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| 1 | Practice: | Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning |
| Subject Areas: | Maintenance Operations Planning | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland Department of Transportation | |
| Contact: | Michael Jackson | |
| Title: | Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access | |
| Email: | mjackson3@mdot.state.md.us | |
| Phone: | 410-865-1237 | |
| Description: |
During the development of Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, a comprehensive inventory of bicycling conditions was taken to identify roadway locations where the bicycle and pedestrian environment needed improvements. MDOT analyzed bicycling and pedestrian conditions with the Bicycle Level of Comfort (BLOC) model, a based on the research documented in "Transportation Research Record 1578" published by the Transportation Research Board.
The BLOC model evaluates bicyclists' perceived safety with respect to motor vehicle traffic. It identifies the existing quality of comfort for bicyclists and pedestrians by grading conditions based on a value based on factors such as roadway width, sidewalk coverage, bike lane widths and striping combinations, traffic volume, pavement surface conditions, motor vehicle speed and type, and presence or absence of on-street parking. The needs inventory examined approximately 4,750 miles of state roadways in the year 2002. Sidewalk coverage was also collected on the state roadway network. The information was assembled in a new bicycle and pedestrian GIS database. |
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| Related Documentation: | https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/OPCP/BW_2019_01_08MDOT_Final_Version_High_Res_with_Page_Borders.pdf | |
| 2 | Practice: | Enterprise GIS (eGIS) |
| Subject Area: | GDC | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Laurie Goudy | |
| Title: | eGIS Program Manager/Assistant Division Chief | |
| Email: | LGoudy@sha.state.md.us | |
| Description: | MDSHA's eGIS is an ArcGIS API for Flex web mapping application that allows internal agency staff quick and easy access to an array of geospatial data and thematic content, focusing primarily on their particular spatial data needs, including project-related information such as project location and status. These data are "housed" in multiple repositories across MDSHA. The portal functions as an aggregator, making it possible for users to query and visualize information from one source without needing to gain access to multiple databases. | |
| Related Documentation: | https://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/webinars/webinar22_maryland.aspx | |
| 3 | Practice: | GIS-based Environmental Planning Tools |
| Subject Areas: | Environment Planning | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Charlie Gischlar | |
| Email: | CGischlar@sha.state.md.us | |
| Phone: | (410) 545-0311 | |
| Description: | The Summer 2012 GIS in Transportation Newsletter featured an article by Charlie Gischlar of the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA), which focused on the GIS-based Environmental Planning GIS Tools (EPGTs) that MDSHA is jointly promoting with TxDOT. EPGTs provide scalable project development enhancements that use spatial technology merged with ecological science to analyze environmental assets and prioritize ecological resources and services. For more information, please see: http://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/documents/Newsletter_Summer2012.htm. | |
| Related Documentation: | https://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/newsletters/Newsletter_Summer2012.aspx | |
| 4 | Practice: | Maryland CHART |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Description: | CHART - CHART is a joint effort of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland State Police, in cooperation with other federal, state and local agencies. CHART's mission is to improve "real-time" operations of Maryland's highway system through teamwork and technology. The map interface allows users to view current traffic and emergency road conditions from across the state. There are five different map tabs to choose from: Traffic, Road Work, Roadway Weather, Video and Camera, and Information Devices. | |
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| Related Documentation: | https://chart.maryland.gov/about/overview.asp | |
| 5 | Practice: | Maryland iMap |
| Subject Area: | GDC | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Laurie Goudy | |
| Title: | eGIS Program Manager/Assistant Division Chief | |
| Email: | LGoudy@sha.state.md.us | |
| Description: | MD iMap is a publically accessible ArcGIS-based geospatial data and mapping portal. It was initially developed to improve data quality and accessibility and to reduce costs of services through a collective investment in and strategic application of geographic data and systems on a unified Statewide GIS framework. MD iMap is designed to be the authoritative data source for a diverse community of users, including stakeholders from the public, private, and academic sectors. | |
| Related Documentation: | https://www.gis.fhwa.dot.gov/webinars/webinar3_maryland.aspx | |
| 6 | Practice: | Maryland SHA's Enterprise GIS (eGIS) Initiative |
| Subject Areas: | Asset Management Environment Maintenance Operations Planning | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Mike Sheffer | |
| Title: | Assistant Division Chief / GIS Coordinator | |
| Email: | msheffer@sha.state.md.us | |
| Phone: | 410-545-5537 | |
