GIS in decision support

PDFPresentationsGeographic information systemsState departments of transportationCase studiesDecision makingTransportation planningLand useUnited StatesJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)Poe, CarsonJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)NTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Land UseVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterIn 2005 and 2006, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Interstate and Border Planning (HEPI), along with several state transportation executives, conducted a series of site visits to transportation agencies and GIS vendors to identify the critical information that state DOTs use in making investment decisions in the latest geospatial technologies. Following the scan, FHWA HEPI and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) hosted a one-day workshop to discuss the scan findings. One of the workshop recommendations was to document state DOTs' trade; various business models for implementing geospatial technologies. The outcome would be a resource to share lessons learned and effective practices among state DOTs