Download or read book Geospatial Information Infrastructure for Transportation Organizations written by and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2004 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As a basis for advancing sound decision making, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is committed to developing high-quality transportation data and information. With the understanding that geospatial data provide an important infrastructure for managing and integrating information necessary for informed decision making, BTS asked the Transportation Research Board to conduct a project to provide recommendations for improving geospatial information infrastructure among and across all modes of transportation. The objectives of this project were to (a) characterize the current practice in geospatial information technologies in transportation organizations; (b) identify problems and opportunities in coordination, communication, and cooperation on geospatial information among transportation modes; (c) suggest mechanisms for the development, management, and coordination of geospatial information technologies throughout USDOT; and (d) recommend approaches for enhancing geospatial information within transportation organizations. The intent is to provide recommendations to transportation agencies, primarily at the federal level but also at the state and local levels, to enhance decision making through rethinking institutional roles and responsibilities; building capacity and commitment; and augmenting the creation, sharing, and use of geospatial information."--Page viii.
Download or read book The Diffusion of Geographic Information Systems in a State Department of Trasportation written by Maggie Cusack and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems written by Howard J. Simkowitz and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Geographic Information Systems for Regional Transportation Planning in a Growth Management Context written by Timothy L. Nyerges and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems for Transportation GIS T Symposium written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Workshop on Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Transportation Planning written by Washington (State). Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1994* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Business Models for Implementing Geospatial Technologies in Transportation Decision making written by Carson D. Poe and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over the past 30 years, professionals in a variety of fields have increasingly recognized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other geospatial tools as resources that enable better and more efficient decision-making. During this time, state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have progressively utilized geospatial information and technologies in a variety of activities including planning, decision support, and project management. / In 2005-2006, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Interstate and Border Planning (HEPI), along with several state transportation executives, conducted a series of site visits to transportaiton agencies and GIS vendors to identify the critical information that state DOTs use in making investment decisions in the latest geospatial technologies. Following the scan, FHWA HEPI and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) hosted a one-day workshop to discuss the scan findings. One of the workshop recommendations was to document state DOTs' various business models for implementing geospatial technologies. The outcome would be a resource to share lessons learned and effective practices among state DOTs. / In 2006, the Volpe Center developed case studies for HEPI that described the business models for geospatial technology implementation at six state DOTs. The findings reported there suggested that the early history of implementing GIS at state DOTs was a primary factor determining how GIS activities are currently organizationally arranged and funded; there was no evidence of drastic or unexpected organizational changes for GIS programs. In order to supplement and enhance these and other conclusions, this follow-on report documents the 'GIS business models' for an additional 36 of the Nation's state DOTs. This report summarizes the 'phase two' research. It describes the historical and organizational factors contributing to the development of GIS programs at state DOTs, as well as related effective practices. Given this second phase's considerably larger state DOT sample size, generalizations about the organizational success factors and constraints related to GIS activities at state DOTs are more likely comprehensive."--Background and Purpose.
Download or read book Transportation Data and Information Systems written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 1990 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Geographic Information Systems for Welfare to Work Transportation Planning and Service Delivery written by Multisystems, Inc and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2000 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying computer disc contains case study descriptions and color illustrations of GIS applications for transit planning and welfare to work purpose.
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality and Accuracy of Positional Data in Transportation written by Edward Fekpe and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2003 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global response to COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of vigilance and preparedness for infectious diseases, particularly influenza. There is a need for more effective influenza vaccines and modern manufacturing technologies that are adaptable and scalable to meet demand during a pandemic. The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines has demonstrated what is possible with extensive data sharing, researchers who have the necessary resources and novel technologies to conduct and apply their research, rolling review by regulators, and public-private partnerships. As demonstrated throughout the response to COVID-19, the process of research and development of novel vaccines can be significantly optimized when stakeholders are provided with the resources and technologies needed to support their response. Vaccine Research and Development to Advance Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Preparedness and Response focuses on how to leverage the knowledge gained from the COVID-19 pandemic to optimize vaccine research and development (R&D) to support the prevention and control of seasonal and pandemic influenza. The committee's findings address four dimensions of vaccine R&D: (1) basic and translational science, (2) clinical science, (3) manufacturing science, and (4) regulatory science.
