 'Route Profile' from the drop down.

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d. The user enters a 'Project Description' in the text box. The user may not be able to navigate to

the next page without entering this required field.

e. The user enters optional links to supporting documents in the 'Supporting Documents' text box.

Supporting documents can be problem statements, purpose and need statements, feasibility

studies or other local studies, or other planning and/or design related information that help to

better describe and justify the need for the project.

Note: System supports only links to the documents, not to be confused with attached

documents.

f. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button.

The user may also click the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and

make edits.

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4.4.3 Map Sketch

1. At this point, the user will mark where the project will occur, by using the following mapping

functionality.

a. A pin tool is displayed on the 'Map Sketch' menu, allowing the user to select the pin and

drop it at the desired location on the map.

8. The 'Previous' and ‘Save & Next’ buttons allows the user to return to the previous page or move

forward after changes have been made(pin placed on the map).

b. The user can perform optional check on 'Show Other Ferry Projects' button

located on top of the map sketch page to see all the

(draft/submitted/other) ferry projects in that area on the map. A check mark appears after

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clicking this button. The user can toggle the button on/off to see the green color

appearing/disappearing.

c. The project information is updated at the bottom right corner of the map with the

'Route/Facility Name', which is selected in the 'Route' page of the project.

2. The user selects the pin tool, drops it at the desired location on the map and verifies the following:

a. A dropped pin is shown on the map and the 'Save & Next' button is enabled.

b. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to save the selected location on the map.

Note: The user may click on the 'Previous' button to perform any edits and come back to this

page to continue with the 'Save & Next' button.

3. A processing bar appears as the system calculates the project specific GIS map data. Please wait

until processing is complete. You will then be navigated to the Details page.

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4.4.4 Details

1. The user will notice a greyed out screen with the words 'No Details Needed' in the middle of the

'Details' page. The map view is greyed out for this page.

2. Click on the 'Next' button to continue to the 'Cost' page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.4.5 Cost

1. The user performs the following in the 'Cost' page:

a. The user is required to enter a price value for the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

b. The price is adjusted by the system and updates the '0' value in 'Total Costs to NCDOT' to the

entered amount.

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c. The user can choose to enter the 'Other Funds' optional fields. The user clicks the

button to add multiple 'Other Funds' fields.

d. The 'Other Funds' row is created at the top showing two fields as required fields.

The user enters the description of the fund on the first field and cost on the '$' field. The user

can enter a maximum possible cost up to $9,999,999,999 [10 digits]. If the user clicks on the 'X'

on the far right side it will cancel the 'Other Funds' entry.

Note: 'Other Funds' Other Funds are non-State, Non-Federal dollars that a local area desires to

contribute to the project and thereby lower the cost of the project to NCDOT.

Note: If the user tries to enter more than 10 digits, the system will give a warning message

saying the value entered is out of range. The user will not be able to proceed until they have

corrected this error.

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2. If the user enters any decimals along with original cost, then any decimals < 0.5 are rounded off and

the decimal is not considered. If the decimal is > 0.5 then the value is rounded off to 1.

For Example: If the user enters a value of 1000.45 in the project cost, then the total cost is rounded

off to 1000.

3. If the user enters a value of 1,000.5 (& greater) then the cost is rounded off to 1,000.1.

a. The system automatically calculates the 'Total Cost to NCDOT' by subtracting the cost entered in

the 'Other Funds' from the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

For Example: If the user enters the project cost as '$5,000' and the other funds total as $1,500

(1,000 + 500), then the system automatically subtracts the total funds amount from project cost

and gives the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' as $3,500 as highlighted below.

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Note: If the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' is a negative value, the system highlights the value in 'red'

and shows an error message that the value of 'Total Fund' is greater than the 'Estimated Total

Project Cost'. The user performs the necessary edits and continues with the workflow.

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4. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

4.4.6 Score

1. The 'Score' page appears after the processing bar is complete and shows the message, 'No Score

Available'.

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2. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.4.7 Summary

1. The user verifies the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

a. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to

make any edits.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.7 for more details on how the editing can be performed on

previous pages of a project.

