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Upcoming GIS in Transportation Webcast
Eco-Logical Application: Online Environmental Resource Mapping
Please join the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for its 17th installment in a quarterly series of webcasts highlighting applications of geospatial technologies in transportation.
The webcast will take place on Wednesday, February 27th from 2:00-3:00 PM ET. There is no need to pre-register and the webcast is free of charge.
Bill Bass and Meredith Dang of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) will discuss their Eco-Logical Application, which provides planners with online mapping capabilities to identify valuable environmental resources within the region. The application is a decision support system for regional planning, an inventory of high value environmental resources, and functions as a data clearinghouse for organizations and the public. For more information, please see H-GAC’s Eco-Logical Application website.
To access the webcast, please see the information listed below:
Audio: 1-877-336-1274 (call-in); 7838594# (passcode)
Webroom link: http://fhwa.adobeconnect.com/gistransportation
The intended audiences for this webcast series are planners and GIS practitioners from State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, FHWA Division Offices, and State and Federal resource agencies.
If you would like highlight one of your agency's geospatial applications in an upcoming webcast, please contact Paige Colton (paige.colton@dot.gov or 617-494-2361). Information on previous webcasts can be found here on FHWA’s GIS in Transportation website.
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Report on Applications of GIS to Highway Noise Analysis
Now available online
FHWA sponsored a research study to investigate current uses of GIS to support highway noise analysis. The final report from the study is now available here. A text-only version is also available here.
The report presents eight case studies that illustrate how select state Departments of Transportation are using GIS and geospatial tools for highway noise analysis. Major findings compiled from case studies are expected to support GIS and noise practitioners identify examples of noteworthy practices, consider the pros and cons of GIS applications for noise, and determine how these applications might be best utilized.
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State DOT Social Media Survey Released
In September, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released the results of their third annual survey of social media usage by state departments of transportation (available here). Forty-one states and the District of Columbia participated in this year’s survey, which showed that state DOTs have an increased interest improving the effectiveness of their social media programs. The survey also showed that states are on the leading edge of government agencies that are experimenting with newer social media tools like Pinterest and Storify. Finally, states are also increasing their capabilities to serve a mobile audience that depend on wireless devices like smartphones and tablet computers for information.
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GIS Fall Newsletter
Now Online
The Fall GIS in Transportation Newsletter is now available here. This newsletter features an article by Nell Conti of the National Park Service (NPS) Denver Service Center Planning Division. She describes the NPS's Park Transportation Investment Needs Analysis (PaTINA), a spatial analysis approach for national park long-range transportation planning.
Also included is an editorial by Eric Leaming of Oregon DOT (ODOT) on the benefits of adding GIS and web-based capabilities to the agency's Work Zone Traffic Analysis tool.
 | Example of NPS's PaTINA
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Case Studies in GIS for Environmental Streamlining
Now Online
FHWA’s Office of Planning recently published the report "Case Studies in Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Streamlining." The report, which is available here, provides background on the use of GIS to streamline the environmental review process, describes the efforts of five public agencies that have developed tools or processes to do so, and identifies key conclusions. The information in the report was gleaned from interviews with State departments of transportation.
 | South Carolina DOT GIS Tool
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