STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR THE

NATION (TFTN)

ESRI Federal User Conference

February 19, 2010

Steve Lewis, USDOT

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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

USGS/Census sponsored meeting of federal stakeholders Briefings at NGAC (12/2009) and TRB (1/2010) Many delays, but the contract was awarded on 2/1/2010

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The Road Ahead6

Creation of a Steering Committee Conduction of 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 Location

January 10-14, 2010

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting

Washington, DC

February 2010 ESRI Federal User Conference Washington, DCApril 12-14, 2010 Geographic Information System for

Transportation (GIS-T) SymposiumCharleston, West

Virginia

July 12–16, 2010 ESRI User Conference San Diego, California

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Comments/Questions8

Steve Lewis

Geospatial Information Officer

USDOT

(202) 366-9223

Steve.Lewis@dot.gov