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2. The project is displayed with the status of 'Draft' and the map area is zoomed to the location of the

project showing the project details in a small window.

Note: The user can perform the Edit/Delete operations on a draft project. Please refer to

sections 4.1.8 & 4.1.9 for more details on editing and deleting a project.

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3. The user clicks on the 'Submit' button located at the bottom of the map.

For more details, please refer section 4.1.10 on submitting a project.

4. The project status is changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

7. The user cannot perform the 'Edit' or 'Delete' operations on the submitted project. The options to

'Edit' and 'Delete' are greyed out.

8. The user can continue to export the project or create a new project from here.

4.5 Public Transit Mode

This section provides details on how to create a 'Public Transit' project.

Disclaimer: Entry of new Transit projects in SPOT On!ine has no geospatial processing and near real time

scoring is not available. Quantitative scores will be available during the local input point window. A pin

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can be inserted at the Map sketch step for reference only. Other supporting documentation can be

uploaded in P3.0 SharePoint site.

The user clicks on the 'Create New +' button . The project grid and interactive map are

replaced by a project creation wizard. The wizard has seven steps as listed below:

1. Project Type

2. Route

3. Map Sketch

4. Details

5. Cost

6. Score

7. Summary

This wizard allows the user to create each step in sequence. The user can navigate to any step in the

middle of the project and make the necessary edits and then save at each step of the project. It also

provides the ability to save the project in between workflows for later use.

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4.5.1 Project Type

1. After clicking on the 'Create New' button, the system opens the 'Project Type' dialog menu and the

map area is greyed out.

a. The system displays the project grid on the left showing seven sequential steps to be performed

for creating a project.

b. A 'Cancel' button is displayed, allowing the user to cancel the project at any stage. This

selection will not save any changes made in any of the project steps.

c. A 'Save and Next' button is displayed, allowing the user to continue to the next

steps in the creation of a project.

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2. In the Project Type dialog window, the user performs the following steps:

a. Select the 'Public Transit' radio button in the project type 'Mode' menu.

b. Select 'Regional Impact' radio button for 'Project Category'.

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c. Select 'Expansion-Demand Response' from the 'Specific Improvement Type' drop down.

d. The user enters the Local IDs associated with projects from Comprehensive or Long Range

Transportation Plans in the 'Project Local ID' the text box.

e. The user enters the 'TIP #' in the text box and clicks on the Save and Next button.

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4.5.2 Route

1. At this point, the user reviews the following changes in the application.

2. A new SPOT ID will be generated for the project displaying on the top of the UI with the

improvement type selected in the previous step.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.3 for more details on the derivation of SPOT ID.

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a. A previous button appears at the bottom left of the Route page.

The user can click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to change the selection made in the first

page of the project. For any edits made on the previous page, changes will be applied only after

clicking on the 'Save & Next' button on the previous page.

b. In this page, if the user wants to cancel the project by clicking on the 'Cancel' button, the pop-up

window is displayed asking for confirmation to save or delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Save' button and the project gets saved and displayed in project grid.

A yellow '?' mark appears next to the project indicating the project is partially completed.

• The user can continue this project any time after saving.

• The user may click on the 'Delete' button if they wish to delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Cancel' button if they want to continue with the workflow.

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3. On the 'Route' page, the user performs the following steps:

a. The user enters the 'Route/Facility Name' in the text box.

b. The user enters the 'Project Description' in the text box.

c. The user enters optional links to supporting documents in the 'Supporting Documents' text box.

Supporting documents can be problem statements, purpose and need statements, feasibility

studies or other local studies, or other planning and/or design related information that help to

better describe and justify the need for the project.

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Note: System supports only links to the documents, not to be confused with attached

documents.

d. The user allots the State Share, Local Share and Federal Share values by clicking on the arrows

next to each field. By default, value is shown as '0'.

e. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and

make edits.

