Bridge Management System

ISO 19115-3 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata identifier:
Identifier code: 031E37F7-2588-45F4-BC3C-191B6D2759CC
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: Department of Surface Transport, MoIT
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Dhan Raj Chhetri
Position name: Deputy Executive Engineer
Metadata date information:
Date type: revision
Date: 2025-05-28T00:00:00
Metadata standard:
Title: ISO 19115-3 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 1: Fundamentals
Edition: 2014
Metadata scope:
Resource scope: dataset

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: Bridge Management System
Citation date:
Date type: creation
Date: 2024-06-05T00:00:00
Abstract: The Department of Surface Transport, under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, is responsible for the design, construction, and management of national roads. In recent years, the department has focused on addressing road disaster and risk issues. This has led to the collection and management of geospatial data for inventory, risk reduction, and resilience planning. The department now has comprehensive data on national highways, roads, and bridges, including information on slope failure locations. Additionally, a bridge management database has been established to maintain bridge inventory and related information, facilitating the planning, mitigation, and prioritization of maintenance interventions.
Purpose: The bridge management database is collected to maintain the bridge inventory and related information, enabling the planning, mitigation, and prioritization of maintenance interventions based on need.
Status: onGoing
Point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: Department of Surface Transport, MoIT
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Durga Devi Sharma
Position name: Deputy Executive Engineer
Themes or categories of the resource: location, transportation
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
West longitude: 88.8142484883
East longitude: 92.1037117859
North latitude: 28.2964385035
South latitude: 26.7194029811
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords: common

Resource constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: The raw data base is in a web based system where the data format are not compatible with GIS.
Resource constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Common
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8

Spatial Representation Information

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: point
Object count: 346

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Identifier code: EPSG 5266

Resource Lineage

Lineage scope:
Scope level: dataset
Source:
Source description: The data at source is collected manually in the field by site engineers under DoST. They visually inspect the bridges and complete an inspection checklist designed for this activity. Once the data is collected, the respective engineers upload the information into the Bridge Management System (BMS) using desktop computers at the office. No equipment is used for the inspections; the process relies entirely on visual assessments and the completion of the inspection checklist form.
Process step:
Process description: The database in the Bridge Management System (BMS) is consistently monitored by the focal point at DoST headquarters. The data is initially compiled in an Excel spreadsheet, which is later converted to a GIS platform for further analysis and planning.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: SHP/EXCEL/CSV
Edition: Version 1
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution: KB
Transfer size: 6505