GIS in Transit - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

This session will focus on the latest techniques being used to gather and integrate Automated Fare Collection (AFC) data into Geographic Information Systems and the applications of this data in transit officials decision making process.

• Key Applications of Automated Fare Collection Data
  Howard Slavin & Jim Lam, Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA
  
  

• Farebox Data and GIS – Improving Data Quality
  Jill Bourget, Long Beach Transit, Long Beach, CA

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Joe Hughes will present “Google Transit, Open Data and the Transit Industry” over lunch on Tuesday, followed by dessert inthe exhibit hall.

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1:30pm - 3:00pm
Breakout Sessions

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Bus Stops
Hear how GIS is used to develop and monitor a bus stop inventory and its high importance for a transit agency. In addition, this session will provide information regarding real time bus information and how GIS data can be utilized to provide customers with critical bus arrival/departure information.

• Polk County Bus Stop Inventory Management System
  Martin Catala, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Tampa, FL
  
  
• Using GIS Data for Customer Amenities
  Kevin Hoyt, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St Petersburg, FL
  
  
• Solutions for Bus Stop Management
  Matt Goddard, Trapeze Software Group Inc, Mississauga, Canada
  
  

Providing viable access points to transit is critical to the success and usage of transit. This session will explore innovative methods to improve access to transit.

• Analysis of the Walking Environment, Developing a Tool to Facilitate Sustainability
  Lia Black and Cara Westerman, Sinclair Knight Merz, South Brisbane,  Australia
  
• Community Asset Mapping to Support Transit Planning
  Teresa Townsend, Planning Communities LLC, Orlando, FL  
  Allen Ibaugh, Data Transfer Solutions, Orlando, FL   
  
• Examining the Role of Accessibility in Increasing Transit Market Potential
  Srinivas Pulugurtha and Venkata Duddu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 

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3:30pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Sessions

Attendees will learn how to effectively plan and develop efficient strategies to move the transit industry forward. In addition, an understanding of specific data formats will be acquired and the new field of Transit Informatics will be defined.

• Data and Systems Integration for Improved Operational Performance and Service Decision
  Terry Bills, ESRI, Redlands, CA
  
  
• A Mass Transit Routing: A Data Perspective
  Ian White, Urban Mapping Inc, San Francisco, CA

• Defining Transit Informatics
  Martin Akerman, University of South Florida, Orlando, FL

 

 

This session will illustrate ways in which GIS can aid in planning and analysis. Examples will include station area and right-of-way planning, demographic modeling, Title VI compliance, and system performance meaurement.

• Developing an Accessible GIS for Regional Public Transportation Planning in the Tampa Bay Area
  Richard Pesco, Florida Department of Transportation, Tampa, FL
  
  
• Leveraging GIS to Systematically Evaluate Transit Service Design for Title VI
  Jason Podany, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
  
  
• Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority and GIS
  Brian Bollas, GISP, PB Americas, Tampa, FL

Learn more about the importance of GIS and how it is used to develop route planning and scheduling. These topics will explain the development of a web-based transit planner and a GIS-based application. The information provided will be valuable to transit agency managers, information system providers/researchers, and elected officials.

• Development of Web-Base Transit Trip Planner Using Service Oriented Architecture
  Daniel Jian Sun and Zhong-Ren Peng, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  

 

• Optimize Routes with ArcLogistics 
  Miguel Garriga, GISP, Geographic Systems LLC, Altamonte Springs, FL

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