Download or read book Information Needs to Support State and Local Transportation Decision Making Into the 21st Century written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1997 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference provided an opportunity for participants to (a) identify the types of data that are critical for planning and policy analysis; (b) identify data-collection requirements; (c) discuss the appropriate roles of and relationships among federal, state, and local agencies in the context of data collection and dissemination; and (d) review the impact of technological advances on data collection and dissemination. The invitation-only conference included participants from state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and federal agencies providing broad representation of the transportation planning and policy communities. Significant effort was made to include a full spectrum of policy, management, and front-line analysts who have extensive experience in answering policy questions, supporting the planning process, and responding to federal reporting requirements.
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems Applications for Transportation Right of way written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On July 22-23, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Interstate and Border Planning and Office Real Estate Services sponsored a 1.5-day peer exchange focusing on select state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in the right-of-way (ROW) area. Purposes of the peer exchange, which was a follow-up to a peer exchange held in August 2007 on the same topic, were to: [1] Provide participants with an update on the progress of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program's (NCHRP) Project 8-55A Developing a Logical Model for a Geospatial ROW Information Management System; [2] Allow participants from the 2007 peer exchange to describe the progress each has made over the last year in developing their respective GIS for ROW applications; and, more generally, [3] Give state DOTs with noteworthy GIS applications for ROW the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences with each other and with state DOTs in the beginning stages of implementing GIS in the ROW area."--Summary.
Download or read book Managing Geographic Information Systems written by Nancy J. Obermeyer and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this widely adopted text and practical reference addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic information fits into broader management information systems, the use of GIS in strategic planning, and ways to navigate the organizational processes that support or inhibit the success of GIS implementation. All chapters retained from the prior edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect significant technological, empirical, and conceptual advances, as well as the changing contexts of GIS use. New chapters discuss organizational politics, metadata, legal issues, and GIS ethics.
Download or read book Diffusion and Use of Geographic Information Technologies written by I. Masser and published by Springer. This book was released on 1993-03-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the premise that research necessary to advance the utility of geographic informatior. systems must extend far beyond concerns with technical issues. The search for formalisms and generalizable principles relative to the behavior and needs of individuals, organizations and institutions is just as important in enabling optimal use of geographic information innovations. This book consists of papers prepared by participants in the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Modeling the Diffusion and Use of Geographic Information Technologies. " The workshop was held AprilS-II, 1992, in Sounion, Greece. The idea for the workshop and this volume arose from discussions among U. S. and European researchers who had been involved in carrying out studies on the use and diffusion of geographic information innovations and actively involved in critically analyzing each other's work. We felt the time was ripe for reporting studies recently accomplished by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (U. S. A. ), the Economic and Social Research Council (U. K. ), and others relative to these research topics. A workshop would allow contact among and international comparisons with those who were working independently on similar problems with similar or alternative approaches. It would also allow the bringing together of scholars in technology diffusion, management information systems, and sociology with scholars from the GIS community.
Download or read book Best Practices in Geographic Information Systems based Transportation Asset Management written by Jessica Hector-Hsu and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Maps are powerful tools. They orient. They guide. They provide a sense of scale and distance. They are a universal language, accessible to people from different personal and professional backgrounds. In a transportation planning context, maps provide a flexible canvas for communicating important information such as the location of structurally deficient bridges and proposals for future improvement projects. / Geographic information systems (GIS), which are modern mapping technologies, allow transportation agencies to harness the power of maps more quickly and inexpensively than ever before. Agencies can use GIS to visualize information about their bridges, highways, and other assets. They can also use GIS to plan maintenance trips and evaluation design alternatives to manage their assets more effectively. Maps are becoming commonly used in transportation asset management (TAM) programs that help agencies to strategically invest in their infrastructure. GIS, when applied to TAM, can help agencies communicate technical information more simply, professionally, and persuasively. / This report provides background on GIS and asset management, describes how public agencies have been integrating the two, and identifies benefits and challenges to doing so. The information presented is gleaned from a literature review and interviews with several state departments of transportation (DOTs) and one county agency. The report also identifies some leading industry trends and new, innovative approaches to using GIS for TAM."--Executive Summary (page ES-1).
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems Applications in Transit written by John C. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This synthesis will be of interest to transit practitioners and researchers, including technical staff and transit managers, as well as to vendors of Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions. This report illustrates the value of GIS to transit agencies in service provision and in potential cost savings. The synthesis summarizes the experiences of a variety of transit agencies, with information provided from small- and medium-sized transit operators, as well as from large transit agencies. It documents current practices, effective applications, and challenges.
