FTA Online GIS Survey

2005 National Geospatial Information Systems Survey

by

GeoGraphics Laboratory

Moakley Center for Technological Applications

Contents:

A. Current Use of GIS

B. Spatial Data Resources

C. Future Use of Geospatial Data and Analysis

A. Current Use of GIS

1.

Please provide your contact information

First Name:
MI:
Last Name:
Title:
Organization:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone:
Email:

2.

Does your agency currently use GIS?

Yes

No

3.

In which areas of your organization is GIS used? (Choose all that apply)

	Service planning
	Market analysis
	Map products design & publishing
	Interactive itinerary travel planning
	Kiosk based
	Internet based
	Ridematching (for car & van pools)
	Transit pass use
	Turnstile / Platform data collection
	Onboard vehicle data collection with GPS
	Automatic Vehicle Location
	Paratransit scheduling & dispatching using GIS
	Real Estate asset management
	Police operations
	Security
	Criminal Investigation
	Counter-Terrorism
	Accident/Incident reconstruction
	ADA compliance
	Title VI of Civil Right Act
	Welfare to Work
	Human Services transportation coordination
	New Starts supporting land use criteria
	Other

4.

What type of printing device do you use when using GIS software?

5.

Which GIS product(s) do you use? (choose all that apply)

ESRI

Intergraph

GE Smallworld

MapInfo

Autodesk

SICAD/Siemens

Caliper

Other (specify)

6.

How has GIS use benefited your organization?

7.

What improvements would you like to see to your GIS capabilities?

B. Spatial Data Resources

1.	What is the source of your street GIS line database for your service area? (Choose all that apply)
	DIME		ETAK
	TIGER		State DOT's
	U.S. Geological Survey		Digitized In-House
	GDT		Other (Specify)

2.	How much staff time have you devoted to cleaning and correcting these data? (Round to the nearest whole number)
	Approximately hours.

3.	What is your appraisal of these data's current quality?
	Excellent Poor

4.	What types of data are stored electronically? (Choose all that apply)
	Type	Spatial/GIS	Non-spatial/Tabular file
	Rail transit routes
	Bus transit routes
	Right-of-way
	Bus stops
	Bus timepoints
	AVL signposts
	Traffic signals (with transit vehicle-actuated signals)
	Transit stations
	Park-and-Ride lots
	Vehicle maintenance and storage facilities
	Political boundaries
	Traffic analysis zone boundaries
	Census tracts
	Census blocks
	Zip codes
	Accident locations
	Incidents requiring police response
	Other data (specify)

5.	Do you integrate locational data from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) into your GIS?
	Yes No

6.	If you use GPS receivers, please specify the manufacturer(s) you use? (Choose all that apply)
	Trimble Garmin Magellan Leica Lowrance DeLorme Other

7.	What is the purpose of your use of GPS receivers? (Choose all that apply)
	Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
	Bus stop location
	Surface rail stop location
	Surface rail right of way location
	Bus stop amenities
	Perimeter location of yards and facilities
	Real Estate asset management
	Other

8.	Do you integrate remotely sensed imagery into your GIS?
	Yes No
		If Yes, what is the source and type of your imagery?
		EROS Landsat
		EROS National High Altitude Photography Program
		SPOT Imagery
		Space Imagery's IKONOS High Resolution Imagery
		Orbital Imaging Corp.'s OrbView High Resolution Imagery
		Quick Bird High Resolution Imagery from Digital Globe
		USGS Digital Ortho Quad
		State Digital Orthophotos
			Location of Source
		Locally Produced Aerial Photography
		Other

C. Future Use of Geospatial Data and Analysis
1.	In which areas of your organization would you like to use Geospatial Data and Analysis? (Choose all that apply)			Traditional GIS	GPS-Enhanced Data	Imagery derived/enhanced data
		Service planning
		Market analysis
		Map products design & publishing
		Interactive itinerary travel planning
			Kiosk based
			Internet based
		Ridematching
		Transit pass use
			Turnstile / Platform data collection
			Onboard vehicle data collection with GPS
		Automatic Vehicle Location
		Paratransit scheduling & dispatching using GIS
		Real Estate asset management
		Police operations
			Security
			Criminal Investigation
			Counter-Terrorism
			Accident/Incident reconstruction
		ADA compliance
		Title VI of Civil Rights Act
		Welfare to Work
		Human Services transportation coordination
		New Starts supporting land use criteria
		Other

Definitions used in creating ToolTips taken from:

The GIS Glossary, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 1996

The Online GIS Dictionary, Association for Geographic Information , 1996

Executive Order 12906, The Federal Geographic Data Committee, 1994