Transportation Information Assets and Impacts: An Assessment of Needs
Data and the information produced from data are key assets of transportation systems because of the roles they play in support of decision-making: problem identification, design of options, and priority setting. This paper presents an assessment of transportation information needs as viewed by professionals active in the work of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and by selected policy makers. The paper begins with a description of the relationship between data, as the raw material, and information as the processed, useful product supporting decisions. It summarizes data needs as identified by members of TRB technical committees. The value of information in specific decisions is illustrated with a series of real examples and further elucidated through the results of decision maker interviews. Finally, an ongoing process is outlined to help ensure that transportation information needs are met. The results of this effort emphasize the importance of understanding decision-maker needs in the development of data and analysis programs; underscore the value of national transportation databases; remind us that, like any asset, data require investment of resources to produce a return of value; illustrate the efficiencies of sharing data across regions and agencies; and stress the importance of the timely availability of data to support decisions.
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Authors:
- Schofer, Joseph L
- Lomax, Timothy J
- Palmerlee, Thomas M
- Zmud, Johanna P
- Publication Date: 2006-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 28p
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Circular
- Issue Number: E-C109
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0097-8515
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data sharing; Databases; Decision making; Information management; Information systems; Needs assessment
- Identifier Terms: Transportation Research Board
- Uncontrolled Terms: Data needs; Transportation data
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01039148
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 10 2007 4:28PM