STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NATION (TFTN) Transportation Research Board, Spatial Education Sub-Committee Steve Lewis, USDOT Patricia Solano, Koniag Technology Solutions January 12 2010
Jan 19, 2015
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NATION (TFTN)
Transportation Research Board,
Spatial Education Sub-Committee
Steve Lewis, USDOT
Patricia Solano, Koniag Technology SolutionsJanuary 12 2010
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TFTN - Background2
NSGIC Advocacy Agenda Initiative Goal to build national transportation base layers for
use by all levels of government Complements & reinforces other current efforts to
develop national framework data layers (e.g. IFTN)
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TFTN and USDOTUSDOT is a full partner in TFTN
Transportation Theme Lead for the NSDI Produce and Maintain the National Transportation
Atlas Databases (NTAD) FHWA HPMS Program collecting data from State DOTs Funding the Strategic Planning Effort
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Strategic Planning Effort Identify and engage the entire stakeholder
community All levels of government Private Sector Open StreetMap
Define requirements, challenges and opportunities Document progress already made, good ideas &
challenge current assumptions Explore implementation issues
Evaluate funding requirements and sources
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What’s Been Done? Funds obligated and contractors selected in
August 2009 Koniag Services Inc. Applied Geographics
Contract still not in place. January 15, 2010? USGS/Census sponsored meeting of federal
stakeholders
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Why a Strategic Plan? 6
Increase probability of success
Defining where we want to go:
Vision & goals
Requirements
Opportunities & threats
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Defining Current Situation
Where are we? Who are we
What is it done?
How is it done?
Strengths and weaknesses
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Implementation Plan
How to get there? Phases & Milestones
Lessons learned
Program marketing
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Objectives9
Research and evaluate the need, scope, requirements, potential benefits and feasibility of TFTN, and
Involve stakeholders in the information gathering and consensus building process.
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Key Issues10
Institutional Readiness Purpose and motivation, constraints, roles across different levels
Best Practices and Current Models Coordination and integration, lessons learned, identify duplication of
efforts, amplify success
Content of the TFTN Core attributes for road centerlines, core uses, other transportation
modes
Benefits - Who and how, willingness to pay, public goods
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The Road Ahead11
Creation of a Steering Committee Perform outreach activities: interviews, workshops,
meetings, surveys, case studies, etc. Identification of what’s working, what’s needed –
current practices, requirements, strategies, standards, documentation
Identification of institutional constraints, capacity, operational authority, motivation, benefits, etc.
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Examples of Target Meetings
Date Conference LocationFebruary 17-19, 2010
ESRI Federal User Conference
Washington, DC
April 12-14, 2010 Geographic Information System for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium
Charleston, West Virginia
July 12-16, 2010 ESRI User Conference San Diego, California
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Comments/Questions13
Steve Lewis(202) [email protected]
Patricia Solano(703)[email protected]