Roadway Data Extraction Tool User Guide

Federal Highway Administration2016PDFTech ReportKraus, EdgarLe, JerrySharma, SushantUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of SafetyTexas A&M Transportation InstituteLeidos, Inc.Pollack, RobertUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of SafetyUnited StatesTraffic dataGeographic information systemsTechnical assistanceFundamental Data ElementsData IntegrationData ExtractionGISFHWA-SA-17-029DTFH61-10-D-00024Pollack, RobertThe Roadway Data Extraction Technical Assistance Program (RDETAP) assists state and local agencies with the expansion and enhancement of roadway data inventories with regard to the Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE) and other roadway data elements.The RDETAP developed a management information system called the Roadway Data Extraction (RDE) Tool.This Tool was developed to assist states extract and integrate critical data from available data sources and incorporate new value-adding data elements into existing roadway data inventories. The objective of the RDE Tool User Guide is to document and explain the steps and processes used in extracting roadway inventory data from existing data sources using the RDE Tool.The intended audience for the user guide are transportation agency personnel with a good working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that intend to extract data from various sources for use in safety analyses.This guidebook assumes that the RDE Tool has been modified and adapted to work with the transportation agency\u2019s GIS.The RDE Tool User Guide provides an overview of the RDE Tool and details steps to execute GIS tools and models to extract, update, and export geospatial data for use in safety analyses, including intersections, intersection legs, ramps, and segments.The RDE Tool User Guide is a companion product to the RDE Tool Implementation and Programming Guide that outlines steps needed to adapt and implement the RDE Tool and which is intended for advanced GIS users and programmers.95