ESRI Transportation Special Interest Group Meeting

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

9:00am – 12:30pm
Check-in 8:30am-9:00am

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

8th Floor – Main Conference Room
ACP Bldg – 6th & Race Sts. - Philadelphia, PA
Directions: http://www.dvrpc.org/about/directions.htm

The focus of this meeting will be to showcase user GIS applications in transportation. This will be a great
opportunity to discover what’s going on in the field of transportation GIS and to learn from your peers.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introduction (9:00 – 9:15)

2. Presentation (9:15 – 10:00)

“Feasibility Study for a Statewide Road Centerline Data Set” – Douglas Schleifer,
NJOIT-OGIS
Doug will present the results of this recently completed study by Fountains Spatial that examined the
feasibility of developing and maintaining a single, comprehensive statewide road centerline data set
that could serve the needs of the entire GIS user community in New Jersey.

3. Presentation (10:00 – 10:45)

“Interactive Detour Route Mapping (IDRuM): Linking GIS, Cartography and Web
Development” - Matthew West, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
DVRPC, in partnership with PennDOT, has developed the web-based IDRuM application that
organizes all existing PENNDOT Emergency Detour Routes within District 6 into a manageable, easy-
to-use interface.

Short Break

4. Presentation (11:00 – 11:45)

“Conrail’s Use of GPS and GIS” - Larry Davis, Conrail
The transition from Class 1 railroad to terminal and switching railroad has created the need for new
and different management information and paved the way to much more fact-based management.
Conrail is using real-time GPS tracking to measure and manage asset utilization, work-force
management, and customer service.

5. “ESRI State of the Union” (11:45 - 12:15)

Dave Lashell, ESRI

6. Open Discussion (12:15 – 12:30)