| Description: | The Maryland State Highway Administration's Enterprise GIS (eGIS), which is essentially a data visualization and analysis tool, replaced the older ArcIMS SHAWME application that had limited analytic abilities. eGIS provides internal staff the ability to access spatial data (such as accidents, traffic daily volumes, and bridge inspections) for discrete locations. Through the use of this online data catalog, employees can quickly find all spatial data for a specific location in Maryland. Using eGIS, the internal staff can also track a project's status. eGIS is currently releasing new versions each quarter, featuring additional datasets and query functionalities. The application is also addressing the need for robust decision-making support through the Integration of MOSAIC (Model Of Sustainability And Integrated Corridors) and Enterprise GIS for Sustainable Transportation Planning. | |
| 7 | Practice: | Maryland SHA's Innovative Approach to Wetland Mitigation and Environmental Stewardship |
| Subject Area: | Environment | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Sonal Sanghavi | |
| Title: | Director, Office of Environmental Design | |
| Email: | ssanghavi@sha.state.md.us | |
| Phone: | 410-545-8640 | |
| Description: |
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) has made a commitment to mitigate for unavoidable and historical impacts to wetlands from transportation projects. The SHA is working with local jurisdictions, watershed groups, and resource and regulatory agencies around the state to realize watershed goals, restore stream segments, and contribute to the state's green infrastructure. Maryland has two million acres of ecologically significant land that has not been developed, of which almost three-quarters are unprotected. The state designated the GreenPrint program to preserve the state's remaining natural resources and to create an extensive, intertwined network of conservation lands. The purpose of the program is threefold: - Identify, using the most up-to-date computer mapping techniques, the most important unprotected natural lands in the state; - Link, or connect, these lands through a system of corridors or connectors; and - Save those lands through targeted acquisitions and easements. To support the GreenPrint program a statewide Green Infrastructure network was developed which included a mapped inventory of existing resources in a GIS data format. This data along with resource information and watershed plans from local jurisdictions are made available to Maryland SHA's planning, environmental, and design staff to reference in avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating for unavoidable impacts from transportation. The SHA is currently using the Green Infrastructure approach to not only target avoidance and minimization efforts, but to identify potential mitigation sites and environmental stewardship opportunities as part of the US 301 Waldorf Area Transportation Improvement Project. Additionally, SHA utilizes the Watershed Resources Registry (WRR) to assist with avoidance and minimization efforts and to target mitigation and stewardship efforts. The WRR is a collaborative national/regional pilot that grew out of the Green Highways Partnership. It is an interactive Geographic Information System (GIS)-based screening tool that: - Integrates and streamlines regulatory programs - Guides resource planners - Saves time and $, and increases program efficiencies The WRR application has been valuable for gathering environmental inventory information, assessing watershed needs, and identifying potential mitigation sites. It can also be used to provide backup information for justifying mitigation site selection in support of various regulatory permitting processes. The web application also compliments initial field reconnaissance by providing the ability to export data about a location onto a print map including latitude/longitude coordinates which can be keyed into a GPS for navigation purposes. Using the WRR, SHA is able to evaluate based on outputs from the 8 suitability analyses to avoid areas for preservation and to identify areas where multiple ecological benefits can be realized. For more information on the US 301 project visit: http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/webprojectlifecycle/AT866_11/htdocs/Documents/Purpose_and_Need/US%20301%20Purpose%20and%20Need%20121506.pdf |
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| 8 | Practice: | MdProperty View |
| Subject Area: | Planning | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Mike Sheffer | |
| Title: | Assistant Division Chief / GIS Coordinator | |
| Email: | msheffer@sha.state.md.us | |
| Phone: | 410-545-5537 | |
| Description: | MdProperty View is an ArcGIS-based viewer that provides information on jurisdictions' tax maps and parcel information. The Maryland Department of Planning has developed some agreements with counties for parcel and vector data to help update it. | |
| Related Documentation: | https://planning.maryland.gov/Pages/OurProducts/PropertyMapProducts/MDPropertyViewProducts.aspx | |
| 9 | Practice: | Open Data Portal |
| Subject Area: | GDC | |
| State: | Maryland | |
| Organization: | Maryland State Highway Administration | |
| Contact: | Laurie Goudy | |
| Title: | eGIS Program Manager/Assistant Division Chief | |
| Email: | LGoudy@sha.state.md.us | |
| Description: | Maryland deployed Open Data Portal for non-spatial datasets through the Governor's StateStat Program, which aims to improve the State government's accountability and efficiency. | |
| Related Documentation: | https://opendata.maryland.gov/ | |
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