Unit Costs (Adjusted)
Equipment Costs for Personal Devices (PD)
Note: Equipment list adjusted to 2009 dollars. The date in parentheses under the capital cost value and O&M cost value represents the dollar year from which the cost value was adjusted. All costs are in $K.
| Unit Cost Element | IDAS # | Life Years |
Capital Cost $K, 2009 Dollars (Source Year) |
O&M Cost $K/year, Dollars (Source Year) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic PDA Index: 2 | PD001 | 7 | 0.1 - 0.3 (2004) | Personal digital assistant. Personal digital assistant. O&M estimated at 2% of capital. | |
| Advanced PDA for Route Guidance, Interactive Information Index: 2 | PD002 | 7 | 0.3 - 0.5 (2004) | Personal digital assistant with advanced capabilities (route guidance, interactive). | |
| Modem Interface, Antenna for PDA Index: 2 | PD003 | 7 | 0.12 - 0.2 (1995) | 0.003 - 0.003 (1995) | Modem interface and separate antenna for wireless capability. |
| PDA with Wireless Modem Index: 2 | 2 | 0.2 - 0.5 (2003) | 0.10 - 0.2 (2001) | Personal digital assistant with wireless modem. O&M based on monthly subscriber rate plans of 50 Kbytes (low) and 150 Kbytes (high). | |
| GPS/DGPS - PD Index: 2 | PD005 | 7 | 0.12 - 0.14 (2001) | 0.002 - 0.003 (2001) | GPS/DGPS. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost. |
| GIS Software - PD Index: 3 | PD006 | 7 | 0.1 - 0.15 (1995) | 0.005 - 0.008 (1995) | Additional GIS/GUI capability. |
| Other Unit Cost Elements Index: - | - | - | - | - | Summary values under development |

