Statewide Data and Information Systems Committee
08/2000 – Performance Measures
03/2001 – Data Integration
07/2001 – Adding Value with Data Collection Programs
03/2002 – Using Spatial Data, Tools and Technologies to Improve the Delivery of Transportation Programs
05/2003 – Data Partnering
06/2004 -- Data Business Plans
SESSIONS SPONSORED
Workshop 121
Changes to U.S. Department of Transportation National Crossing Inventory File and Certain State Initiatives
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
Tim Baker, Colorado Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by:
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Note: The National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory File database is a source governmental agency, railroads, and independent researchers can use to research the 277,000 crossings in the nation. Combined with the Crossing Accident-Incident File, the inventory file identifies the most risky crossings for improvements by using the Accident Prediction Model. This workshop will cover the background and purpose of the file, how it works, and how to access data.
Changes to the DOT National Crossing Inventory File and Proposed Changes (P08-1082)
Thomas P. Woll, Federal Railroad Administration
New Mexico DOT HiiRide Railroad Inventory Database (P08-1751)
Henry R. Gonzales, New Mexico DOT
Dinetha Thompson, ATTVenture Limited
Oklahoma DOT Railroad Crossing Inventory System (P08-1753)
Brann Greager, Jacobs Carter Burgess
Joe R. Kyle, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Comprehensive Rail Crossing Inventory File Upgrade: Illinois Experience (P08-1084)
James P. Hall, University of Illinois, Springfield
Workshop 122
Data Stewardship: Lessons Learned and Benefits
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
Jack R. Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, presiding
Sponsored by:
Transportation Asset Management Committee (ABC40)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Information Systems and Technology Committee (ABJ50)
Note: Data stewardship is key to successful and efficient decision making, especially in road inventory and asset management. This workshop aims at showcasing actual cases of data stewardship in state departments of transportation, including data stewardship organizational architectures, technologies used, and implementation practices. The role of metadata and data standards in the successful implementation of data management systems will be highlighted.
Data Stewardship: A Trilogy (P08-1179)
Jack R. Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Virgina Department of Transportation Approach to Data Stewardship (P08-1180)
Jeff Price, Virginia Department of Transportation
Florida Enterprise Geographic Information System and Unified Base Map: Lessons Learned (P08-1214)
Anita Vandervalk-Ostrander, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Kansas Department of Transportation Experience with Asset Management and Its Supporting Data (P08-1508)
Richard W. Miller, Kansas Department of Transportation
Sustainable Infrastructure: Techniques, Tools, & Guidelines (P08-1748)
Dana Vanier, National Research Council of Canada
Oregon Department of Transportation Approach to Data Stewardship (P08-1749)
Jerri L. Bohard, Oregon Department of Transportation
Workshop 172
Recommended Revisions to AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Hilton
David W. Gardner, Ohio Department of Transportation, presiding
Sponsored by:
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Highway Traffic Monitoring Committee (ABJ35)
Note: An update to the AASHTO Guidelines for Traffic Data Programs, first published in 1992, was recently completed as an NCHRP study. The objective of the guidelines is to improve the quality of the traffic information that supports decisions at all levels of the transportation profession. This workshop will provide an overview of the recommended guidelines and discussion of the new guidelines.
Overview of New Guidelines (P08-1017)
Anita Vandervalk-Ostrander, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Travel Monitoring Guidelines: FHWA Perspective (P08-1089)
Harshad R. Desai, Federal Highway Administration
Traffic Data Guidelines: State Perspective (P08-1093)
David W. Gardner, Ohio Department of Transportation
Workshop 173
Remote Sensing Technologies for Transportation Applications
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Hilton
Robert Walker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presiding
Sponsored by:
Information Systems and Technology Committee (ABJ50)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection Committee (ABE40)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Committee (AFB80)
Note: This workshop considers practical uses of satellite and airborne collected remotely sensed data, derived information, and attendant geographic information system-based algorithms and software tools for use in transportation department functions. Results of the Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technology Study will be discussed with an emphasis on lessons learned and next steps. Case studies will demonstrate the broader application of these emerging tools.
