Statewide Data and Information Systems Committee
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TRB Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems ( ABJ20 )

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Hilton Hotel- Caucus
1. ATTENDANCE
Members
 Visitors

      Name

     Affiliation

        Name

         Affiliation

Jack Stickel

Alaska DOT

Yu "Bud" Luo

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

James Hall

Univ. of Illinois (Springfield)

Martha Florey

Wisconsin DOT

Vicki Miller

FHWA

Kelby Hunt

Pennsylvania DOT

Jim McQuirt

Ohio DOT

Tom Roff

FHWA Policy

Roy Jurgens

Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation

Richard Robyak

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Bernard Byrne

Vermont Agency of Transportation

Jim Carl

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Joy Sharp

Bureau of Transportation Stats

Kirk Weaver

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Mark Hallenbeck

TRAC-UW

Feng Liu

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

Nancy Xenelis Ufler

VHB

Samuel Labi

MIT

Bill Cloud

Montana DOT

Joe Avis

California DOT

Thomas Teneyck

Pennsylvania DOT

LJ Wilkinson

Chaparral Systems

Susie Forde

Wisconsin DOT

Cindy Cornell-Martinez

Chaparral Systems

Anita Vandervalk

Cambridge Systematics

Joe Wilkinson

Chaparral Systems

Rob Bostrom

Wilbur Smith Assoc.

Dave Gardner

Ohio DOT

David Winter

FHWA

Bill Frawley

TTI

Jon Fricker

Purdue University

Steven Jessberger

FHWA HQ.

 

 

Mark Byram

Ohio DOT

 

 

Barbara K. Ostrom

HACTEC EHC., Inc.

 

 

Paul Svercl

FHWA, HPPI-20

 

 

Holing Hwang

ORNL

 

 

Willard Puffer

Harris Co. P.I.D.

 

 

Valerie Briggs

AASHTO

 

 

Peter Keen

Digital Traffic Systems, Inc.

 

 

Ron Vibbert

Asset Management – Michigan DOT

 

 

Ron McCready

TRB/NCHRP
2. AGENDA
3. GENERAL ITEMS FOR THE RECORD
  1. A new Chair for the Committee needs to be assigned by summer of 2007.  Anita Vandervalk’s term as Chair ends at the end of 2007.  Ideas/nominations should be sent to Tom Palmerlee.
  2. Committee Rotation will need to occur in 2008.  At that time one third of the committee must be rotated off.
  3. Two new members were added: Nancy Xenelis (VHB) and Alejandra Medina (Virginia Tech).
Significant Announcements
4. COMMITTEE PROGRAM
  1. Invited speakers and topics – See agenda and website for presentations.
  2. Papers – N/A
5. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
  1. Subcommittee reports – N/A
  2. Activities or accomplishments since last meeting – Safety Peer Exchange held in 2006, See more attached Annual Report
  3. Future plans and assignments – Following up on Research statements from Peer, see attached Annual Report
6. OTHER BUSINESS
  1. Recommendations, motions, requests for Council Staff action – N/A
  2. Conferences, workshops, other activities of interest to members
7. FOLLOW UP ITEMS

Anita to set up a meeting to plan sessions, workshops, etc. for 2008 TRB.

Distribution of Minutes

  1. Committee Members
  2. Section Chair
  3. Group Council Chair
  4. TRB Staff Representative

AGENDA

8:00   Introductions – Anita Vandervalk

8:05   TRB Report – Tom Palmerlee or Anita

8:10   BTS Report – Thomas Bolle

8:20   NCHRP Report – Ron McCready

8:30   FHWA Update and HPMS Reassessment – Barna Juhasz

8:50   AASHTO SCOP Data Task Force Activities – Anita for Jonette Kreideweis

9:00   Videologs - "Video Inventory of Roadway Features – A survey of states" Valerie Briggs, AASHTO

9:15   Straight Line Diagrams - "A State DOT Cooperative and Cost-Sharing Approach to Straight Line Diagram Applications" Bill Schuman, GeoDecisions

9:25   "New Jersey Straight Line Diagrams: Move Beyond Generating Stick Diagrams." Yu "Bud" Luo, Michael Baker Corporation

