GIS and High efficiency routing Rachelle Benken, GISP, PhD Candidate Supervisor – GIS, Brevard Public Schools FAPT Summer Conference, June 22, 2016

Topics in this presentation Got GIS? What is GIS? Spatially Charged

Got GIS?

If you Route you have GIS Routing in a routing system Routing in Excel and Word Routing on paper with push pins and rubber bands

Do you have GPS? (active or passive) GPS is a major source of GIS data AVL systems displaying Buses in motion are GIS interfaces

Google maps Google earth Do you use Google Maps or Google Earth to do quick address look-ups? 2-mile walk address checks

What is gis? Geographic Information Systems

Data with Location Address Latitude/Longitude Coordinates State Plane Feet Coordinates Three word addresses

Displays data in a map Also displays data in tabular reports and graphs Management dashboards can be driven with static or live data. Data can be in time series or video format

Ask Questions of the data

Representation of the real world POINTS - Bus Stops LINES - Routes POLYGONS – Attendance boundaries ‘SMART’ POINTS – Elevation (X,Y,Z) ‘SMART’ LINES’ – Networked Roads RASTER or GRIDED DATA

How does the information interact spatially GIS helps answer questions quicker and more completely in order to help make better decisions faster. Feeder plans Walk boundaries Attendance Boundaries Field trip planning

Spatially charged! How GIS can aid in Efficient routing

Faster way to 2 mile limits

Special routing Food trucks for free summer food programs Shuttle routs for day camp

Nearest compound Which compound to park the bus at? Is there enough capacity at each compound?

Fresh eyes “Cleanse your Data” Re-establish stops Runs Build tiered routes

Start your buses Getting Started in Geographic Information Systems

Software options ESRI ArcGIS Quantum GIS (QGIS)

Education / training options Online College certificates ( FAU/UWF/UF) ESRI Training Youtube GIS College Interns

A suggested path ESRI – Academic Licensing Some school districts have Site licences ArcGIS Desktop and ArcOnline ESRI – online training MOOCs - UWF Introduction to GIS, ESRI College Intern – Tutor and create data and maps A suggested path

Questions / Discussion Email me at Benken.Rachelle@brevardschools.org Ideas for future FAPT GIS Workshops?