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Appendix A: Capabilities Checklists
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Appendix A Step 1: Specify & Define Data Determine what types of data are needed, how data will be used within TPM business processes, and, based on this, specify attributes, scope, level of spatial granularity, and frequency of updates. Basic o The business need for data has been identified and documentation of this need is available for future reference.
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Appendix A Step 2: Obtain Data Acquire the data needed to support the entire TPM process including data needed to calculate performance measures, understand trends, set realistic targets, and improve performance. Basic o Data collection procedures and protocols are defined and documented.
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Step 3: Store & Manage Data Determine where and how to store the data, how much data to keep, how data can be integrated across repositories, and which best practices should be implemented for QA and documentation. Basic o Data needed for TPM is stored in databases that are managed and regularly backed-up to provide protection from unauthorized access and corruption.
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Appendix A Step 4: Share Data Share transportation performance data across business units within an agency, across agencies, or with the general public. Basic o Employees are aware of key performance data sources within the agency.
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Appendix A Step 5: Analyze & Use Data Use analysis tools to convert data into information, identify intended uses and users for these tools, designate one or more individuals to develop specialized experience with these tools, and use these tools to support decision making. Basic o Analysts are aware of and taking advantage of existing commercial off-the-shelf, open source, and publicly available tools for analysis, visualization, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
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Appendix A Management and Use of Data for Transportation Performance Management: Guide for Practitioners Step 6: Present & Communicate Data Interpret performance results, develop effective ways of communicating narratives based on the data, create visualizations in a variety of formats, and identify needs for data improvement or augmentation. Basic o Managers and analysts meet to review and interpret performance results.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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