9:35   Project Update "NCHRP 7-16 – Traffic Guidelines Update" – Anita

9:45   BREAK

9:55    State DOT Reports

11:20  Committee Business Meeting

  1. TRB Updated Strategic Plan - Comments
  2. Research Update (Jim Hall) – Need a Research Representative
  3. 2007 TRB Sessions, sponsored by ABJ20
  4. Integrating Roadway, Traffic and Crash Data – Peer Review (Jim Hall)
  5. Chair Rotation
  6. 2006 Paper Review
  7. 2007 Plans (mid-year meeting in Chicago, July, 2007)
  8. Reports from Committee Liaisons
  9. Newsletter
  10. Website Update
  11. Call for 2008 Papers

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AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning
Data Task Force Update

  1. Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) Consolidated Purchase

    The AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning (SCOP) supported a proposal for a new Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) project at their meeting in October 2007.  The proposal, developed by SCOP’s Census Data Work Group, will provide special data tabulations for transportation planning applications, technical assistance, research and related support over a five-year period from 2007-2011.  Total costs of $5.9 million would be allocated among all the states and Puerto Rico at approximately 1.9 cents per person.  AASHTO is currently in the process of seeking state commitments for the project.  To date, over 50% of states have agreed to support the work. 

    Planning is underway for a peer exchange in spring 2007 on using American Community Survey (ACS) data in transportation planning applications.  Funding from the FHWA Planning Capacity Building Program will support a peer discussion on challenges, issues, and successes in using ACS data.  Results will be shared with SCOP at the mid-year meeting and with external partners in summer 2007.
  2. Information Assets to Support Transportation Decision Making

    At the AASHTO Annual Meeting SCOP supported a proposal to enter into a joint project with TRB on "Information Assets to Support Transportation Decision Making".  Deb Miller, Secretary of the Kansas DOT, will chair a peer exchange in 2007 to share examples and information that:
    • Illustrate the essential value of data and information for decision making
    • Identify key information resources and strategies for maintaining and improving data and information resources
    • Provide a context for discussing transportation related data and information investment needs in the context of overall budget tradeoffs
    • Suggest opportunities and methods to promote information resource programs within SCOP and among external partners and stakeholders

    A summary of the peer exchange will be available at the SCOP mid-year meeting.
  1. HPMS Reassessment

    SCOP members were updated on the FHWA reassessment of HPMS at the AASHTO Annual Meeting.   SCOP requested input on opportunities and issues for the states.  Bill Cloud, from Montana will lead a SCOP Data Task Force team with representatives from California, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Nevada to coordinate review and comment of HPMS recommendations. 
  2. Research Project Updates
    • Commuting in America III:  The report has been completed by Alan Pisarski and is available through the TRB bookstore.  There has been considerable national interest in report findings and results.
    • NCHRP 8-48 – Using American Community Survey (ACS) Data for Transportation Planning:  The project has been completed and a guidebook for ACS data users will be available in the near future.
    • NCHRP 7-16 - Recommended Revisions to the AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data:The preliminary draft final report has been completed and reviewed by the research panel.  A final report will be available in 2007 for consideration by AASHTO as an update to the 1992 traffic data guidelines.
    • NCHRP 8-71 – Travel Estimation Techniques and Parameters for Transportation Planning:  Contract negotiations are underway to begin the project that will focus on updating NCHRP 365.
    • Proposed Problem Statement on "Integrating Travel, Economic, and Employment Data for Transportation Planning and Policy Applications":  This problem statement was submitted in 2006 and is currently being considered for NCHRP funding.
    • Proposed NCHRP 8-36 Problem Statement on "Disclosure Avoidance Techniques to Improve ACS Data Availability" has been approved by SCOP for funding and is moving forward.
  3. Other Updates
    Dave Clawson, AASHTO Program Director for Policy and Planning retired in December 2006.  Janet Oakley, AASHTO Director of Policy and Government Relations has indicated that plans are moving forward to fill the position.  In the interim, questions or requests for additional information on AASHTO SCOP activities may be directed to Janet at joakley@aashto.org.

Jonette Kreideweis, Minnesota DOT
SCOP Data Task Force Chair
jonette.kreideweis@dot.state.mn.us
January 19, 2007

 

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TRB POLICY AND ORGANIZATION GROUP
Annual Report of Committee Activities

Each year, TRB staff fills in items below from TRB databases for committee review and editing.  The committee chair submits the Annual Report to the Section Chair by March 1 of each year.

