DATA INTEGRATION PROCEDURES IN SUPPORT OF STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION MODELING AND PLANNING PROCESSES. FINAL REPORT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As the amount of data required to support planning and modeling processes in the state of Florida continues to increase and the number of data sources from which input variables need to be derived continues to rise, there is a need to develop a set of consistent data integration procedures that can support the modeling and planning processes in the state. These procedures would help state and local agencies in their planning efforts while ensuring consistency across databases and agencies. The objectives of this project were as follows: (1) To identify data items and data sources that are commonly used in the state of Florida for transportation planning and modeling; (2) To develop data integration procedures that allow the extraction and integration of variables from a variety of sources, formats, and levels of aggregation; and (3) To provide a mechanism by which planning and modeling data bases can be easily updated as key data sources (e.g., census) get updated. The project was divided into two main phases. The first phase focused on the development of data integration procedures while the second phase focused on the development of procedures for data updating and verification. The procedures and algorithms developed in this project have been packaged into a suite of computerized tools that are interfaced with the ArcView Geographic Information System interface. The tools are available on a set of 9 CDs that accompany this report.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fsutmsonline.net/images/uploads/reports/FDOT_BC353_20_rpt.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301
• Authors:
  • Pendyala, R M
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 100 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; CD-ROM; Databases; Geographic information systems; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data integration; Data sources; Updating (Databases)
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962174
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: BC353, RPWO #20
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 25 2003 12:00AM