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... 14 CIM State of Practice at DOTs -- Agency and Project Surveys CIM includes a wide variety of tools encompassing emerging technologies and practices. Literature revealed that no project or agency has systematically implemented CIM in its entirety.
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... 15 acteristics. Forty-one percent of the agencies reported using 3D tools for visualization.
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... 16 However, non-standardization of the associated design processes and initial investment costs of these technologies were cited as a major reason for their lower utilization level. Sixtyeight percent of the respondents reported deploying AMG technology for earthwork operations (albeit not including finished surface stringless concrete/asphalt construction)
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... 17 Figure 5.4. Histogram of frequency distribution for sensing technologies group.
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... 18 Note: The color of each state represents its cumulative CIM score (from 1 through 17)
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... 19 data management technologies. On the other hand, Nevada reported usage of noted data management tools (such as mobile digital devices, digital signatures, and electronic asbuilts management)
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... 20 variation was observed in the usage levels of cloud-based technologies for project development. These tools create the opportunities to collaborate and share the required information among stakeholders.
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... 21 expertise with CIM for information management. First, the ability of an agency to produce and manage information deliverables in document- and model-based formats can act as an indicator for measuring the flexibility of its information management systems.

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