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4.5.3 Map Sketch

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4. At this point, the user will mark where the project will occur, by using the following mapping

functionality.

a. A pin tool is displayed on the 'Map Sketch' menu, allowing the user to select the pin and

drop it at the desired location on the map.

b. The 'Previous' and ‘Save & Next’ buttons allows the user to return to the previous page or move

forward after changes have been made(pin placed on the map).

c. The user can perform optional checks on 'Show Other Public transportation Projects' button

located on the map sketch page to see all the

(draft/submitted/other) transportation projects in that area on the map. A check mark appears

after clicking this button. The user can toggle the button on/off to see the green color

appearing/disappearing.

d. The project information is updated at the bottom right corner of the map with the previously

selected 'Route/Facility Name'.

5. The user selects the pin tool, drops it at the desired location on the map and verifies the following:

a. A dropped pin is shown on the map and the 'Save & Next' button is enabled.

b. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to save the selected location on the map and to

move to the next page.

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Note: If the user clicks on the previous button to make edits on previous project pages, the

current page will not be saved. The user may have to navigate to the 'Map Sketch' page and

make a new selection again.

6. A processing bar appears as the system calculates the project specific GIS map data. Please wait

until processing is complete. You will then be navigated to the Details page.

4.5.4 Details

1. The user will notice a greyed out screen with the words 'No Details Needed' in the middle of the

'Details' page. The map view is greyed out for this page.

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2. The user performs will populate the following fields displayed in the image below using the up or

down arrows. The option of leaving the default value of zero is also available.

The user on completion of populating the above fields, can click the ‘Save &

Next’ button to navigate to the 'Cost' page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.5.5 Cost

1. The user performs the following in the 'Cost' page:

a. The user is required to enter a price value for the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

b. The price is adjusted by the system and updates the '0' value in 'Total Costs to NCDOT' to the

entered amount.

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c. The user can choose to enter the 'Other Funds' optional fields. The user then on clicks the

button to add multiple 'Other Funds' fields.

d. The 'Other Funds' row is created at the top showing two fields as required fields.

The user enters the description of the fund on the first field and cost on '$' field. The user can

enter a maximum possible cost up to $9,999,999,999 [10 digits]. If the user clicks on the 'X ' on

the far right side it will cancel the 'Other Funds' entry. Note that if the user enters only a source

name and not a cost the system will give the user a warning before they can proceed to the next

page. This also happens if the user enters a cost without a source name.

Note: 'Other Funds' Other Funds are non-State, Non-Federal dollars that a local area desires to

contribute to the project and thereby lower the cost of the project to NCDOT.

Note:

1. If the user tries to enter more than 10 digits, the system will prompt a message saying the

value entered is out of range.

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2. If the user enters any decimals along with the original cost, then any decimals < 0.5 are

rounded off and the decimal is not considered. If the decimal is > 0.5 then the value is

rounded off to 1.

For Example: If the user enters a value of 1,000.45 in the project cost then the total cost is

rounded off to 1,000.

3. If the user enters a value of 1,000.5 (& greater) then the cost is rounded off to 1,000.1.

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e. The system automatically calculates the 'Total Cost to NCDOT' by subtracting the cost entered in

the 'Other Funds' from the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

For Example: If the user enters the project cost as '$5,000' and the other funds total as $1,500

(1,000 + 500), then the system automatically subtracts the total funds amount from project cost

and gives the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' as $3,500 as highlighted below.

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Note: If the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' is a negative value, the system highlights the value in

'red' and shows an error message that the value of 'Total Fund' is greater than the

'Estimated Total Project Cost'. The user performs the necessary edits and continues with

the workflow.

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f. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

4.5.6 Score

1. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.5.7 Summary

1. The user verifies the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

a. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to

make any edits.

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Note: Please refer to section 4.1.7 for more details on how the editing is performed on the

previous pages of a project.

2. The project is displayed with the status of 'Draft' and the map area is zoomed to the location of the

project, showing the project details in a small window.

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Note: The user can perform the Edit/Delete operation on a draft project. Please refer to

sections 4.1.8 and 4.1.9 for more details on editing and deleting a project.

3. The user clicks on the 'Submit' button located at the bottom of the map.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.10 for more details on submitting a draft project.

4. The project status gets changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

5. The user cannot perform the 'Edit' or 'Delete' operations on the submitted project. The options to

'Edit' and 'Delete' are greyed out.

