Transportation

Transportation Immersion Seminars

How the Evolution of GPS Is Transforming Surveying and Mapping	Green GIS: Modernizing Critical Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future with the Aid of Geospatial Technologies
The Regulatory Implications of GIS	Prepare Your Business Case for the Economic Rebound Using GITA’s Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology
Geospatial Solutions to Address Aging Infrastructure	GIS/Surveying Geospatial Collaboration
Enterprise Information Management Drives Effective Decision Making	A Dangerous Proposal: Protecting Our Nation’s Underground Infrastructure from the Stimulus Package
Geospatial Solutions for Preparing and Responding to Natural Disasters	Linking Field Force Automation to Geospatial Information Management: Past, Present and Future
Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies: GITA’s Community of Practice Seminar

Transportation Technical Sessions

Tuesday, April 27, 2009
8:30 a.m.

Cost Effective GIS Technologies in Infrastructure Management
Lead Presenter: Babu Krishnasamy, GISbiz Inc.
Copresenter: Ian Charles Sorhaindo, Dominica Electricity Services Ltd

Keywords: standards, GOS, web services, open source, search and rescue, 3D
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; E; ER; PS; G; TR; CC; W

The necessity and complexity in effectively managing our infrastructure increases day by day, so does the availability of various geospatial technologies in the market place. It is therefore important for the infrastructure managers to constantly evaluate the technology options in order to implement the right solutions at their organizations. This presentation would explore how an electric power company from a developing nation took advantage of open source geospatial technologies in implementing a cost effective solution to manage its infrastructure.

Improving Asset Integrity and Reliability with 3-D Mapping
Todd Porter, Geospatial Corporation
Copresenter: Linda Ward, Geospatial Corporation

Keywords: 3D Mapping, location, condition, assessment, time saving, cost saving

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; S; EN; DD; AI

In order to effectively maintain, rehabilitate, or install pipelines and underground infrastructure, stakeholders must identify where assets are located and manage this data effectively. Three-dimensional (3-D) locations (XYZ) of pipelines can be achieved using various technologies. These technologies can coincide with additional condition assessment tools to provide accurate pipeline positional information along with geo-referenced pipeline condition assessment data such as CCTV video, leak detection data and interior and exterior corrosion data. Once gathered, this information can be managed effectively through GIS.

Tuesday, April 27^th
9:30 a.m.

GIS Management Solutions for ROW Properties Acquisition
Sidney Santos, PETROBRAS
Co Presenter: Wilson Jose de Oliveira , PETROBRAS

Keywords: Right-of-way, Environmental, Permits, Properties, GIS
Vertical Interests:E; EN; G ; P; TR; T; WW; DD; GR; PH

The right-of-way implementation process starts with the best selected route considering biotic, human and geophysical aspects, geographical location of potential market opportunities and, the negotiation process to acquire the right to install the pipeline. A solution has being implemented to support the activities in a cooperative and friendly environment providing data integrity and reliability without requiring special training from the users. The solution was successfully implemented and used by the Engineering Department of Petrobras.

Tuesday, April 27^th10:30 a.m.

Spatial Analysis in a CAD-Driven GIS
Timothy Jones, Ponderosa Telephone Co.

Keywords: CAD, Spatial Analysis, Map3D, SQL, OASIS, Telco, Utilities, Telecom

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; E; G; TR; EN

Independent telephone companies share many of the same business and technical challenges in GIS as utility suppliers and government agencies. In 2003, Ponderosa Telephone implemented an end-to-end technology-integrated GIS solution to increase the value of their GIS data. Maintaining maps and data in a GIS environment has given them the ability to perform GIS analysis to do budget planning for future sites as well automate Form 477 reporting.

Mobile Mapping - The Future of Data Collection
Richard Rybka, Topcon Positioning Systems

Keywords:Mobile Mapping, Data Collection, GIS Asset Management, Infrastructure Management
Vertical Interest Tags: E; EN; ER; G; WW; T; PS; P; M; TR; S; DD; AI;

Traditional data collection methodologies are time consuming and labor intensive. Personnel using handheld devices travel by foot from feature to feature in or near heavily traveled roadways. Mobile mapping systems can collect all feature information in one pass of an infrastructure corridor. Speed is dramatically increased, safely is improved, and cost is significantly reduced. Infrastructure managers can quickly populate asset databases, visualize site conditions, and obtain essential information for operations and planning.

