You use the Features option of the Assets application to
create features that you use with linear assets. A feature is a physical
object, such as a guard rail or a mile marker, that you associate
with one or more linear assets. Features are not tracked with unique
identifiers.
Procedure
- From the Feature tab of the Features
application, click New Feature.
- In the Feature field, type a name
for the feature.
- In the Feature Description field,
type a description.
- In the Details section, specify
a type in the Type field.
- Specify LINEAR if the feature
has length and you want to associate the length with measurements
on the linear asset. For example, you associate a guard rail with
beginning measurement points and ending measurement points on a roadway,
such as miles 7.6 to 7.8.
- Specify POINT if you want to
associate the feature with a single measurement point on a linear
asset. For example, you associate a speed limit sign with a single
measurement point on a roadway. Even if a feature has length, if you
only associate the feature with a single point on a linear asset,
then specify the type POINT. For example, the feature power line has
length, but it crosses a road at a single point.
- If the type is linear, check the Continuous box
to specify whether the feature is continuous with the linear asset.
Select the check box if the feature runs the entire length of the
linear asset. The feature can be a single instance that runs the entire
length, or it can be multiple instances that run through the entire
length. Clear the check box if the feature runs for only part of the
length of the linear asset. Run the Gap and Overlap Report to
identify gaps in continuous features.
- Select the Shared check box if you
want the feature to be shared among multiple linear assets for which
you have created a relationship. For example, two related linear assets
share a segment. You associate the feature with one of the assets
and it displays on the record for the other asset. Clear the check
box if you want to associate the feature manually each time, even
if multiple linear assets share a segment.
- Select the Is Reference Point check
box if you want to use the feature as a start or end point for a linear
segment. For example, you specify a mile post to be a reference point
because you want to use it to locate other features. If you clear
the check box, you cannot use the feature as a reference point. Use
the Relationships application to create relationships between linear
assets.
- Select the Specifications tab and
specify information in the following fields as needed:
- In the Classification field,
type a value, or click Detail Menu to select
an option and to retrieve a value. The attributes for that classification
are inserted in the Specifications window.
- If a class description for the classification exists,
the Class Description field is automatically
filled in. Use the Classifications application to create classifications
and to define attributes for them.
- To add attributes for the feature, click New
Row in the Specifications tab.
- In the Attribute field, specify
a value.
- Optional: Type values in other fields, as
needed. Some fields are read-only, depending on the values in the
other fields.
- Click Save Feature .