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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Geospatial Data Collaboration: Tools for Data-Sharing
Recording now available
A recording of the Geospatial Data Collaboration: Tools for Data-Sharing webcast is now available here. During the webinar, FHWA highlighted how transportation agencies are developing GIS-based screening tools, data libraries, information portals, and other geospatially based tools that support improved data-sharing, coordination, and more effective decision-making. The presenters provided specific examples of noteworthy practices and initiatives from State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Staff from these agencies answered questions about their noteworthy practices and initiatives during a Q&A panel at the end.
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Thursday, September 04, 2014
Upcoming Eco-Logical Webinar
Eco-Plan & Eco-Plan Advanced
Join the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Wednesday, September 10th from 3-4 PM ET to learn about Eco-Plan and Eco-Plan Advanced, geospatial, one-stop-shop web tools for national and local data sets that can be used to identify potential conflicts between ecological assets and transportation plans at the beginning of the planning process.
The webinar will discuss benefits and applications of Eco-Plan, using Eco-Plan to access national datasets, adapting Eco-Plan to your agency's geospatial capabilities and needs, and how to offer FHWA valuable feedback on the tool. To register for the webinar, click here.
Please contact Haley Peckett (Haley.Peckett@dot.gov) or Mike Ruth (Mike.Ruth@dot.gov) with any questions or comments. | Screenshot of Eco-Plan
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Upcoming GIS in Transportation Webcast
Making Right-of-Way (ROW) Accessible
Please join the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for its 23rd installment in a quarterly series of webcasts highlighting applications of geospatial technologies in transportation.
The webcast will take place on Tuesday, September 9th from 2-3 PM ET.
Nina Safavi, Survey & GIS Project Manager, and Ryan Cloutier, Plans & Titles Chief in the ROW Section of the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), will discuss and give a live demonstration of their new web-based GIS ROW catalog. Until recently, ROW information at VTrans was stored in a variety of files and systems which were independent of each other, making a search for information about any given site difficult and time-consuming.
To access the webcast, please see the information listed below:
Audio: 1-877-336-1274 (call-in); 7838594# (passcode)
Webroom link: fhwa.adobeconnect.com/gistransportation
The intended audiences for this webcast series are planners and GIS practitioners from State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, FHWA Division Offices, and State and Federal resource agencies.
If you would like highlight one of your agency's geospatial applications in an upcoming webcast, please contact Paige Colton (paige.colton@dot.gov or 617-494-2361). Information on previous webcasts can be found here on FHWAs GIS in Transportation website.
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Monday, August 18, 2014
GIS Spring Webcast
Now Online
A summary of the spring GIS in Transportation webcast is now available here. Laurie Goudy, Mike Sheffer, and Erin Lesh of the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) discuss the agencys Enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS), a geospatial data portal that allows internal agency staff to quickly and easily access an array of geospatial data and mapping applications for data-driven analysis and decision support.
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Monday, August 18, 2014
GIS Spring Newsletter
Now Online
The spring GIS in Transportation Newsletter is now available here. This newsletter features an article by Geno Koehler and Jim Conlon of Illinois DOT, who discuss the DOTs new over-dimension and overweight permitting system, called the Illinois Transportation Automated Permit (ITAP). In addition, Gary Baker of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center considers how the transportation field can realize the full potential of GIS technologies.
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
The Interoperability of Computer-Aided Design and Geographic Information Systems in Transportation
Report now available
As transportation agencies increasingly work toward streamlining their business processes, they face a variety of challenges in seeking to improve the interoperability of GIS and CAD. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored a research effort to explore the status of GIS and CAD integration and interoperability in the transportation field, and the report is now available here.
The report discusses how the following agencies use GIS and CAD together, how they use GIS-CAD interoperability to meet their needs, and the challenges, lessons learned, and benefits encountered by these agencies while implementing interoperable systems and striving toward full integration. The agencies include:
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- New Mexico Department of Transportation
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Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Assessment of the GIS Needs and Obstacles in Traffic Safety
Report available
The Federal Highway Administration has recently released a report, available here, that explores the use of GIS for safety decision making at the state and local level, and considers opportunities for FHWA to use this technology to improve highway safety. The report found that while states are not generally using the full capabilities of modern GIS software to support advanced safety data analysis, most States are looking forward to enhancing their GIS and making use of advanced techniques in the future. States are aware of the MAP-21 requirements for statewide basemaps and a linear reference system that includes all public roadways, but cite administrative and technical barriers to success. The report includes recommendations for FWHA to help agencies overcome these challenges including tools, marketing and training, and research to fill gaps in knowledge.
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FHWA Geospatial Data Collaboration (GDC)
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GDC is a new initiative for geospatial data-sharing sponsored by FHWA. The initiative encourages transportation agencies to use geospatial tools to share data, increase collaboration, and improve the quality and speed of transportation decision-making.
For more information on GDC, click here.
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