Outsourcing Traffic Data Collection - Miovision Technologies
Outsourcing Traffic Data Collection - Miovision Technologies
Outsourcing Traffic Data Collection - Miovision Technologies
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In July 2012, we reached out to engineering firms across North<br />
America to take part in <strong>Miovision</strong>’s next research initiative about<br />
outsourcing manual data collection.<br />
This research initiative consisted of six questions about how<br />
engineering firms are using manual data collection vendors,<br />
the frequency, hurdles and solutions in the data collection<br />
process. All of the feedback has been reviewed and compiled<br />
into the report below. Other engineering firms can use this to<br />
gain insight into what firms are experiencing with outsourcing<br />
manual data collection and as a benchmark.<br />
Summary of Questions<br />
1. How many data collection projects do you have annually (in-house and outsourced combined)?<br />
2. How often do you outsource data collection annually?<br />
3. How much administrative time do you spend per project on outsourcing data collection? This includes total time<br />
requesting data/quotes, accessing data, validating data, etc.<br />
4. What is the collected data being used for? (signal timing, corridor studies, retail project, etc.)<br />
5. What hurdles do you experience with outsourcing to manual data collectors?<br />
6. How have you solved these hurdles in the past?<br />
Summary of Findings<br />
For this research initiative on outsourcing manual data collection, there was a wide array of responses for many of the<br />
questions.<br />
Total data collection and manual outsourced data collection results show that the majority of respondents are on either ends<br />
of the spectrum. Either they are doing little or most of their data collection using a vendor and have either very many or few<br />
data collection projects annually.<br />
Results show that most data collection coordination (88%) takes less than a day. It’s applied to various projects, most of<br />
which are signal timing, corridor studies and traffic impact analysis (71% of respondents). The hurdles experienced surround<br />
coordination and quality/validation of manually collected data. To overcome these hurdles, firms better manage the process<br />
and relationship with the vendor.<br />
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