GIS-ALAS Focus Group

February 13th, 1997
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Scheman Building Rooms 250-252
Iowa State Center
Ames, Iowa

Agenda

• Introduction
  
• Missing Persons
  
• Capabilities
  
• Applications
  
• Location vs. Analysis
  
• Existing vs. Proposed
  
• Vote
  
• Combine/Seperate
  
• Top 5?
  

Attendees

• Mike Laski, Director of GTSB
  
• Yanxiao Jia, IaDOT Design
  
• Duane Shinn, ISU CRP Dept.
  
• Sheri Anderson, IaDOT Videologging
  
• Jon Born, DPS
  
  
• Major Larry Noble, DPS
  
• Bob Schultz, Computer Trainer (PC-ALAS)
  
• Tim Strauss, CTRE
  
• Bob Thompson, GTSB
  
• Terry Dillinger, IaDOT DMV
  
• Bob Studer, IaDOT Engr. Div.
  
• Michael Zhang, UofI CE Dept.
  
• Fred Walker, IaDOT Engr. Div.
  
  
• Joyce Emery, IaDOT Engr. Div.
  
• Walt McDonald, IaDOT Engr. Div.
  
• Jon Nervig, IaDOT Engr. Div.
  
• Bob Sperry, Webster County Engr.
  
• Alicia Caton, Des Moines MPO
  
• Scott Falb, IaDOT
  
• Larry Forney, FHWA
  
• Jack Latterel, FHWA
  
• Clete Mercier, ISU CE Dept.
  
  
• Marilyn Kuntemeyer, CTRE
  
• Steve McGregor, UNI Geography Dept.
  
• Harold Jensen, Story County Engr.
  
• Reg Souleyrette, CTRE/ISU CE Dept.
  
• Michael Pawlovich, CTRE/ISU CE Grad Student
  

Minutes

• Missing Persons (people/groups we should invite to join us)
  
  • Armstrong/Rushton, UofI
    
  • Malcom Ray, UofI Injury Prevention
    
  • Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Dick Harmon
    
  • Iowa Div. of Emergency Mgmt.
    
  • County Divisions of Emergency Mgmt.
    
  • City Police/Traffic/Sheriff
    
  • National Guard
    
  • InfoTech Dept
    
  • Maintenance
    
  • Rail, both DOT and Private
    
  • Austin, UNI
    
  • Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
    
  • ISU Fire Safety Institute
    
  • DNR GSB/GIS
    
• Capababilities/Applications (as listed on board)
  
  • Location
    
    • Pull-up mapping in-car
      • input mechanism
        
      • reference mechanism
        
    • link to real-time data
      
    • collision diagrams
      
    • officer field edit
      
    • expert systems
      

    
    

  • Analysis
    

    Within Current Scope of GIS-ALAS Project
    

    ---

    • develop reports on frequency/location of ANY accident report form element
      
    • accident diagrams
      
    • volume data/other "base" data -> current and historical <- problem results in flag?
    • high accident locations/search by BAC>0.10
      
    • PC-ALAS capabilities
      
      • existing
        
      • update
        
    • statewide capability
      
    • beat/area request
      
    • "local" area report - priority to intersection
      
    • interdisciplinary utility
      
    • update data, cartography (regular, improved)
    • system maintenance
      
    • jurisdiction info - govt, service, etc.
      

    • interface for queries
      Outside Current Scope of GIS-ALAS Project
      

      ---

    • classify by type of intersection/turning movement (develop database)
      
    • tie into videolog/GPS
      
    • overlay "other" data (e.g., landuse, road features, health care facilities)
    • weather
      
    • aerial photos/DOQs/DEMs
      
    • location of maintenance and emergency equipment
      
    • FRA data
      
    • consider security/proprietary info
      
    • note major infrastructure changes
      
    • interdisciplinary applications
      
    • identify historical "drops"
      
    • borders
      
    • service districts
      

    
    

  • Both
    

    Within Current Scope of GIS-ALAS Project
    

    ---

    • flexibility
      
      • platforms
        
      • near data elements
        
    • link to static info/maps...
      
    • ease/speed/cost
      
    • coordinate w/ national efforts (state, etc., all levels)
      

    • error checking
      Outside Current Scope of GIS-ALAS Project
      

      ---

    • hospital locations w/attributes (also, fire services, ems, etc.)
      
    • link to real-time info
      
    • more accuracy/precision
      

    
    

  • Other Scope
    
    • CVO, Bus supplement tie
      

Vote Results

• Analysis
  
  • 16 - classify by type of intersection/turning movement (develop database)
    
  • 6 - tie into videolog/GPS
    
  • 15 - overlay "other" data (e.g., landuse, road features, health care facilities)
  • 1 - weather
    
  • 2 - aerial photos/DOQs/DEMs
    
  • 7 - location of maintenance and emergency equipment
    
  • 4 - FRA data
    
  • 0 - consider security/proprietary info
    
  • 13 - note major infrastructure changes
    
  • 5 - interdisciplinary applications
    
  • 11 - identify historical "drops"
    
  • 0 - borders
    
  • 5 - service districts
    
• Both
  
  • hospital locations w/attributes (also, fire services, ems, etc.)
    
  • link to real-time info
    
  • 7 - more accuracy/precision