Borderless Assets Management
Our clients benefit from using a flexible and highly customizable interface which allows for asset management regardless of their specializations. Fortis developed the advanced Assets Management Portal (AMP), which is scalable to account hundreds of thousands of items and includes unique capabilities to account for assets using built-in properties that self-expand by creating new characteristics without the need for re-coding
Assets Management Portal for Pedestrian Ramps
Pedestrian ramps are an essential tool for all pedestrians, providing access on and off New York City streets and sidewalks. NYC DOT maintains 320,000+ pedestrian ramps. The Assets Management Portal for Pedestrian Ramps supports DOT in all phases of ramp upgrades and maintenance, including the ability to upload initial as-builds, photos, drawings and corresponding documentation, schedule inspections, submissions and reviews. AMP tracks progress of the construction and upgrades, with the ability to display original, intermediate and final designs on geocoded maps. The system provides a variety of reports, alerts, and notifications, and allows for simplification and automation of ramp inventory processes.
“Green” Data Center Initiative
Fortis has provided custom award-winning solutions to optimize and renovate our client’s data centers to be compliant with “Green Data Center” standards. According to the NY Governor Office series of innovative clean energy and environmental initiatives, Fortis has implemented different components in data centers such as mercury-less and lower power consumption video walls as well as other HP ENERGY STAR® qualified products. This solution was presented with the “Outstanding ITS Project of the Year” award.
Bronx/Queens Over-Height Vehicle Detection (OHVD) Project
Research conducted by the University Transportation Research Center at the City College of New York indicates that bridges in the NYC area experience over 200 strikes on an annual basis. Per New York Governor’s Office direction, the New York State Department of Transportation has taken a series of steps to investigate and reduce the number of bridge strikes caused by commercial vehicles on parkways and highways, including the Bronx/Queens Over-Height Vehicle Detection (OHVD) project. Fortis Consulting Services provided the design of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) network infrastructure for the project, performed system integration and provided further system support. The system includes 6 VMS’s, 11 CCTVs and sensors, and corresponding communication infrastructure.
“New Kosciuszko Bridge” Replacement Project
Fortis Consulting Services Corp. was tasked by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) network design and to integrate ITS devices for the “New Kosciuszko Bridge” replacement project. The bridge, which connects New York City’s boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, carries 200,000 commuters daily. The project was split into two phases for a cost of $555 million each. Fortis’ tasks on the “New Kosciuszko Bridge” project included the integration of the city’s signature “New York Harbor of Lights” aesthetic lighting system and overall bridge ITS support and maintenance.