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... 34 chapter five CASE EXAMPLES Following are specific examples reported by airports and public agencies interviewed that exemplify effective GIS data sharing and resource collaboration. Each example focuses on a specific activity or approach that has been successful for the airports and agencies involved, listed here and detailed below: • Standards enforced by regulation, along with consistent leadership and committed management (and a bit of perseverance and patience)
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... 35 not all, of the 3,330 airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) in a phased approach that is described in the FAA's Airports GIS Transition Policy (DeLeon and O'Donnell 2012)
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... 36 standards will continue to elevate the robustness and compatibility of airport data and that the program will encourage data sharing within the aviation industry. If this trend continues, the FAA Airports GIS may likely become one of the largest and most universally beneficial hubs for GIS data sharing and collaboration of its kind.
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... 37 exchange. The airport estimates that 50% of its data specifications are influenced by FAA regulations, another 10% by city requirements, and the remaining 40% by internal airport customer needs.
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... 38 has used Open Source GIS software to deploy an aircraft noise monitoring application accessible to the public (Figure 18)
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... 39 version of MapIt (Figure 19) ; however, additional data and functionality are provided by MapIt Pro, which is a subscription-based service.
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... 40 own GIS program. The county provides GIS data and infrastructure in the form of application hosting, network storage, and licenses for ESRI and Oracle software.
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... 41 LAS VEGAS -- EARLY ADOPTERS REAPING THE BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION Airports: Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) , Henderson Executive Airport (HND)
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... 42 ABU DHABI -- FORMALIZED COLLABORATION THROUGH AN SDI Airports: Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) , Al Ain International Airport (AAN)
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... 43 Island Airport (ZDY) , and Sir Bani Yas Island Airport (XSB)
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... 44 a variety of customized reports via a link to the Business Objects enterprise reporting system. The underlying spatial data are also complemented by data from the airport's EnterpriseOne (E1)
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... 45 SANDAG is comprised of 18 cities and counties that serve as a forum for regional decisionmaking. SANDAG facilitates consensus building and strategic planning, and allocates or obtains resources to support building, engineering, and planning public transportation in an effort to increase the quality of life in the region.
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... 46 In addition to the technical collaboration described previously, financial support of the aerial collection effort is also being coordinated. Having contributed to Metro's data collection activities in the past, the Port already has a mechanism in place to support this exchange.

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