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APPENDIX L Metric/English Conversion Procedures Introduction The HPMS software is capable of converting HPMS files from English to metric and vice versa when using the import process. The units are set by selecting Admin Tools/Change State/Year. Once the data have been imported into the system, the units cannot be changed. If a State chooses to work in different units, the data must be exported and then reimported after the units are reset. All data are converted to metric by the HPMS software during the submittal process, FHWA Submittal/Send Submittal. The following data items are converted: Item No. Description Conversion Units 3 Reporting Units Codes 0 (English);1 (Metric) 11-12 LRS MPT/KMPT Miles - Kilometers 30 Section Length Miles - Kilometers 35 Roughness (IRI) Inches/Mile - Meters/Kilometer 51 D (Slab Thickness) Inches - Millimeters 54 Lane Width Feet - Meters 57 Median Width Feet - Meters 59-60 Shoulder Width (Right and Left) Feet - Meters 63-68 Curves (6 Values) Miles - Kilometers 72-77 Grades (6 Values) Miles - Kilometers 79 Weighted Design Speed MPH - km/h 80 Speed Limit MPH - km/h Hard Conversion Hard conversion is accomplished via a table lookup where a current value is converted directly to a predetermined value. In these cases, the computed rounded values may not always be identical to the soft conversion value. Hard conversion is used whenever possible for the following items: Item Data 54 Lane Width 59-60 Right and Left Shoulder Width 79 Weighted Design Speed 80 Speed Limit  For current lane or shoulder widths from 0.3 meters to 5.6 meters (1 foot to 18 feet), the hard conversion value is as found in Tables L-3 (English to metric) and L-4 (metric to English) for Items 54, 59, and 60. Any current value which is less than the lower limit or greater than the upper limit of the appropriate portion of these tables is converted using a soft conversio