The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has compiled and officially launched the submittal of roads layout data standards via the Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

This e-service comes as part of the vision of both the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, and the Abu Dhabi City Municipality, aimed at upgrading services, and expanding e-services on a regular basis, said the emirates news agency Wam.

The team of the Municipal Infrastructure and Assets Sector in cooperation with the Spatial Data Division has developed this service which enables contractors and consultants to submit layouts data via the GIS, it stated.

The municipality reviewed the data compilation mechanism and data submittal methods as per the new standards, in addition to the quality control tool designed to carry out the process of auditing and issuing reports to avoid errors.

The move is in line with the emirate's sustainable drive to meet development needs of customers, realise their aspirations, and achieve the highest customers satisfaction rating, it stated.

An induction workshop was held on the subject at the municipality's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAEm which was attended by more than 80 representatives engaged in road and infrastructure projects, including engineers, draftsmen, contractors and consultants.

The municipality urged the contractors and consultants to follow the roads data submittal process via the GIS during and the delivery and completion phases of road projects.

Revising these standards is crucial as it will provide an asset database and make it easier for consultants and contractors to submit their executive layouts of network assets online, besides contributing to updating the municipal asset database in general, said the Wam report.

The municipality will provide contractors with sub-documents with respect to the submittal of road layouts data standards via GIS, including a document related to the road layouts data submittal mechanism, as built; CAD file including structure of data inventory and data layers and quality control tool, to carry out the process of auditing and issuing reports in case of errors, it added.

This e-service will be a key addition and support the municipal procedures and operations related the roads data and layouts via precise methods that ensure more interaction with contractors and consultants.