Innovations in GIS: A Key Transport Planning Tool

James Colclough- AECOM

07 October 2010

Presentation

1. What is GIS?

2. Traditional uses in transport planning

3. Key applications

4. Current and future uses

What is GIS?

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Geographical Information Systems

• Level 1 text 24pt Arial– Level 2 bullet 20pt Arial

• Level 1 text 24pt Arial – Level 2 bullet 20pt Arial

GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analysing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.

Traditional uses in transport planning

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Traditional uses in transport planning

• Basic mapping for presentational purposes, usually within reports

• Some analytical tools used, but have not always utilised the full capability of GIS

• Data management using simple file structures

Key applications

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Data Management & Access

• Transport databases

• Traffic counts

• TrafficMaster/ITIS data

• Traffic accidents

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• Land use data

• Model results

• Census data

• Address gazetteers

Accessibility Planning

• ACCESSION

• Highway models built within a GIS

• Pedestrian/cycling models that consider the impact of gradient.

Route Monitoring

• Vehicle speeds, congestion hotspots, and journey times

• Bus patronage assessments- linkage with socio-economic data

• Freight analysis

Traffic Modelling

• Data preparation

• Analysis

• Visualisation and presentation

• Strategic model development- e.g.DIAMOND

Aviation

• Impact assessments for strategic planning

• Map-based visualisation

• Online access to GIS tools

• Scaleable solutions

Future uses

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Web-based data tools

Data Mashups

Technological Integration

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Application development

• Bespoke planning applications (e.g. accessibility models)

• GIS at core of standalone tools- Centro Public Transport Prioritisation Tool

Thank you

james.colclough@aecom.com