6. The user can continue to export the project or create a new project from here.

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4.6 Rail Mode

This section provides details on how to create a 'Rail' project.

Disclaimer: Entry of new Rail projects in SPOT On!ine has no geospatial processing and near real

time scoring is not available. Quantitative scores will be available during the local input point

window. A pin can be inserted at the Map sketch step for reference only. Other supporting

documentation can be uploaded in P3.0 SharePoint site.

The user clicks on the 'Create New +' button . The project grid and interactive map are

replaced by a project creation wizard. The wizard has seven steps as listed below:

1. Project Type

2. Route

3. Map Sketch

4. Details

5. Cost

6. Score

7. Summary

This wizard allows the user to create each step in sequence. The user can navigate to any step in the

middle of the project and make the necessary edits, and then save at each step of the project. It also

provides the ability to save the project in between workflows for later use.

4.6.1 Project Type

1. After clicking on the 'Create New' button, the system opens the 'Project Type' dialog menu and the

map area is greyed out.

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a. The system displays the project grid on the left showing seven sequential steps to be performed

for creating a project.

b. A 'Cancel' button is displayed allowing the user to cancel the project at any stage. This

selection will not save any changes made in any of the project steps.

c. A 'Save and Next' button is displayed allowing the user to continue through the

next steps in the creation of a project.

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2. In the Project Type dialog window, the user performs the following steps:

a. Select the 'Rail' radio button in the project type 'Mode' menu.

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b. Select 'Statewide Mobility' radio button for 'Project Category'.

c. Select any value from the 'Specific Improvement Type' drop down.

d. The user enters the Local IDs associated with projects from Comprehensive or Long Range

Transportation Plans in the 'Project Local ID' the text box.

e. The user enters the 'TIP #' in the text box and clicks on the Save and Next button.

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4.6.2 Route

1. At this point, the user verifies the following changes in the application:

a. A new SPOT ID will be generated for the project displaying on top of the UI with the

improvement type selected in the previous step.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.3 on the derivation of SPOT ID format.

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b. A previous button appears at the bottom left of the Route page.

The user can click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to change the selection made in the first

page of the project. For any edits made on the previous page, changes will be applied only after

clicking on the 'Save & Next' button on the previous page.

c. In this page, if the user wants to cancel the project by clicking on the 'Cancel' button, the pop-up

window is displayed asking for confirmation to save or delete the project.

• The user clicks on the 'Save' button and the project is saved and displayed in project grid. A

yellow '?' mark appears next to the project indicating the project is partially completed.

• The user can continue this project any time after saving.

• The user may also click on the 'Delete' button if the user wishes to delete the project.

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• The user clicks on the 'Cancel' button if they want to continue with the workflow.

2. On the 'Route' page, the user performs the following steps:

a. The user enters the 'Route/Facility Name' in the text box.

b. The user enters the 'Project Description' in the text box.

c. The user enters optional links to supporting documents in the 'Supporting Documents' text box.

Supporting documents can be problem statements, purpose and need statements, feasibility

studies or other local studies, or other planning and/or design related information that help to

better describe and justify the need for the project.

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Note: System supports only links to the documents, not to be confused with attach documents.

d. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button.

The user may also click the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page and

make edits.

4.6.3 Map Sketch

1. At this point, the user will mark where the project will occur, by using the following mapping

functionality.

a. A pin tool is displayed on the 'Map Sketch' menu, allowing the user to select the pin and

drop it at the desired location on the map.

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b. The 'Previous' and ‘Save & Next’ buttons allows the user to return to the previous page or move

forward after changes have been made(pin placed on the map).

c. The user can perform optional check by clicking on 'Show Other Rail Projects' button

located on the top of the map sketch page. This will allow the user

to see all (draft/submitted/other) rail projects located in that particular area on the map. A

check mark appears after clicking this button. The user can toggle the button on/off to see the

green color appearing/disappearing.

d. The project information is updated at the bottom right corner of the map with the

'Route/Facility Name', which is selected in the 'Route' page of the project.

