A Synthesis of Data Management Practices in the Midwestern DOTs

2017PDFTech Reporthttp://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nextrans/assets/pdfs/166UWY2.2_Summary and Final Technical Report.pdfNEXTRANS Project No. 166UWY2.2DTRT12-G-UTC05Database management systemsEvaluation and assessmentFreight transportationState departments of transportationSurveysarchitecture and integrationcollaborationdata strategygovernancequalitylife-cycle managementNorth Central StatesUnited StatesNEXTRANS Center (U.S.)Adams, TeresaHart, MariaNirattiwongsakorn, PhannisaRogers, SophiaWessel, SamuelNEXTRANS Center (U.S.)University of Wisconsin--MadisonUnited States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and TechnologyNTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and PolicyUS Transportation CollectionThis report presents a snapshot of freight data synthesis and management practices at state transportation agencies (DOTs) in the Midwest. The scope of practices includes data architecture and integration, data collaboration, data strategy and governance. Mode categorizes freight datasets and business processes\u2014highway, rail, air, water, and local roads. The scope of data considered is limited to freight data, defined as all data used to understand freight issues and activities. The State DOTs of the Mid-America Freight Coalition were invited to participate in the project. Wisconsin DOT staff participated in developing the survey instrument. Staff from the DOTs of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri participated by responding to the survey. The result of the project is a tool for assessing a transportation agency\u2019s capability maturity for freight data management