Breaking News Panel • 10:30 - 12:15
Not Your Father's Approach to Geodata Creation and Sharing
Moderator: Peter Batty, Ubisense
Speakers: Andrew Turner, FortiusOne; Ron Lake, Galdos Systems; James Fee, WeoGeo

Keywords: geodata, creation, sharing, crowdsourcing, OpenStreetMap, Haiti, OGC, GML, KML, GeoRSS

Vertical Interest Tags: E; ER; EN; G; M; P; PS; T; TR; WW; DD, II, CC, W

This panel will look at new approaches to geodata creation and sharing that have emerged in the past few years, and consider how they apply to infrastructure related problems. Crowdsourcing has grown dramatically as a mechanism for creating geospatial data, and has the potential to dramatically reduce the costs associated with geodata creation and maintenance, which of course have traditionally been very high. One of the best known initiatives in this area is OpenStreetMap, and the crowdsourcing approach is also being used by a number of commercial companies including Google, TomTom and others, as well as some government agencies. Crowdsourcing has huge potential in emergency response, and the panel will include a look at how OpenStreetMap contributed enormously to the response to the Haiti earthquake. The panel will also consider approaches to sharing geodata. New lightweight standards like GeoRSS and KML have arguably done more to facilitate sharing of geodata in practice than longer standing more heavyweight standards. Techniques for making geodata accessible to search engines like Google, rather than being hidden behind portals, have also contributed to our ability to easily share data. These and other developments will be discussed by the panel.

Tuesday, April 27^th11:30 a.m.

Total Utility Data Management
James Anspach, J.H. Anspach Consulting

Keywords: Asset management subsurface utility engineering standards GPS RFID certified data
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; S; EN; DD; AI

Utility data now resides in a variety of repositories, in a variety of formats, and with highly variable reliability. The advent of cost effective accurate GPS data collection systems and open architecture GIS storage and retrieval systems now allows all the parties that construct, design, and plan utilities to fundamentally change the disjointed ways that society collects and depicts utility data. Data collection standards and pedigree information will be key success factors.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Enterprise GIS - Managing Signage Infrastructure & Content
Gil Scholl, Woolpert

Keywords: Facility Management, Enterprise GIS, Custom ARcGIS Desktop Extension, ArcSDE
Vertical Interest Tags: PS; TR; DD; II

The Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport GIS manages exterior and interior features including signs - key elements of the airport’s customer service program. A custom ArcGIS desktop interface was developed to create color sign graphics images, create and manage sign data, photos and documents in ArcSDE which are deployed to the enterprise using the PHXGIS enterprise ArcGIS Server Web Portal. The presentation will demonstrate real-world scenarios where custom graphics and geodatabase sign data improves facility management.

Tuesday, April 27^th3:15 p.m.

Process to Product: Developing a Custom GIS Web Portal
Aaron Gundel, San Jose Water Company
Copresenter: Jeff Hobbs, San Jose Water Company

Keywords: Open Source, GeoServer, OpenLayers, Oracle Spatial, Google API, jQuery, Web Portal, Records Management, AJAX, Web Services

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; S; EN; W

San Jose Water Company has taken on an ambitious project to create an ever-evolving GIS facilities tool, GDI Portal. Using the latest Web APIs and open source technologies available (OpenLayers, GeoServer, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps/Earth API, etc.), the portal serves as a window into the company’s GIS data. This talk reviews the portal’s use within the company, and offers a brief overview of the technical aspects and challenges involved with the development of the portal.

Wednesday, April 28^th8:30 a.m.

Protecting Geospatial Information Processing in the Cloud
Andreas Matheus, University of the Bundeswehr

Keywords: Security, Geo Web Services, GIS, Cloud Computing

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; S; EN; CS; CC; W

The strength of cloud computing is that it dramatically reduces the investment costs for users, required for processing high-volume geospatial data. But in order to have confidential or even classified geospatial data processed in the cloud, service level agreements must ensure the seamless protection of the data. This paper introduces a concept to declare and enforce service level agreements preventing unauthorized use.

