2. A sample “GIS Tool for Transportation”
– Goal of this workshop is to spark your imagination
– Data is what will drive any good development idea
• The secret to any good GIS/GIS Tool is the Data
• Solid Database design and vision is priceless
– Visualization of data will force data integrity
• If it’s ugly they will fix it!
3. History of MPMS-IQ
– Web Based Visualization tool for PennDOT’s
MultiModal Project Management System (MPMS)
• What is MPMS…….
– Supports the provision of improvements to:
• State Highways
• Bridges
• Aviation
• Public Transit
• Rail Freight
4. Relies on data collected from several systems
within PennDOT:
– Project Related Information (MPMS)
– Roadway Management System (RMS)
– Bridge Management System (BMS)
– Highway Occupancy Permit Data (e-Permitting)
– Maintenance Data (MORIS/SAP)
– Crash Data (CRASH)
– Environmental Resource Data (various data layers)
– GIS Data Layers/Boundaries
5. A Query tool for Designers and Planners needing access to project
related data
A Visualization Tool to promote project development
– What did/will the tax dollars do for my Legislative District
– History of Twelve Year Program (stick pins and magic markers)
– Decade of Investment (sister-site to MPMS-IQ)
• Lobby for tax dollars
An Environmental Scoping Tool to show potential problem areas
– Where will the project be slowed
An Internet based data portal for Planning Partners
– Data Sharing
6. One of the first visualization tools created at PennDOT.
Latest version released to production on 4/22/2013
ASP.NET, MVC, HTML, Javascript
Mapping Engine converted from Intergraph Geomedia
WebMap to Esri ArcGIS Server 10.0
Uses Oracle 10g Spatial, currently upgrading to 11g
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Better printing capabilities
Import search criteria from a spreadsheet
Advanced query for Bridge Data
Not here to sell anythingNot here to brag over MPMS-IQAs a consultant my job is to find ways to make the client more efficient and provide them with the best tool to make more informed decisionsData is what drives good ideaThe best way to improve your data is to visualize itGIS was the best thing that ever happened to improve the project data at penndot
GIS atPenndot started as a way to visualize crashesMPMS data was second…..Needed a way to visualize the Twelve Year Program for Public hearings.Use to produce maps with stick pins and magic markers, with help from the Deputy Secretary MPMS-IQ v2 is actually the 3rd revision of the product. Adding more and more data and functionality each time.