Remote Sensing for Transportation Fundamentals (P08-0047)
Robert A. Shuchman, Michigan Tech Research Institute
Case Study: Michigan Department of Transportation Study on Transportation Applications of Restricted Use Technologies(P08-0049)
Colin Brooks, Michigan Tech Research Institute
Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technologies for Transportation Corridor and Environmental Planning(P08-0050)
Charles O'Hara, Mississippi State University
Case Study: Airfield Site Selection Using Visualization Tools (P08-0051)
Robert Walker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Case Study: Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment (P08-0205)
Andrew Kopeikin, Air Force Research Laboratory
Case Study: Freight Flow Modeling at Border Crossings for Congestion Mitigation(P08-0052)
Mark R. McCord, Ohio State University
Emerging Tools for Visualization (P08-0053)
Tyler Erickson, Michigan Tech Research Institute
Internet Map Services (P08-0054)
Colin Brooks, Michigan Tech Research Institute
Poster Session 252
Spectacular Data Mega Session
Monday, January 14, 2008, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
William L. Eisele, Texas Transportation Institute, presiding
Session 367
Findability of Transportation Information
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, presiding
Sponsored by:
Data and Information Systems Section (ABJ00)
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)
Note: This session will bring together providers and users of both structured datasets and unstructured information related to transportation to discuss strategies for improving our ability to find information when it is needed. First, we will hear from representatives of information sharing initiatives. Then, we will facilitate a discussion with the audience about their unsuccessful attempts to find transportation information, and what is needed to improve findability.
One-Stop Shopping for Regional Transportation Data: iNYMTC Information Gateway Vision and Progress (P08-0822)
Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Making Information Findable: State Department of Transportation Experience (P08-0916)
Ellen Oman, Washington State Department of Transportation
Making Information Findable: National Initiatives (P08-0961)
Amanda J. Wilson, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Improving Access to Transportation Documents: Roles of Repositories, Thesauri, Metadata, and Automated Keyword Generation(08-1064)
Marcus Ramsay Wigan, Oxford Systematics, Australia
Session 372
Simple Solutions to Complex Roadway Data Collection: Capture Versus Collection
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Anita Vandervalk-Ostrander, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by:
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Iowa DOT Data Partnerships(P08-1002)
Peggi Knight, Iowa Department of Transportation
Using Digital Imaging to Meet Multiple Asset Data Collection Requirements (P08-1065)
Jack R. Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Creating a State and Regional Road Data Collection Partnership in the Atlanta Urbanized Environment (P08-1069)
Jane H. Smith, Georgia Department of Transportation
Data Collection: Gateway to Asset Management (P08-1182)
Omar Smadi, Iowa State University
Building Data Collection into Business Processes (P08-1183)
Ronald L. Vibbert, Michigan Department of Transportation
Session 408
Sustaining Information Resources to Support Transportation Decisions
Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Hilton
Anita Vandervalk-Ostrander, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., presiding
Sponsored by:
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Information Systems and Technology Committee (ABJ50)
National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs Committee (ABJ10)
Note: More and more transportation agencies are viewing information and data programs as strategic business assets. This session will explore how and why information and data are becoming more critical to planning, policy, and program decisions. State department of transportation and national association speakers will share approaches to building cooperative and collaborative information programs that align with and support transportation decision making.
Making the Case for Information Assets (P08-1072)
Joseph L. Schofer, Northwestern University
Coordinating Data Business Plans with IT Plans: Building a Cooperative Framework (P08-1075)
C. Douglass Couto, Michigan Department of Information Technology
State Perspectives from Virginia (P08-1076)
Catherine McGhee, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Jeff Price, Virginia Department of Transportation
National Perspectives and Visions for Information and Data Programs (P08-1078)
Janet Oakley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Session 681
Travel Data Users Forum: How Will the Changing Cost of Energy Affect Personal Travel?
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Hilton
Ed Christopher, Federal Highway Administration, presiding
Sponsored by:
Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ30)
National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs Committee (ABJ10)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Note: The 4th Annual Travel Data Users Forum explores one of the most important questions facing the transportation community and examines what data are needed to answer the question. Attendees will gain information to begin to shape and refine their own answers to this most important question.
Setting the Energy Cost Stage (P08-0360)
David L. Greene, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
What is the MPO Perspective? (P08-0188)
Charles L. Purvis, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
State Department of Transportation Perspective (P08-0206)
Nathan S Erlbaum, New York State Department of Transportation
Is Transit Part of the Equation? (P08-1681)
Steven E. Polzin, University of South Florida
View form a Traffic Data Perspective (P08-1682)
David W. Gardner, Ohio Department of Transportation
Session 684
Local and Statewide Coordination in Safety Data Programs
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Marriott
Anthony R. Kane, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, presiding
Sponsored by:
Policy and Organization Group (AB000)
System Users Group (AN000)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation Committee (ANB20)
Transportation Safety Management Committee (ANB10)
Note: To make highway safety improvements, good integrated safety information allows for better problem identification, countermeasure development, and evaluation of implementations. However, most states maintain roadway and traffic data only for state-owned roadways. With advancements in information technology and coordination between local and state entities, these data for local roads can be reasonably collected and integrated.
Example from State Perspective (P08-0025)
Peggi Knight, Iowa Department of Transportation
Tom Michael Welch, Iowa Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Planning Organization Perspective (P08-0026)
Jessica Hutton, Midwest Research Institute
Local Perspective (P08-0027)
Stanley F. Polanis, City of Winston-Salem