Mobile Resource Management Solutions
James Main, CompassCom, Inc.

Keywords: Automatic Vehicle Location AVL MRM Mobile Asset Management Tracking

Vertical Interest Tags: ER; PS; M; TR; AI; WM

The implementation of a mobile resource management (MRM) system can provide cost savings and a host of other benefits to an organization. This presentation is geared to organizations considering the implementation of such a system and represents an effort to explain the various components, provide insight into the pros and cons of differing approaches to the technology, and cover some of the benefits a system can provide.

Interpretation of Ground Subsidence from Interferometric Data Using Geospatial Techniques
Brian Sovik, AMEC
Copresenter: Bibhuti Panda, AMEC

Keywords: GIS, Remote Sensing, Earth Fissures, InSAR, Infrastructure, Subsidence, Geology, Flood Structures

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; S; EN; AI; PH

Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) are a powerful combination. They form a very unique perspective of the behavior of ground subsidence resulting from the decline of groundwater in alluvial aquifers. When it comes to large infrastructure in central Arizona—such as flood retarding structures—knowing what is happening on our landscape is critical. This presentation will share information about the culmination of various geospatial sciences and technologies.

Wednesday, April 28^th9:30 a.m.

On Demand GIS as Software as a Service
Eamon Walsh, eSpatial Inc.
Copresenter: Paul Baynham, eSpatial Inc.

Keywords: Cloud SaaS Web GIS Service

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; M; TR; CC; W

Software as a Service (SaaS) has gained widespread acceptance and adoption in the wider industry and increasingly in GIS with applications hosted in the cloud delivered on-demand over the Internet. SaaS removes the need for users to install and manage their own software, reducing deployment costs and timelines. There is a wide range of capabilities of GIS SaaS offerings. SaaS will allow more people in more organizations to use GIS for real business advantage.

GIT UR DUN—Cost Effective Recipe for Successful Modeling and Migration Between Platforms
Ken Clifford, CISS TDI GmbH
Copresenter: Joachim Figura, CISS TDI GmbH

Keywords: Migration, Modeling, Oracle Spatial, Data Integration, Geodata-warehouse Data translation-conversion, ETL

Vertical Interest Tags: ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; DD

The presenters will showcase three different successful implementations transcending several utilities verticals, platforms and applications. This is a GIT UR DUN implementation of modeling and migration for geodata warehouse based on CITRA open technology, utilizing Oracle Spatial. All base data, application data, as-built data, and third-party data is integrated and shared ubiquitously across the implemented organizations. Each environment has different applications, data, and requirements. The CITRA core technology accommodates all the varied environments, technology, and client specific requirements.

The Next Steps for Advanced Risk-based Asset Renewal Forecasting
Dilip Kumar, MWH Global, Inc.

Keywords: Water, Wastewater, Electric, Gas, Telecommunication, Asset Management

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; EN; II; CC; AI

As utilities across the U.S. have started to make advances toward a more risk-based approach to asset renewal forecasting, two challenges have arisen: 1) the lack of reliable, local data on the expected lives of assets, and 2) the need to effectively coordinate with the plans of other city departments (e.g., streets) to maximize the cost-effectiveness of pipeline renewal efforts. This presentation will cover pilot studies at two major cities in the U.S. where these challenges are being addressed with sophisticated data analysis and decision support tools. These pilot efforts represent the next steps for cities interested in accurate and realistic long-term forecasting of asset renewal investments in order to cost-effectively manage risk.

Wednesday, April 28^th10:30 a.m.

Maximizing Enterprise Asset Management Systems Using Geographic Information Systems
Phyllis Thomas, Phyllis Thomas Consulting

Keywords: enterprise asset management, utility infrastructure, geographic information systems

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; DD; AI

Enterprise asset managers face declining economic resources and a deteriorating utility infrastructure. A robust enterprise asset management system enables managers to develop a cost-effective planning and design strategy, an operation and maintenance plan, and a system to rehabilitate or retire assets. This comprehensive approach to infrastructure management results in greater reliability in delivering resources to the service area. Incorporating GIS into the enterprise asset plan maximizes the power of an enterprise asset management system. Node-to-node, data, and hydraulic information augment the tabular information that the enterprise asset management system provides. This session will examine the solutions utility managers can extract from the integration of the two systems.

