A New Era for Viewing Multimodal Transportation Data

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• Why CT Earth– One stop shop for viewing multi-modal Caltrans

and other transportation related data– Promote data sharing and data management– Assist with asset management– Assist California Interregional Blueprint and other

planning initiatives– Required by Deputy Directive 72 (GIS

Implementation) to coordinate a Caltrans GIS

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• What is CT Earth– Caltrans’ common operating picture

• Web-based (intranet) viewing tool, with potential for externalizing outside of Caltrans

• California-focused virtual globe• Built on proven Google technology• Compliments Department GIS initiatives

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• Scope of CT Earth– View Department Data in a 3D Environment

• State Highway System• Transit Facilities• Current and Planned Projects• Roadway, roadside, facility assets• Environmental Resources• Performance

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• Short Term Objectives (1 year)– Improve base data information– Publish data set (name/source/meta data)

• Long Term Objectives (1 – 3 years)– Provide direct access to data files in the Caltrans GIS

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Dale KunceHQ – Office of Data Analysis and Geographic Information Systems

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Chris UrkofskyDistrict 4: Division of Right-of-Way

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Dick FaheyDistrict 4: Division of Planning

Webinars– Introduction to CT Earth

• February 8th – CT Earth for GIS Professionals

• February 22nd – CT Earth for Developers

• March 8th

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Resources– District 4 System Planning Data Center

• http://d4web/tpa/SRP/mapsanddata.shtml– District 4 Right-of-Way Data Center

• http://d4web/d4-surveys/esms/records/datacenter.htm– KML Documentation

• http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/

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GIS Data Library– http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/gis/datalibrary/

gisdatalibrary.html

Share your data on CT Earth– Contact Division of TSI, Office of Data Analysis & GIS

Questions?– http://earth.dot.ca.gov/support– ctearth@dot.ca.gov

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