2. The user selects the pin tool, drops it on the desired location on the map and verifies the following:

a. A dropped pin is shown on the map and the 'Save & Next' button is enabled.

b. The user clicks on the 'Save & Next' button to save the selected location on the map and to

move to the next page.

Note: If the user clicks on the previous button to make edits on previous project pages, the

current page will not be saved. The user may have to navigate to the 'Map Sketch' page and

make a new selection again.

3. A processing bar appears as the system calculates the project specific GIS map data. Please wait

until processing is complete. You will then be navigated to the Details page.

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4.6.4 Details

1. The user will notice a greyed out screen with the words 'No Details Needed' in the middle of the

'Details' page. The map view is greyed out for this page.

2. Click on the 'Next' button to continue to the 'Cost' page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.6.5 Cost

3. The user performs the following in the 'Cost' page:

a. The user is required to enter a price value for the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

b. The price is adjusted by the system and updates the '0' value in 'Total Costs to NCDOT' to the

entered amount.

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c. The user can choose to enter the 'Other Funds' optional fields. The user clicks the

button to add multiple 'Other Funds' fields.

d. The 'Other Funds' row is created at the top showing two fields as required fields.

The user enters the description of the fund on the first field and cost on '$' field. The user can

enter a maximum possible cost up to $9,999,999,999 [10 digits]. If the user clicks on the 'X' on

the far right side it will cancel the 'Other Funds' entry.

Note: 'Other Funds' Other Funds are non-State, Non-Federal dollars that a local area desires to

contribute to the project and thereby lower the cost of the project to NCDOT.

Note:

1. If the user tries to enter more than 10 digits, the system will prompt the user with a

message saying that the value entered is out of range. The user must then correct the error

before they can continue to the next step.

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2. If the user enters any decimals along with the original cost, then any decimals < 0.5 are

rounded off and the decimal is not considered. If the decimal is > 0.5 then the value is

rounded off to 1.

For Example: If the user enters a value of 1,000.45 in the project cost, then the total cost is

rounded off to 1,000.

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3. If the user enters a value of 1,000.5 (& greater) then the cost is rounded off to 1,000.1.

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e. The system automatically calculates the 'Total Cost to NCDOT' by subtracting the cost entered in

the 'Other Funds' from the 'Estimated Total Project Cost' field.

For Example: If the user enters the project cost as '$5,000' and the other funds total as $1,500

(1,000 + 500) then the system automatically subtracts the total funds amount from project cost

and gives the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' as $3,500 as highlighted below.

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Note: If the 'Total Costs to NCDOT' is a negative value, the system highlights the value in 'red'

and shows an error that the value of 'Total Fund' is greater than the 'Estimated Total Project

Cost'. The user performs the necessary edits and continues with the workflow.

f. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

4.6.6 Score

1. The 'Score' page appears after the processing bar is complete, showing the message 'No Score

Available'.

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A blue circle appears indicating the 'Score' page as the current page and the 'Cost' page is

shown with a green check mark beside it, indicating the page is completed in the wizard.

2. The user clicks the 'Save & Next' button to continue to the next page.

The user may also click on the 'Previous' button if they wish to return to the previous page.

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4.6.7 Summary

1. The user verifies the project summary and clicks on the 'Save & Return to Map View' button

to save the project and view the project information on the map.

a. The user can also click on 'Save & Enter Another Project' button. This

option saves the current project and navigates to the project page to start creating another

project.

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b. The user can also click on the 'Previous' button to go back to previous pages to

make any edits.

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2. The project is displayed with the status of 'Draft' and the map area is zoomed to the location of the

project, showing the project details in a small window.

Note: The user can perform the Edit/Delete operation on a draft project. Please refer to

sections 4.1.8 and 4.1.9 for more details on editing and deleting a project.

3. The user clicks on the 'Submit' button located at the bottom of the map.

Note: Please refer to section 4.1.10 for more details on submitting a draft project.

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4. The project status is changed to 'Submitted' in the project list.

5. The user cannot perform the 'Edit' or 'Delete' operations on a submitted project. The options to

'Edit' and 'Delete' are greyed out.

6. The user can continue to export the project or create a new project from here.