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From page 38... ... 3 8 APPENDIX D Descriptions of Workshops AGENDA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 8:30–10:00 a.m. Opening Session WELCOME AND OVERVIEW Ysela Llort, State Transportation Planner, Florida Department of Transportation FEDERAL INITIATIVES IN SPATIAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE Ashish Sen, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE Harvey Miller, Professor, University of Utah 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... AGENDA, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2002 8:30–10:00 a.m. Critical Perspectives on Spatial Information Infrastructure to Support Multimodal Transportation Organizations Moderator: Michael J Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... limited. In this high-mobility and information technology–based world, activities are increasingly being disconnected from place (for example, work can occur at an office, at home, at a coffee shop, or in a park) Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... resolutions. Many of the data date back to the 1940s. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... of this. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... understand the condition of this infrastructure, which of course has spatial needs. Capital Program Monitoring Finally, the management of the capital program requires tracking the progress of many concurrent construction efforts. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... integration helps identify duplicative service and gaps that contribute to congestion and inefficient travel. For example, it allows assessment of travel time equilibrium between modes in critical transportation corridors. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... Single Modal Focus There is a lack of motivation to collect data other than those needed for business. Few service providers have broad multimodal operational responsibilities. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Quantifying the Value of Sharing Multimodal Data • How do the regional and local economies benefit? • Examine linkages from demographics to jobs to mode. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... • What are the costs, time, and capacity functions to capture intermodal movements? • Is the infrastructure that makes the intermodal movements possible fixed or movable? Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... standards among modes should be developed. This would allow decentralized use of spatial data at all organizational levels. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... has major multimodal components. Access to and sharing of freight data -- commodity flows, preferred routes or modes, or cost–benefit analyses -- would be useful in identifying the best applications of spatial technology. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... AGENDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002 8:30–10:00 a.m. Opening Session WELCOME AND OVERVIEW Ysela Llort, State Transportation Planner, Florida Department of Transportation FEDERAL INITIATIVES IN SPATIAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE Ashish Sen, Director, BTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE Xavier Lopez, Oracle Corporation 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... BTS is working to develop GIS-based tools to identify potential bottlenecks and to study traffic congestion around airports. It has used GIS to assess public transportation in connection with welfare-to-work in the Boston metropolitan area. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... freight container origins and destinations should be mapped for security, safety, and commercial purposes. RAIL Raphael Kedar, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Railroad Administration Mr. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... Other promising RS technologies now under testing for use in commercial aviation include IFSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) and hyperspectral imagery. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... State departments of transportation across the country are moving from a transportation construction mode to an operations and maintenance mode. Congestion and safety issues are paramount to the customer, and real-time information on system condition is essential to efficient operation. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... The first example was an earthquake in the state of Washington. An earthquake model is used to assess the impacts and how to react. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... A significant challenge to the highway safety arena with respect to spatial information is how to integrate disparate safety data sets, which traditionally are not location based. These include public opinion surveys, child safety seat clinics, safety belt use (by age, location in car) Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... gained, both in obtaining and in providing this information, through establishment of a clearinghouse at the USDOT level. Topic 3: Actions That USDOT Could Take to Improve the Understanding and Use of Spatial Information Technologies Within the Transportation Community Best Practices Develop and distribute a catalog of best practices in the use of spatial data technologies in multimodal situations. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... to identify and correct deficiencies that could limit the effective use of spatial data during an emergency. It would also help showcase the value of spatial data. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... AGENDA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2002 9:00–10:30 a.m. Opening Session WELCOME AND OVERVIEW Ysela Llort, State Transportation Planner, Florida Department of Transportation INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS PROJECT SPONSOR REMARKS Ashish Sen, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics INTERGOVERNMENTAL INITIATIVES IN SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Anthony Frater, Office of Management and Budget 11:00 a.m.–noon New Tools and Techniques for Spatial Decision Support Moderator: Michael J Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... Secretary of Transportation Mineta have expressed support for technology and the use of geospatial data for decision making. BTS has taken the lead in developing a data exchange standard for roads for the Geospatial One-Stop, part of the Bush administration's strategy for expanding Internet-based electronic government. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... mobility, security, safety, and capacity. GIS are a tool to address these issues. Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... available internally, FAA is hoping to establish a national data set with intranet (not Internet) access. Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... the use of GIS for job access analysis. It also highlights one of the critical elements in using spatial data. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... ers may not be able to specify what they want, but they may know it when they see it. Opportunities Transportation infrastructure equates to spatial information. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... Public–Private Partnerships While public–private partnerships appear attractive, they are difficult to operationalize on a day-to-day basis. USDOT could take the initiative to work with the private sector. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... LCDR Robert Hennessy, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Marine Safety, Information Resources Application Development Branch Jill L Read the entire page →

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... 3 8 APPENDIX D Descriptions of Workshops AGENDA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 8:30–10:00 a.m. Opening Session WELCOME AND OVERVIEW Ysela Llort, State Transportation Planner, Florida Department of Transportation FEDERAL INITIATIVES IN SPATIAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE Ashish Sen, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE Harvey Miller, Professor, University of Utah 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.