Committee Name and Number:  Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems (ABJ20)

Committee Chairperson:  Anita Vandervalk

Year:  2007

  1. Current Committee Scope:   The scope includes research and technology transfer activities pertaining to statewide transportation planning data and information systems for all modes of transportation. A primary concern is the capability of information systems to integrate various transportation related data sources into a strategic multimodal information database for statewide transportation planning. The committee serves as a forum for discussion of current planning data activities.
  2. Committee Membership (See member distribution chart attached.)
    1. Number of members at current time.
      1. Total   22
      2. Young   0
      3. Emeritus   1
      4. International   1
  3. Paper Review: 
    1. Number of papers reviewed during the last year   15
    2. Number of papers recommended for publication   4
  4. Annual Meeting Sessions Sponsored (Lists of sessions for the last year are attached.)
    1. Number of paper or conference sessions at the last annual meeting   1
    2. Number of workshop sessions at the last annual meeting   1
    3. Number of poster sessions at the last annual meeting   1
    4. Number of co-sponsored sessions at the last annual meeting   5
    5. Number of published sessions at the last annual meeting   1
    6. Number of unpublished sessions at the last annual meeting   0
  5. Research Problem Statements (Problem statements submitted in last year are attached.)
    1. Number of problem statements submitted last year  1 (Integrating Traditional Traffic and Operations Data for Use by the Operations Community)
  6. List of Critical and Cross-Cutting Issues (Issues the committee plans to address are attached.)
  7. Other Activities Sponsored During the Last Year:

    Integrating Roadway, Traffic, and Crash Data Peer Exchange – Held November 1-2, 2006.  Circular published December, 2006.
  8. Appendix – Annual Meeting Sessions:

ABJ20 - Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems

Paper or Conference Session (S)s

373 (TPS07-023)

Monday, January 22, 2007, 3:45pm- 5:30pm, Hilton, Georgetown East
Highway Performance Monitoring System Reassessment Update
David R. Winter, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs; Committee on Travel Survey Methods; Committee on Highway Traffic Monitoring; Committee on Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems

The Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)is currently undergoing a reassessment to ensure that it best meets the goals of its users and customers in 2010 and beyond. The reassessment is intended to respond to current and future business needs, address new data needs in SAFETEA-LU, capitalize on changing technology, and where possible address resource constraints and institutional changes. This session highlights the recommended changes to HPMS including structure of the database, data items, data quality, and process improvement.

Federal Data User Perspective (P07-1054)
     Edward Crichton, Federal Highway Administration
AASHTO Perspective (P07-1055)
     Janet Oakley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
State Perspective (P07-1056)
     William R. Cloud, Montana Department of Transportation

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Paper or Conference Session (S)s

163 (TPW07-005)

Sunday, January 21, 2007, 1:30pm- 5:00pm, Hilton, Monroe East
Benchmarking for Data Stewardship in Asset Management
Jack R. Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems; Committee on Information Systems and Technology; Committee on Transportation Asset Management

Effective management of enterprise data is the cornerstone for any optimized decision making related to asset management. During the 2006 TRB Annual Meeting, the workshop Data Stewardship: Meeting the Challenges of Enterprise Data Management demonstrated the technical elements of data stewardship and helped to identify the major challenges. The current workshop will build on that work and focus on the best practices in managing data stewardship. The workshop includes benchmarking best practices from other industries and a synthesis of initiatives and findings from other industries related to data stewardship. Relating the lessons learned, pitfalls, and best practices that can be implemented into the transportation domain will be explored.

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Published Meeting - Committee (M)s

TPM07-010 

Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 8:00am-12:00pm, Hilton, Caucus
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee
Anita Vandervalk, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems

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ABJ20 Cosponsored Sessions (only editable by the primary committee sponsor)

TPS07-005 

Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:00am- 9:45am, Hilton, Lincoln East
Safety Management and Asset Management
Thomas Maze, Iowa State University, presiding

SAFETEA-LU requires the development of state Strategic Highway Safety Plans, which include safety analysis for all public roads. There is clearly a need for better coordination and integration of data and decision making from various asset management systems within states. This session explores approaches to integrating safety management and asset management and reports on discussions at a recent peer exchange focusing on data integration.

