Progress Report The Great Lakes Maritime Information Delivery System

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Progress ReportThe Great Lakes Maritime
Information Delivery System

• The University of Toledo
• November 7, 2006

Intermodal Transportation Institute
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
BACKGROUND Upper Midwest Freight Corridor
Study (Mississippi Valley Freight Corridors
Coalition) To establish a regional approach
for improving freight transportation in the Upper
Midwest To establish multi-state,
multi- jurisdictional partnership of public
and private sector stakeholder interests. To
study short- and long-term issues surrounding
anticipated increases in freight movement and
impacts on the regions infrastructure and
economic health.
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

• BACKGROUND
• Upper Midwest Freight Corridor Study
• (Mississippi Valley Freight Corridors Coalition)
• Performance metrics in freight
• transportation
• To assess the following for all
• transportation modes
• Demand for freight transportation
• Infrastructure and system capacities
• Impact of government regulation
• Ongoing data collection efforts
• Midwest FreightView (MWFV)

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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

• GREAT LAKES DATA WORKSHOP JUNE 9, 2006
• l US Army Corps of Engineers l Transport Canada
• l Lakes Carriers Association l NOAA
• l Detroit Port Authority l Port of Duluth
• l Great Lakes Commission l St. Lawrence Seaway
• l US Maritime Administration l University of
  Toledo
• l American Great Lakes Ports Association
• l Canadian Chamber of Maritime Commerce
• l University of Wisconsin-Superior (GLMRI)
• l University of Minnesota Duluth (GLMRI)

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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE SYSTEM l Jobs   l
Economic impact of Great Lakes shipping   l The
value of shipping to states, cities regions,
etc. l Environmental impacts/benefits compared
to other modes   l Shipper savings associated
with GL MTS   l Congestion effects of other modes
in comparison to GL MTS   l Competition effects
of Maritime Transportation and rates in
contrast to other modes   l Safety issues with
diverting freight traffic to GL MTS
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DATA ACQUISITION l Cargo
flows  l Facilities (e.g., docks, terminals,
locks, etc.) l Linking Great Lakes maritime
freight movements and the economy of the Great
Lakes Region l Environmental Data (air, water,
ballast)   l Data to support air and water
pollution reductions based on diverting
traffic from highway l Data to support
comparative analysis of Great Lakes Fleet vs.
Railroads and Trucks   l Compiled lists of
current sources of data
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM l Detailed data
repository for vessel movements, port functions
commodity flows, economic activity,
environmental impacts, etc.   l An
Internet-based GIS data viewer (Citrix Metaframe
Delivery)   l An Internet-based information
delivery site for prepared maps, tables,
graphics, text, etc. l An information
clearinghouse and centralized data facility to
furnish links to other information resources,
(private firms, government agencies,
universities, etc.)   l A data exchange to
support user inquiries and furnish information
on demand 
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
DATA COLLECTED AND ADDED TO GIS
REPOSITORY Intrastate Employment patterns for
each commodity type by SIC, NAICS, (Demographics
Plus, Inc. Business Counts Database)   Population
and Socioeconomic data representing market
demand within the region   Port LocationsU.S.
(BTS National Transportation Atlas)   Waterway
NetworkGreat Lakes and Inland Waterways (Army
Corps of Engineers) Navigation Facilities,
Locks, etc.
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
DATA COLLECTED AND ADDED TO REPOSITORY,
Cont. Dock Locations and attributes US and
Canada 1. I.D. code number 10.
Latitude/Longitude   2. Name 11.
Operator   3. Location 12. Owner   4. Address /
Phone 13. Purpose 5. County 14. Slip length
/ width / depth   6. State/Province 15. Vessel
loading / unloading equipment   7. Waterway 16.
Vessel loading / unloading speed 8. Port 17.
Railway connections  9. Mile (river locations)
18. Notes of interest 
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
DATA COLLECTED AND ADDED TO REPOSITORY,
Cont. Port Operations Data such as Tonnages,
Commodities transshipped (Lake Carriers Assn.),
Vessels Serviced, Equipment, etc.   Baseline
2002 commodity flows through the Saint
Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes System obtained
from the FHWA Freight Analysis Framework
estimated from 2002 Commodity Flow Survey Data.
This data set provided the research team with a
skeleton framework upon which to add subsequent
flow data as it is obtained.
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
PROGRESS THUS FAR   Project Web Page
Information Delivery Service   l Basic prepared
maps for viewing and download among a variety
of jurisdictions county, congressional district,
etc.   l Prepared tables and graphs for viewing
and download,   l Simple mapping functions in the
data viewer,   l Query functions for more
advanced users, and   l Analysis functions and
specialized functions in the database for
advanced users. l Publishing function for
research results
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
PROGRESS THUS FAR   Project Web Page
Information Delivery Service   l Documentation of
database contents and information available
on the project web page l Technical manuals
available in .pdf format in downloadable form
for detailed directions on use   l Web-based
documentation / tutorials for instruction for
specific functions such as basic mapping, query
functions, and more advanced analysis
functions.   l On-line help functions for
routine problems  l Technical support via
telephone email
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
PROGRESS THUS FAR   Project Web
Page http//maritime.utoledo.edu
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
PROGRESS THUS FAR   The GIS data viewera brief
demonstration
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Viewer Display
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Pull Down Menu
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Display Highways
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Change Symbolization
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Open Ports from Pull Down Menu
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Display Ports
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June, 2006 Coal Tonnage Source Lake Carriers
Assn.
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Open Docks from Pull Down Menu
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Display Docks
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Highlight Individual Dock
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Tabular Display of Dock Data
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Display Waterway Network from Pull Down Menu
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Display Waterways Source Corps of Engineers
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Highlight Flow Lines from FAF Data
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Open Economic Data from Pull Down Menu
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Manufacturing Employment, Docks and Highways
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Refined Map Image
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Docks, Waterways and Railroads
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

• LOOKING AHEAD
• l Continual Updating and Additions to Project Web
  Site
• l Future Meetings with Partners and industry
  Stakeholders
• l Data Collection, Management and Information
  Delivery Efforts
• to Continue
• l Pursue opportunities for adopting automated
  data acquisition
• technologies--including AIS
• l Promote regional economic development in the
  Great Lakes
• through support of maritime industry
• l Great Lakes Maritime Exchange (MISNA)

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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

• LOOKING AHEAD
• Great Lakes Maritime Exchange (Affiliated with
  MISNA)
• l Advance Vessel Schedule Information
• including ETAs and ETDs
• l Actual Arrival and Departure Data
• l Advance and real-time vessel movement
  monitoring (AIS) 
• l Vessel Traffic Analysis
• l Historical Vessel Movement
• l Port and Terminal Utilization Studies
• l Promote Maritime Interests (MISNA, 2006)

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GREAT LAKES MARITIME IMFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
  Thank you Questions?
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