Wednesday, April 28^th12:30 p.m.

Enterprise GIS
Dan Brooks, 3-GIS, LLC

Keywords: enterprise GIS, web 2.0, web-based, mobile technology, asset management, utilities, telecommunications, work order process, mapping

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; E; G; TR; DD; AI; WM; W

GIS and asset data are often confined to mapping departments due to the high cost of licensing and limited tools for sharing data across an organization. Utilities can now leverage thin-client, Web-based technology providing access to your GIS from any browser on the network. Enterprise GIS provides a central data repository and communications link to third-party applications while automating work order processes, reporting, and mobile operations.

Wednesday, April 28^th1:30 p.m.

RFP Process Review for Users and Vendors
Peter van Muyden, EPCOR

Keywords: Smart Grid Foundation; RFP; GIS; Vendor; Reguest for Proposal

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; II; CS

The Distribution & Transmission Inc. (EDTI) power operating company of EPCOR Utilities in Canada has been using GIS for 30 years. As part of the foundation of our smart grid initiative, we went to the market with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an electrical connected GIS-based model. This presentation describes in detail the RFP process and discusses the lessons we learned. It will be of interest to both users and GIS vendors.

Spatial Law and Policy
Kevin Pomfret; CantorArkema, P.C.

Keywords: Spatial Law Policy

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; S; EN; GR

In October 2009, the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) hosted the Emerging Technology Summit V: Spatial Law in Washington, D.C. The specific intent was to identify the legal and policy issues that will impact the growth in consumer and business applications of geospatial systems, software, and services.

Geospatial Data Sharing Via the Cloud
Brad Sileo, iFactor Consulting

Keywords: SaaS Online Mapping Organizational Trusts Cloud Computing Security Scalability

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; S; EN; DD; CC; W

The increased prominence of cloud computing architectures has changed the way that business-to-business transactions occur. With the addition of mapping technologies, the cloud is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for companies that rely heavily on geospatial information to communicate with each other. This presentation will cover the main issues that companies face when deploying such solutions, including security concerns, Web services and standards, and scalability.

Geospatial Dimensions of Intelligent Infrastructure: ITAG Recap
Matt Ball, Vector1Media

Keywords: smart grid, intelligent infrastructure, Broadband for the Nation, ITAG, GITA, industry trends, SCADA, gathering systems

Vertical Interest Tags: II; E; G; P; PS; T; TR; ER; S; EN; M; WW

The GITA Industry Trends Analysis Group (ITAG) meets on Monday, April 26th to explore the geospatial dimensions of intelligent infrastructure for electric, gas, telecommunications, water/wastewater, public sector, transportation, and pipeline vertical markets. This session will provide a recap of the dialogue from that session, and will provide a means for continued discussions.

The ITAG meeting that is the subject of this recap is tasked with helping define the concept of Intelligent Infrastructure for a variety of different vertical application areas. The recap will include an outline of case study examples from different practitioners with an idea of both challenges and successes. The bottom line focus will be on the creation of more efficient operations with time and cost savings through the application of intelligent models, feedback from sensors, and better processes. There will be time available in this session for more open dialogue and discussions.

Wednesday, April 28^th2:30 p.m.

Geospatial Media Web Services Support Infrastructure Management Operations
David Wright, i-cubed, LLC
Copresenter: Mick Garrett, i-cubed, LLC

Keywords: geospatial digital asset management, geomedia, geospatial web services, REST, mapping

Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; S; EN; II; AI; W

Document management has become an infrastructure operations cornerstone. However, location data and rich media support are missing in conventional solutions. DataDoor’s Geospatial Asset Management Environment (GAME) establishes digital asset management upon a geospatial foundation supporting documents, video, audio, and photographs within a spatially intelligent, role-based framework. GAME’s RESTful API enables customization on platforms including ESRI ArcGIS, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Microsoft Bing. Organizations leveraging GAME realize significant benefits through improved visibility, collaboration, and documentation.