Staying Relevant in the GIS World
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Staying Relevant in the GIS World A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson
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Staying Relevant in the GIS World. A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson. Background. The RTA is Ohio’s largest transit property. It is made up of 64 fixed-bus routes 1 heavy rail line 2.5 light rail lines 1 bus rapid transit line Paratransit - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Staying Relevant in the GIS World
A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges
Samantha Erickson
Background The RTA is Ohio’s largest transit property. It is made up of
− 64 fixed-bus routes− 1 heavy rail line− 2.5 light rail lines− 1 bus rapid transit line− Paratransit
48.2 million passenger trips in 2012 Service area 457 square miles,
1.4 million people
Funding - Operating Receive $0 from the State of Ohio
− Required to apply for Federal grants every year
− Only rural transit properties receive state operating assistance
1% of the county sales tax makes up about 70% of our operating budget
Passenger fares hover around 23%, bringing in $49.2 million in 2012
Funding - Capital Capital funding budget in 2012 was
$47.6 million Ohio’s state funding for public
transit equates to $0.92 per person. − Only 13 states rank lower
Of those, 10 have state populations under 5 million
Ohio population was 11.5 million in 2010.
Staying Relevant with Less
But authority-wide, TransitStat has saved us $48 million over five years. − Projects that make us more efficient− reduce costs− Only one project uses mapping as part of its
analysis
9 Divistions, 2 of which have ArcGIS− Two staff members with 10.1 licenses− Two staff members with 9.3 licenses− All four have job duties outside of mapping
Mapping Applications Bus Stop Inventory Bus Stop Reduction Google Transit New Bus Stop Signage Computer Aided Dispatch/Records
Management System (CAD/RMS)
Challenges Culture:
− Departments as their own silos Projects, skills, staffing, budget
Staff:− Many job duties beyond mapping
Funding:− Change costs money
Bus Stop Inventory
Bus Stop Reduction
Map and analysis by Heather Bates, Planner III at GCRTA
Google TransitChallenges:
- Datum & Projection- Software Compatibility
HASTUS – NAD 27 Google Map
Inventoried stop (green arrow) using WGS84
New Signage
Changing Signage Systemwide Requires coordination from multiple
departments Staffing to keep bus stop database
current with what’s happening on the street
Haven’t figured this process out yet New signs are coming to the streets
whether we’re ready on the back end or not.
CAD/RMS Example
Source: www. 911dispatch.com
Standardization Challenges With two or even ten planners, it’s
relatively easy to set naming standards
With hundreds of police officers, and multiple departments harder to enforce, especially over time
Example:− E. 79th St− E 79th
− East 79th Street− E. 79
Now What?!
Goals Continued and increased communication
between departments Google Transit: Update base map for the
scheduling software Keep up with bus-stop changes happening
on the street − Ideally in a sustainable way
Making time: Developing a game plan to tackle geodatabases
Future Projects Addressing safety of bus stops Better real-time information
− On signs− Online
Real technical support, or for GIS services to fall under an ITS umbrella
Increased use of mapping for analyses outside of the planning department
Contact Information
Samantha EricksonPlanner 3GCRTA
(216) 781-4767
www.riderta.org
