PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF A LARGE TRANSPORTATION-BASED GIS
Union Pacific Railroad, in order to increase the effectiveness of data management for its large and geographically dispersed system, decided in 1989 to implement a pilot GIS system using IBM's GFIS. The pilot included approximately 1,500 miles of railroad track, using approximately 60 data objects that contained a variety of attribute fields. Geographic data was converted from the railroad's Intergraph automated mapping system, and real data was converted from a variety of sources for the various attribute fields associated with the transportation infrastructure. The procedures used to implement the pilot, and assess its benefits, are discussed herein. Once the pilot project is finished, the system can be used to demonstrate to upper management the capabilities and benefits of a GIS system.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
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Authors:
- Knudson, J
- Greenwald, T
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Conference:
- Proceedings of the 1991 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Transportation Symposium
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: 1991-3-5 to 1991-3-8
- Publication Date: 1991
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 27-57
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data management; Geographic information systems; Information processing; Pilot studies; Railroads
- Identifier Terms: Union Pacific Railroad
- Old TRIS Terms: Pilot study
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00638106
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT
- Created Date: Oct 21 1993 12:00AM