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Municipal DataWorks is a web-based business application that includes inventory, condition plus inspection, asset valuation and capital planning tools for over 120 municipal infrastructure assets. In addition to the core asset inventory repository, which is hosted on a secure server with security equivalent to the banking industry, MDW has inspection tools for roads and bridges that produce indices for PCI, RSI, BCI and BSI.
A web service is available for batch loading municipal data into MDW using templates or the data conversion tool.
The asset valuation module assists municipalities with PSAB compliance in recording assets, date of acquisition, historical and replacement value, amortization, disposal, write downs or write offs and reporting. With the addition asset condition in conjunction with information collected for PSAB compliance, MDW can be used for capital planning or through web services to link with proprietary asset planning programs providing municipalities with the means for asset management.
What’s New in Version 2.3
The start of 2009 saw the release of MDW version 2.3. The features in this
release were driven by requests from the MDW users, upgrades to the Asset
Valuation module (including additional information related to PS3150), the
Administration module and the MDW Web Services. A new module has been released
with version 2.3 called MDW Mobile. The details of the upgrades or additions
span all modules and include;
Inventory
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Ability to record and value the road base and surface assets separately.
Tangible Capital Assets
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Ability to create multiple valuation reports within the same year.
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Additions to the Inventory and Asset Valuation modules to support changing life
expectancies due to asset betterments.
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Ability to select different reporting periods for valuation calculations
including monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual periods.
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New output reports including TCA summary report, Below Threshold report, TCA
report by business group, Asset Lifecycle report (useful for identifying
betterments, missing data and costs).
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Additional functionality to support appraised assets.
Administration
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Ability to turn asset types on and off.
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Ability to turn asset attributes on and off.
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Ability to add new asset attributes to existing asset types.
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Ability to add additional look-up values to existing attribute pick lists.
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Enhancements to security management.
Web Services
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Extension of existing functions to include additional attributes such as
Location Descriptions and X-Y Coordinates.
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Addition of new functions allowing for retrieval of only the specified
attributes.
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Miscellaneous updates and enhancements related to user feedback.
During the development period from version 1.5 to 2.3, the system underwent a
full review for compliance to development standards which has resulted in
overall performance improvements.
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