Integrating Safety and Physical Assets in the Financial Decision-Making Process (P07-0065)
     Lowell R. Clary, Florida Department of Transportation

What Needs to Take Place at the National Level to Integrate Resource Decision Making Across Safety and Other Asset Categories (P07-0066)
     Anthony R. Kane, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Integration of Safety Information with Physical Asset Information for Decision Making (P07-0195)
     C. Douglass Couto, Michigan Department of Information Technology

Safety Management Data and Asset Management Data Integration Peer Exchange (P07-0196)
     James P. Hall, University of Illinois, Springfield

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TPS07-008 

Monday, January 22, 2007, 7:30pm- 9:30pm, Hilton, Lincoln East
Agile Data Standards Development: Pipe Dream or Possibility?
Jack R. Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, presiding

Challenges and Opportunities (P07-0035)
     Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners
Archived Data User Service (P07-0036)
     Shawn M. Turner, Texas Transportation Institute
Traffic Management Data Dictionary (P07-0037)
     Robert Rausch, TransCore
The Case for Standardizing Household Travel Surveys (P07-1337)
     Chester G. Wilmot, Louisiana State University

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TPS07-010 

Monday, January 22, 2007, 10:15am-12:00pm, Hilton, Georgetown West
Building a Business Case for Data Programs: Barriers, Successes, and Expanding the Success
Patricia S. Hu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, presiding

Resource allocation and investment decisions that are based on accurate and timely data can save time and resources in the long run. That said, the development and sustenance of data programs continue to be absent in the business plans and strategies of many organizations. Since data programs require significant funding and enterprise-wide support, it is essential to build a business case for data programs. A data program with objectives clearly linked to performance measures and business results and backed with a solid business case is less vulnerable to budget cuts.

This session will share successful examples of how public agencies and industry have built a business case for their data programs.

Do We Really Need Transportation Data? (P07-1042)
     Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration
Leading with Data (P07-1006)
     David S. Ekern, Virginia Department of Transportation
Data in Managing a Multi-Billion-Dollar Transportation Enterprise (P07-1007)
     Randell H. Iwasaki, California Department of Transportation
Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Motor Carrier Safety (P07-1008)
     Terry T. Shelton, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Panel Discussion: Road to More Success (P07-1043)

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TPS07-012 

Monday, January 22, 2007, 10:15am-12:00pm, Hilton, Lincoln East
Improving Highway Safety Through Better Crash Data Systems
Anthony R. Kane, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, presiding

Each state currently collects, captures, maintains, and analyzes traffic accident data to improve safety through highway engineering, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and driver education. SAFETEA-LU includes resources for making investments in individual state systems and creating a national data repository to improve the richness of available data and raise the utility of safety investments. This session looks at where we are in building better data systems, grants available for these initiatives, the elements of successful awards, and state needs. Participants will discuss progress made the past year and future safety data system needs.
Safety Data Improvement Grants from SAFETEA-LU (P07-0832)
     Jack Oates, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Strategic Highway Safety Plans and Data Needs to Support Them (P07-0833)
     Robert Pollack, Federal Highway Administration
Safety Data Systems Task Group of AASHTO Subcommittee on Safety (P07-0831)
     Tom Michael Welch, Iowa Department of Transportation
Highlights of TRB Safety Peer Exchange (P07-0839)
     Anita Vandervalk, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

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TPS07-028 

Monday, January 22, 2007, 3:45pm- 5:30pm, Hilton, Lincoln East
Semantic Data Models: Building a Foundation for Data Sharing
Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, presiding

This session presents the latest research into developing a new generation of transportation data models that will provide the future foundation for data sharing across the World Wide Web. Participants will gain an appreciation for how formal semantic modeling can open up new possibilities for improved search and visualization applications. They will also gain an understanding of the critical challenges involved and have the opportunity to discuss future research and application needs.

Transportation Asset Management and Visualization Using Semantic Models and Google Earth (07-0570)
     Michael T. Darter, University of California, Davis
     Ty A. Lasky, University of California, Davis
     Bahram Ravani, University of California, Davis
Semantically Interoperable Transportation Data Model: Methodology and Application (07-1132)
     Sung-Gheel Jang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
     Tschangho John Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ontology Engineering for Management of Data in the Transportation Domain (07-1549)
     Adolfo Benjamin Matamoros, University of Kansas

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