The unstable slope management program (USMP) was developed initially as a research project with funding from the Federal Highway Administration. Deep appreciation is extended to Eli Cuelho, Laura Fay, Mike Wittie, Prashanta Saha, Saidur Rahman Upulee Kanewala and Darren Beckstrand for their efforts in the development of this software and database design.

The primary objective the USMP is based on transportation asset management (TAM). The USMP is designed for federal land management agencies (FLMAs). TAM uses economic and engineering analysis to create a process for maintaining, preserving, rehabilitating, and replacing assets to maintain them in a state of good repair over their life cycle and for the minimum practical cost. The USMP was also founded on performance management and risk management principles. The objective was in accordance with generally accepted transportation asset management principles and with recent federal highway legislation (MAP-21 and FAST Act) and their supporting regulations.

The scope of work for this version of the USMP included the development of a standardized rating tool, a database with searching and reporting capabilities, and a GIS-based map to display unstable slopes and rockfalls along transportation corridors. As part of the development process, examples of performance metrics for geotechnical assets were established, an assortment of scalable and flexible benefit/cost analysis procedures for differing levels of available information were developed for prioritizing slope work, and a quantitative risk analysis procedure was developed to support further risk assessment needs for some transportation partners. In addition, the research plan included tasks to create maintenance tracking forms, forms for recording new geotechnical events, and mobile software applications to conduct rapid field inventory and inspection work using hand-held devices. Final tasks associated with the project centered on the creation of various training tools and educational materials for classroom and field training sessions at several locations around the U.S.

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Files:

• Mobile Application Privacy Policy
  • NPS USMP Mobile Application Privacy Policy
• Documents and Forms
  • Field Manual
  • Executive Summary of USMP Project
  • USMP Rating Form Detailed Descriptions
  • USMP Slope Rating Form
  • USMP New Slope Event Form
  • USMP Maintenance Form
• Videos

  Field Tutorials

  • USMP Overview
  • How to Rate Unstable Slopes and Rockfall - Part 1
  • How to Rate Unstable Slopes and Rockfall - Part 2

  Website Tutorials

  • Login
  • Map Overview And Popup
  • Switching Between Map Views
  • Search Functionality
  • Adding New Slopes
  • Adding New Forms
  • Editing Slopes
  • User Management And Logout
  • QRA
• Presentations
  • Training Presentation Part 1 – USMP Program Introduction and Slope Rating Background & History
  • Training Presentation Part 2 – USMP Site Information Portion
  • Training Presentation Part 3 – USMP Preliminary Ratings
  • Training Presentation Part 4 – USMP Detailed Ratings
  • Training Presentation Part 5 – USMP Risk Ratings
  • Training Presentation Part 6 – USMP Maintenance Form
  • Training Presentation Part 7 – USMP Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
  • Training Presentation Part 8 – National Park Service Showcase Examples