A Kiskőrösi Közúti Szakgyűjtemény Évkönyve 2000-2006. (2007)

VIII. SUMMARY

Technical parameters of road operation centres have been improved since their establishment, the personnel was reduced to a great extent. At present they actually carry out only road maintenance related tasks, and they have nothing for it but to do a considerable amount of work for external clients. SZARKA, István 4. Personal computer databank, data collection and utilization Looking at the situation at the beginning of the 1990's, that can be considered a milestone in the development of the databank on roads, it can be stated that - in comparison to the adequacy assessment of 1979 - activities already using RST - that's based on mechanical data collection -, falling-weight devices and Roadmaster - which assists in visual pavement condition assessments - represented a higher standard of quality in the field of data collection. As next, the main objective did not focus on the expansion of the range of data, but rather the improvement of data reliability and updating. Ever since then, the most modern instruments have collected data on a regular basis, about the road surface and structure, and furthermore, about the behaviour thereof under load. With respect to data storage, after the decentralization of the earlier central record-keeping, which took place in 1989, a second-generation recording system, OKA was introduced. This and, besides that, the usage of dual site-specific localization enabled the establishment of sub-systems to be operated also separately, as well as data transfer between central and sub-systems. As a next objective, the application of a - geographic information - system enabling also graphic display and network operation was set. Nowadays, it has become an everyday apparatus; developments rather head for such database management systems which include an ever wider range of the complex activities of road administration. The development of data utilization, which ensured return of the continuous expenditures on expensive data collection and data storage, could, from the aspect of time, only follow preventive actions. At the same time, the first effective forms of pavement management models evolved at the beginning of the 1990s. In the coming years afterwards, focus turned on the improvement of data utilization systems, including the regular application of HDM at networkand project-1 eve I. The development thereof, nevertheless, required not only a technical, but as well an economic approach. The valuable amount of numbers put out by the several hundred computers is only the beginning. Continuation will be reflected in materials, machines and work, and all together in the usability of roads. Therefore, the scheduling of developments with regard to the whole range of activities, and then, the practical realization of knowledge, the reflection thereof in the decisions involves many responsibilities - and at the same time brings many advantages. MOHÁCSI, Márta 5. The History of Information Provision on Public Roads There are some 150 million cars circulating on the roads of Europe. Owing to its geographical location, Hungary plays an important role in the European transport. A majority of the traffic of transit roads in East-West and North-South direction goes through our roads. Along with the increase of the traffic it's impossible to increase road network density or to convert it totally, but at the same time safety shall be increased and furthermore, to avoid congestion is also desirable. This may be achieved by a well-organized and appropriately operated public road information system. The main duties of ÚTINFORM haven't changed in the course of times, and accordingly, it has since then collected and systemized data on the progress of transport, drafted news from that and informed those on the roads. It is ready to answer traffic related questions 24 hours a day, without a break. It provides information on traffic conditions, on any traffic restriction due to either operations on or along the road, accidents, or damage caused by nature, on temporary weight or size restrictions, or disturbancies caused by weather. The establishment of the complex programme system made it possible to forward and receive traffic information on the basis of the national databank on public roads quickly, on a regular basis, at a defined time, along the same principles, the same aspects and by the use of the same terminology. GULYÁS, András, dr. 6. 15 Years of Public Road Administration (1991-2005). Development and Change in the Functions and main Activities of the Public Road Management Organizations In the time period elapsed since the change of the political regime all sectors of the Hungarian economy went through major changes, and the public road sector is no exemption from that, either. 726