Road Accident Information Management System
9. RA-IMS data collection features
 Automatically generated features:
 Accident report number,
 Recording device (tablet) ID
 Date and Time
 Traffic Police Station;
 Number of victims, accident severity,
 Type and conditions of the road and road surface,
 Traffic control measure at the accident site,
 Collision type,
 Traffic flow parameters,
 Weather conditions,
 Verification of hit and run,
 Location information,
 Map of the site,
 Collision diagram (sketch by Traffic police),
 Traffic Police description and Image capturing,
 Witness of the incident,
 Vehicles’ information collection,
 Drivers’ information collection,
 Passengers; information collection,
 Pedestrian information collection,
10. RA-IMS desktop dashboard features:
 Location based visual information,
 Report generation for:
 Vehicle and drivers’ Vs accident severity,
 Comparative chart and summary report of
accident records,
 data collection features
Photo: A training session for IT Administrator
Road Accident Information Management System
(RA-IMS)
Jointly established by:
Department of Transport Management
& initiated to establish a web based road accident database system:
Traffic Police
Financed by:
Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project (NIRTTP)
a World Bank funded Project
Photo: Snap shot of Web-Application browser
Contact:
Traffic Directorate:
Name:
Tel:
Computer Directorate:
Name:
Tel:
Department of Transport Management:
Name:
Tel: 977-1- 447-4921, Email: ta.nirttp@dotm.gov.np
1. Introduction
Department of Transport Management and Nepal Police, Traffic
Directorate with financial support of Nepal India Regional Trade
and Transport Project (NIRTTP) funded by the World Bank have
Road Accident Information management System (RA-IMS). It
consists of mobile application for accident data collection, desktop
software for verification and correction of the collected data,
central server to store data, user friendly graphical interface to
analyze and view the data and a facility to printout the data on
any accident in the format acceptable to the court of law.
In the piloting phase, all the 34 Traffic Police Stations in
Kathmandu valley and along Kathmandu– Birgunj Corridor with 24
Traffic Police Stations are covered. Upon validation, the system will
be extended to the whole of the country.
The main objective of the system is collecting, reporting, storing
and disseminating road accident data for the better planning,
monitoring and project preparation for the improvement of road
safety in Nepal. Specific objectives of the system are to:
 Collect road accident data at site using the mobile application
by the Traffic Police personnel deputed in the area;
 Verification, correction and uploading the collected data to the
central server by In-charge of Traffic Police Stations;
 Administering the server system by the Nepal Police Computer
Directorate;
 Managing and disseminating road accident data to various
institutional users and general public by the Traffic Police
Directorate.
2. Accident database is useful for:
 Formulation of national safety policies on mechanical properties
of vehicle fleet, requirements for drivers, and scope of road
maintenance;
 Regional level strategy on influencing road users;
 Local level pro-active and reactive engineering measures to
keep the roads safe.
3. Accident database users are:
 Nepal Police;
 Road development and transport management authorities;
 Academic /research institutions;
 Policy makers;
 Insurance companies;
 Court of law;
 General public.
4. RA-IMS: Chronology
 06 January, 2015: Stakeholder consultation Workshop;
 08 May, 2016: Formation of Coordination by Ministry of Physi-
cal Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT);
 11 August, 2017: Development of mobile application and
desktop software;
 26 July, 2018: MoU signing between DoTM and Traffic Direc-
torate for the establishment of RA-IMS;
 27 July 2018: Computer hardware handed over to Traffic Po-
lice Directorate;
 23 Septmber, 2018: Installation of RA-IMS server system at
Nepal Police Data-Center;
 25 September, 2018: Installation of recovery server system at
Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC);
 Training programs:
 14 October, 2018: IT administrators,
 29 October — 02 November, 2018: Traffic Police on acci-
dent data collection (in Kathmandu valley for 150 traffic
personnel)
 21 November, 2018: Launching of RA-IMS with field imple-
mentation (two weeks of testing period)
Technical service provider:
Name: Dry Ice Pvt. Ltd.
Tasks: Developing, installed the system, conducted training
programs, system maintenance and support service
Contact:: Dry Ice Pvt. Ltd, Jwagal, Lalitpur
Contact person: Mr. Dharma Budhathoki
Tel: 01– 526 1910; Mobile: 98510-08774
5. Why Road Accident data?  Multi-layered user access will be provided for the relevant
There are many factors contributing to traffic
data analysis.
accident. Drivers’ error, faulty roadway design,
poor maintenance, vehicle condition, and behav-
ior of passenger and pedestrian in combination
or alone may led to accidents. A through study of
accidents provides basis to prevent similar acci-
dents. The conventional paper based accident
data collection, reporting and storing system has
increasingly become cumbersome to handle and
tedious in analysis. On the other hand, electronic
data collection and handling system allows for
fast and accurate collection of data at accident
site as well as facilitate analysis of a large data
volume in a short period without any data loss so
that planning, design and implementation of
accident countermeasures become more effi-
cient. Proper and accurate information on acci- 7. Advantages of RA-IMS
Web based accident data collection, reporting and recording is
dents also help the courts to pass appropriate
state of art technology for the establishment of sound data-
judgment. base system on Road Accident in Nepal. Advantages of this
system are as:
6. How RA-IMS works?  Single time entry of data makes easy for collection;
Road Accident Information Management System  Accident location can be exactly recorded with GPS inbuilt
(RA-IMS) is operated on the basis of following in Tablet and on open source map;
components:  Multiple photographs of accident site can be taken and
saved for better post-accident visualization;
 A standard data format and user-friendly
 Instant transfer of data to the central server to avoid data
web-based mobile application (software) to pilferage;
capture all the required accident informa-  Multi-layered user access and process management of the
tion in Tablets for field data recording; application;
 Traffic Police at accident site fills in and  Customization of relevant data analysis by the concerned
saves off-line all the pertinent information in agencies.
his Tablet as per the standard format includ-
ing location, collision sketch, field report 8. Project Implementation
with relevant photographs; RA-IMS as pilot project has been planned to launch first phase
 The information captured in Tablet is sub- in Kathmandu Valley and Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor. The RA-
mitted to the Traffic Police Station In-charge
IMS has been established as in the following stages:
for verification, correction and uploading
into the central database;
 Internet connection is provided for transfer-  Development of mobile as well as desktop software;
ring the corrected data from Traffic Police  Acquiring Computer Hardware,
Stations to the central server;
 Central server has been installed at the  Installation of RA-IMS Server system with the data back-up
Nepal Police data-center with data recovery at GIDC,
system at GIDC, Singhdurbar;  Internet connection at Server System and all traffic Police