1. APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES NCHRP 25-25/ Task 90 September 2015

2. A S USED IN THIS STUDY, GIS IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES : MAP (“ GEOGRAPHIC ”) REPRESENTATIONS, RELATIONAL DATABASES, AND DIGITAL FILES ( E. G., R EPORTS, S ITE F ILES, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ). T HESE ARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS THAT CONTAIN BOTH GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND NON - SPATIAL DATA.

3. W HAT ARE THE TIME AND COST BENEFITS OF USING A CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS? W HAT ARE THE COSTS ( TIME AND MONEY ) FOR MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING A CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS? W HAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE GIS PROGRAM ? H OW DOES ONE OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS ? W HAT LESSONS HAVE STATE DOT S LEARNED FROM USING CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS DURING TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ?

4. R EVIEW OF PREVIOUS NCHRP AND FHWA STUDIES ON CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS. R EVIEW OF PREVIOUS NCHRP AND FHWA STUDIES ON CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS. S URVEY OF S TATE DOT S TO FILL INFORMATION GAPS ON GIS USE. S URVEY OF S TATE DOT S TO FILL INFORMATION GAPS ON GIS USE. I NTERVIEWS OF 15 S TATE DOT S AND THEIR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PARTNERS ON THE USE, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR GIS. I NTERVIEWS OF 15 S TATE DOT S AND THEIR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PARTNERS ON THE USE, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR GIS.

6. I NTERVIEWED 15 DOT S. I NTERVIEWED 15 DOT S. S AMPLE REPRESENTED DIVERSITY AMONG STATES IN TERMS OF : S AMPLE REPRESENTED DIVERSITY AMONG STATES IN TERMS OF : MATURITY OF GIS, HOW USED, WHO MANAGED AND HELD GIS, AND USE OF SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. I NTERVIEWS FOCUSED ON USE, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS. I NTERVIEWS FOCUSED ON USE, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS.

8. SHPO SHPO S TATE A RCHAEOLOGIST O FFICE S TATE A RCHAEOLOGIST O FFICE S TATE U NIVERSITY S TATE U NIVERSITY S TATE DOT S TATE DOT O THER S TATE A GENCY O THER S TATE A GENCY But, each organization may have different data sets or overlapping data sets. But, each organization may have different data sets or overlapping data sets. And, data held by each organization may not be up to date. And, data held by each organization may not be up to date.

9. R ESEARCH AND SCREENING TOOL R ESEARCH AND SCREENING TOOL A SSESS POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES A SSESS POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES I DENTIFY PREVIOUSLY INVENTORIED AREAS I DENTIFY PREVIOUSLY INVENTORIED AREAS C ONSTRAINTS A NALYSIS C ONSTRAINTS A NALYSIS

11. TIME: O NE TO TWO DEDICATED FTE S, PLUS PART TIME STAFF ( E. G., 20%-25% OF AN FTE’ S HOURS ) M ONEY : $20,000 TO $150,000 TO MAINTAIN PER YEAR $40,000 TO $2.2 MILLION TO IMPROVE ( E. G., MAPPING PROPERTY LOCATIONS, DIGITIZING AND ENTERING HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT DATA, DEALING WITH LEGACY DATA )

12. A SINGLE, STATEWIDE CULTURAL RESOURCES GIS MAINTAINED BY A SINGLE ENTITY

13. HOUSED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE UNIVERSITY, THE DOT, THE SHPO, OR OTHER ENTITY. A CCESSIBLE ONLINE WITH APPROPRIATE SECURITY MEASURES. H AS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ACCESS. C ONTAINS ALL RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES LOCATIONS AND BOUNDARIES. S HOWS BOUNDARIES OF ALL SURVEYED AREAS.

14. C ONTAINS S ECTION 106 CORRESPONDENCE AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS. H AS ALL ASSOCIATED REPORTS, PROPERTY / SITE FORMS, AND OTHER RECORDS ( INCLUDING N ATIONAL R EGISTER STATUS OF RECORDED PROPERTIES ). A LLOWS MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS TO UPLOAD DATA INTO THE GIS. A LLOWS USERS TO DOWNLOAD DATA AND USE THESE DATA FOR CONDUCTING AGENCY - SPECIFIC ANALYSES, AND PRODUCING AGENCY MAPS AND REPORTS.

18. FHWA SHPO T RIBES R EPOSITORY ORGANIZATIONS FOR HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS LAND - MANAGING AGENCIES P RIVATE SECTOR CULTURAL RESOURCES FIRMS DOT IT AND GIS STAFF DOT PROJECT MANAGERS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS U NIVERSITIES

19. DOT O PERATIONAL F UNDS S TATE P LANNING AND R ESEARCH F UNDS U SER F EES /S UBSCRIPTIONS A LL F EDERAL, S TATE, AND L OCAL A GENCY U SERS F UND T HE GIS C OMPONENT OF LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL OR PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM

22. C REATE A S HARED C OMMON C ORE A RCHITECTURE

23. I DENTIFY C HAMPIONS WITHIN A GENCIES I DENTIFY C HAMPIONS WITHIN A GENCIES P ROMOTE D EVELOPMENT OF GIS AT N ATIONAL AND R EGIONAL V ENUES P ROMOTE D EVELOPMENT OF GIS AT N ATIONAL AND R EGIONAL V ENUES