GIS: A Comprehensive History From the Victorian Era to Present. Matthew West DVRPC Slide 1 of 237

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1 GIS: A Comprehensive History From the Victorian Era to Present DVRPC Slide 1 of 237

2 GIS in the Victorian Age Little known fact: GIS actually began in the early stages of the Victorian Era Through the Industrial Revolution

3 APRIL FOOLS!

4 Interactive Detour Route Mapping Linking GIS, Cartographic Design & Web Development ESRI Transportation Special Interest Group (SIG) Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Philadelphia, PA April 1, 2009 Presenter: Sr. Transportation Planner DVRPC

5 Personal Introduction Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission á Philadelphia Region s Metropolitan Planning Organization Office Transportation Operations Management á Focus: Operational improvements & regional coordination Current Efforts in Transportation Operations á Regional Integrated Multi-modal Information Sharing (RIMIS) á Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture á Incident Management Task Forces

6 Project Introduction Origination á DVRPC s involvement in regional ITS efforts á Coordination with PennDOT 6-0 TMC Goal á Transform hardcopy detour route maps into an interactive internet browser-based format Process á Identify & digitize pertinent data á Transfer data into re-designed map format á Transfer maps into web application Result á Simplified method for traffic operations staff & first responders to obtain and utilize detour information

7 Philosophical Considerations Practice Good GIS á Foundation of the project á Setting up the data to talk Practice Good Cartography á Time is quality á The three C s Communication Communication Communication Practice Good Web Development á Know the strengths & limitations of software á Know your audience

8 Philosophical Considerations Simplicity

9 Design Overview Phase I: GIS á Software used: ESRI ArcGIS á Determine which data are useful Incident Location Primary & Secondary Detour Routes Traffic Control Points á Create the dataset Develop unique ID system that links data Points & Linear Features á Export data Detour data & base layers Scale bar

10 Design Overview Phase II: Cartographic Design & Production á Software used: Adobe Illustrator á Two Products Detour maps Static.pdf documents Ultimate end product New map template Geography, Turn-by-turn directions, Contact information Animation maps Interactive base maps Intermediate steps to reach.pdfs Website template Regions, Routes, Incident locations

11 Design Overview Multi-page Map & Directions Single Page.pdf

12 Design Overview Animation Maps

13 Design Overview Phase III: Web Development á Software used: Adobe Flash á Import vector data from Illustrator Organization of data is key á Animate the intermediate data Multiple layers to & from animation á Link the detour map Each incident location tied to a.pdf

14 Design Overview Adobe Flash

15 Design Overview Summary á Maximize the strengths of each software platform GIS for GIS Illustrator for Graphic Design Flash for Web Animation á Vector data is vector data Translates well at each stage Keeps getting better á Simplicity Keep bells & whistles syndrome in check

16 Application Overview Step 1: Select Region Step 2: Select County Step 5: View/Download/Print/ Map Step 3: Select Highway Step 4: Select Incident Location

17 Design Issues Expansion into Multi-State Effort á Two unique map formats PennDOT: Re-designed one-page maps NJDOT: Multi-page maps Data Sensitivity á Two online versions General public Password protected Online registration form Online vs. Offline á Maximize application use á Downloadable stand-alone version For use on mobile data terminals where internet access is limited or non-existent

18 Application Use Registered Users á 89 Registered Users á Mostly PA & NJ Promotion á Regional & local presentations / demonstrations á Word of mouth á Information card Detachable business card Expanded use á Beyond the DVRPC region

19 Interactive Detour Route Mapping Linking GIS, Cartographic Design & Web Development Questions?