NSGIC

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NSGIC
NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL
Transportation For the Nation Pennsylvanias
Vision Jim Knudson
2105 Laurel Bush Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015
443-640-1075 www.nsgic.org
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Pennsylvania Transportation

• PENNDOT has been a GIS user since the late
  1980s, part of Planning and Research
• PENNDOT road GIS data derived from Quad Sheets
  that were scanned and digitized, then corrected
  over the past 12 years on DOQQs
• Many counties started with PENNDOT road data and
  then built their own transportation data sets
• PENNDOT GIS started working on other modes of
  transportation to include rail, airports, ports,
  public transit, intermodal, etc.

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Pennsylvania Transportation

• Most PENNDOT data is shared publicly through the
  State GIS Clearinghouse, PA Spatial Data Access
  (PASDA)
• Used extensively by many parties in the
  Commonwealth
• Most PENNDOT legacy data is tied and referenced
  through the centerline file

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Pennsylvania Transportation

• PENNDOT has been a major participant for many
  years working with PAMAGIC, I-Team, and PGDSS to
  define PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standards
  (PGDSS) and the road data model
• Many new legacy system rewrites and ITS projects,
  all will use GT/GIS in the future

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Transportation for the Nation

• Must have a national data model FIRST!
• Creating a national transportation data model, we
  must consider the following use cases for roads
• Cartography mapping portrayal
• Addressing Model/Geocoding
• Dynamic Segmentation
• Routing/Driving Directions

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Transportation for the Nation

• Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) is a
  good example of how states can share standardized
  data to create the National Highway Planning
  Network (NHPN) requires annual data submission
  by each DOT, GIS representation is requested by
  FHWA if available

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• States maintain the highway system
• Counties and local governments maintain local
  roads
• Counties maintain addressing for E-9-1-1
• Municipalities open and name the roads
• Federal agencies fund DOTs and local projects
• Everyone needs a comprehensive road network
• Spending taxpayer dollars at all levels, not
  fully capitalizing on the investments

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• Statewide Road Networks Today
• PENNDOT state highway network, local roads
  included but only contain name, no addressing or
  other attributes
• TANA enterprise license used by all state
  agencies, used by numerous Regional
  Counter-Terrorism Task Forces, first responders
  (fire, police), counties and municipalities

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• Whats Coming
• PAMAP County Data Sharing
• Road and Other Transportation framework layers
• But will not be complete for all 67 counties
• PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standards
• Minimal data standards for data sharing,
  including PAMAP
• Issues raised with attributes by PAMAP vector
  plan
• Federated GIS Pilot Project 11 counties
• PGDSS Road Pilot Project 6 counties

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• E-9-1-1, other public safety dispatching needs
• Road Closures flooding, hazmat, etc.
• Vehicle Routing/Access pandemic and SNS
  vaccination planning
• Cartography all roads named on maps

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
  Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users
  (SAFETEA-LU) - August 2005 http//www.fhwa.dot.go
  v/safetealu/summary.htm
• Improving Safety
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) - 5.1B
• Railway-Highway Crossing Program - 880M
• 90M High Risk Rural Roads
• Requires State Strategic Highway Safety Plans
  (SHSP)
• ALL PUBLIC ROADS - must include all roads for
  Crash Reporting and Analysis, etc.

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Why is TFTN Necessary?

• SAFETEA-LU (contd)
• Improving Safety
• Safe Routes to Schools
• Congestion Relief
• Real-Time System Management Information Program -
  all states - real time traffic, congestion,
  weather, incidents, traveler information, DATA
  EXCHANGE FORMATS within 2 years!
• Maximizing Mobility
• Surface Transportation Program - 32.5B through
  2009, 10 of state funds for transportation
  enhancement activities

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Pennsylvania Data Priorities

• Topography (PAMAP)
• Imagery (PAMAP, IFTN)
• Roads (PGDSS, PAMAP, IFTN, TANA)
• Parcels
• Critical Infrastructure
• Buildings

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Pennsylvania Transportation Experience

• Jim has been a consultant for 17 of last 20
  years, mostly in Transportation
• Jim worked onsite as Project Manager for a large
  contractor team supporting PENNDOT GIS for 3
  years
• Jim has been involved in GIS-T, TRB, AASHTO, HEEP
  and other national transportation organizations
  and conferences

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Pennsylvania Transportation Experience

• Transportation Experience
• IBM GIS Worldwide Transportation Partner
• IBM Transportation GIS Data Model
• ESRI UNETRANS Model Input
• Ports and Waterways
• Highway System - Highway, Bridge, Linear
  Referencing, ITS, VideoLog, Straight Lines
• Rail Passenger (BR) and Freight (UPRR)

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Pennsylvania Transportation Experience

• PA Geospatial Technologies Office (GTO) is
  building a transportation portal to tie
  operational data into a common enterprise
  database
• Need access to static and real-time
  transportation data
• Will tie in weather, ITS devices (HAR, traffic,
  DMS, cameras, etc.)

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Pennsylvania Transportation Experience

• PGDSS includes a transportation definition, being
  reviewed to create version 3.0 and a true data
  model this year
• Reviewed against PAMAP vector data plan and list
  of issues and potential changes identified

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Toward a National Transportation Standard and
Program - TFTN

• Must
• Have a federal sponsor (FHWA, USDOT?)
• Have a legislative champion
• Provide an incentive/cost sharing program
• Be marketed to all parties
• Not duplicate other programs (HPMS, etc.)
• Should look for opportunities to participate
  instead of setting up a new program?

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Pennsylvania Summary -Transportation for the
Nation

• Next steps
• Write a charter for TFTN Is it roads only or
  all transportation?
• Work with FHWA, USDOT, DHS to gain support for
  the TFTN
• Determine existing initiatives to get involved in
• Find a legislative champion
• Gather concepts, standards, lessons learned and
  best practices from all states
• Consider funding models