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What’s Next for the Transit GIS Community
Summary & SynthesisEd Wells, WMATA
Michael L. Pack, UMD CATT LabMartin Catala, USF CUTR
Ed Wells, WMATA
Innovations In Applications: Five Sessions
• Innovative Transit Mapping & Design• Title VI & Paratransit• Viz in Transit Planning• Transit Agency GIS Innovation & Apps• Web-Mapping and the Cloud
What are the takeaways, and what is next?
Apps: The Audience Matters
Vs.
Internal- Engineers- Planners- Operations
External- Legislators- Media- Decision Makers- Public
Apps: Key Insights
• Open Data enables creativity• Developers• Students• Industry
• It’s not all about me!• Other data adds value
• Too many silos. GIS can help to break down those silos IF the right people are involved and aware!
• Moving towards automation of analysis.
Apps: Lingering Questions
• Do we have everyone in the room? Where are the engineers? Just GIS folks? Communication between stakeholders is key.
• Are we leveraging the right tools? • Open Source vs. Proprietary• Free vs. Paid
• GIS—Are we too tied to maps? Does the rest of the world understand us, and how does perception hurt us.
• Do our current tools enable us or limit us?
• Different stakeholders seem to refer to items and data differently.
• Can we standardize terms and appropriate synonyms and formats for our industry and our clients (with respect to transit assets and attributes)?
Apps: Next Steps & Research Needs
• Webinars (or other peer exchange) on a more regular basis to showcase effective practices is key.
• How do our tools compare to other industries?
• Can we leverage each other’s products?• Minimize costs• Advance technology
• Data consolidation and data entry remain an issue that limits productivity. Why?
Martin Catala, USF CUTR
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