Initiate Repair Action. Users can, using tools in the software, identify specific works items and schedule repair and maintenance. Users can document actions through SIMS work orders, which enables sign maintenance budget preparation. SIMS also includes an alert log to record citizen, police, and other reports of missing or damaged signs and to generate a work order for repair. Both work orders and the alert log record actions to defend a highway department in a liability claim.
Users can also apply retroreflectivity measurements.
Currently, users can record reflectance readings and make decisions about sign condition. Plans for future versions include direct recording of readings and applicable condition. With the SIMS99 software, users can organize and access the data by index, find, and query software tools. They can also generate customized reports. The UNH T Center, and some similar Centers in other states, provide technical support.