TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NATION

(TFTN)

US-DOT’s Strategic Planning Project

Michael Terner

mgt@AppGeo.com

Transportation

for the

NationRoad centerlines first

All States & Territories All Kinds of Roads

Many are doing it now

2009 TIGER/Line®

Enormous Duplication of Effort

Other Problems

Rural places may be ignored(or not prioritized)

Licensed data cannot be readily shared

Can’t we all just get along…

And agree that there’s a common baseline foundation that’s required?

Current geometry

Basic Attributes

Maybe addresses?

Maybe linear referencing system (LRS)?

Variety of stakeholders adds their own “special sauce” on top

TFTN: Common baseline foundation of geometry, basic attributes

State DOTs: Linear Referencing System (LRS)

State DOTs: advanced attributes

Private Sector: full routability and immersive imagery

USGS: Enhanced cartographic display and labeling

US Census: Polygon topology for census geographic units

State E911: Addresses

CharacteristicsContinuous Nationwide

CharacteristicsAll Roads

CharacteristicsPublic Domain

In order to try and figure this out, US-DOT is performing a Strategic Plan

Identify what you want and need

Figure out what you’re going to do about it

Strategic Plan Identifies What TFTN might look like?

Who should be involved?

What kind of standards?

What kind of funding?

Some initial ideas…

Highway Performance Management System (HPMS)

Incentivizes Participation

Provides a recurring update cycle

Opens up the use of existing federal funding

Some initial ideas…

Each State Completes an Inventory(and keeps it current)

Statewide road inventory becomes a reporting requirement

Having the inventory keeps you eligible for US-DOT highway funding

How do states currently do it?Empower and work with the counties

Links with E911 funding

How do states currently do it?

Partner with the Private SectorNew York, Delaware, Massachusetts, etc.

Capitalize on new opportunitiesEngage and take advantage of OpenStreetMap and

Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)

Strategic Planning means talking to lots of people to get their input, ideas and reactions

• Safety

• Highway Performance Management System

• Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Asset Management

• Deputy Director of RITA

Conference Workshops One-on-one Interviews

Help us figure it out

Wednesday, 2pm – 3:30pm Breakout Session

Share your ideas

React to our ideas