Oklahoma has nearly 23,000 bridges and keeping them safe depends on fast access to trusted information.
IT Brew recently featured North Highland’s work with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in preparing 30 years of bridge inspection records for AI-ready analysis. The goal was simple: help teams find answers faster, with the context needed to support sound decisions.
“Most organizations kind of have the current state, but to build a historical value, we need to be able to recreate that information in a way that’s standardized,” said Doug Krauss, senior director of AI and data infrastructure at North Highland.
The effort centered around data governance, cleanup, and clear definitions that people across the organization can rely on. By aligning formats and strengthening consistency, the team helped turn historical records into usable insight that can better support day-to-day work.
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