Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Staying Relevant in the GIS World A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Staying Relevant in the GIS World A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson."— Presentation transcript:

1 Staying Relevant in the GIS World A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson

2 Background  The RTA is Ohio’s largest transit property.  It is made up of −64 fixed-bus routes −1 heavy rail line −2.5 light rail lines −1 bus rapid transit line −Paratransit  48.2 million passenger trips in 2012  Service area 457 square miles, 1.4 million people

3 Funding - Operating  Receive $0 from the State of Ohio −Required to apply for Federal grants every year −Only rural transit properties receive state operating assistance  1% of the county sales tax makes up about 70% of our operating budget  Passenger fares hover around 23%, bringing in $49.2 million in 2012

4 Funding - Capital  Capital funding budget in 2012 was $47.6 million  Ohio’s state funding for public transit equates to $0.92 per person. −Only 13 states rank lower  Of those, 10 have state populations under 5 million  Ohio population was 11.5 million in 2010.

5

6 Staying Relevant with Less  But authority-wide, TransitStat has saved us $48 million over five years. −Projects that make us more efficient −reduce costs −Only one project uses mapping as part of its analysis  9 Divistions, 2 of which have ArcGIS −Two staff members with 10.1 licenses −Two staff members with 9.3 licenses −All four have job duties outside of mapping

7 Mapping Applications  Bus Stop Inventory  Bus Stop Reduction  Google Transit  New Bus Stop Signage  Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management System (CAD/RMS)

8 Challenges  Culture: −Departments as their own silos  Projects, skills, staffing, budget  Staff: −Many job duties beyond mapping  Funding: −Change costs money

9 Bus Stop Inventory

10 Bus Stop Reduction Map and analysis by Heather Bates, Planner III at GCRTA

11 Google Transit Challenges: - Datum & Projection - Software Compatibility HASTUS – NAD 27 Google Map Inventoried stop (green arrow) using WGS84

12 New Signage

13 Changing Signage Systemwide  Requires coordination from multiple departments  Staffing to keep bus stop database current with what’s happening on the street  Haven’t figured this process out yet  New signs are coming to the streets whether we’re ready on the back end or not.

14 CAD/RMS Example Source: www. 911dispatch.com

15 Standardization Challenges  With two or even ten planners, it’s relatively easy to set naming standards  With hundreds of police officers, and multiple departments harder to enforce, especially over time  Example: −E. 79 th St −E 79 th −East 79 th Street −E. 79

16 Now What?!

17 Goals  Continued and increased communication between departments  Google Transit: Update base map for the scheduling software  Keep up with bus-stop changes happening on the street −Ideally in a sustainable way  Making time: Developing a game plan to tackle geodatabases

18 Future Projects  Addressing safety of bus stops  Better real-time information −On signs −Online  Real technical support, or for GIS services to fall under an ITS umbrella  Increased use of mapping for analyses outside of the planning department

19 Contact Information  Samantha Erickson Planner 3 GCRTA (216) 781-4767 serickson@gcrta.org www.riderta.org www.riderta.org


Download ppt "Staying Relevant in the GIS World A Broad Look at GCRTA Mapping Applications and Challenges Samantha Erickson."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google