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Ditching Paper at the MTA:
Tom Earp, GISP GIS Coordinator
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From Field Inspections to Parking Manuals
About the Project
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MTA Department of Planning & Capital Programming
Facility Types
Park and Ride
METRO
MARC
Light Rail
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Over 450 pages
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Data Collected
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Paper forms
Contractors and MTA staff used paper forms to collect the 17 data points for each facility
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A new solution?
ArcGIS Online +
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= SUCCESS ! ?
Pilot Project
• Three facilities • Test Collector for ArcGIS as a solution • What data can we collect? • Find good a workflow
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Pilot Project
• What data can we collect?
oOriginal list of 17 attributes expanded to 37
oCollected location/type of Bike Rack (new)
oCollected locations of shelters/ticket machines (new)
oCollected locations of ADA spaces (new)
oCollected photos for all features (new)
• Use Domains for dropdown lists
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Pilot Project
• Initial workflow o Team of two oOne team member collects data and photos with iPad oOne team member counts cars
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Pilot Results
• iPad camera did not produce high quality photos • Walking was easy for pilot sites but it too too long.
It would not be practical for large lots.
Revised workflow: One team member will collect data with iPad, one will take photos with digital camera, team will drive lot and use click counters
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Pilot Results
• Counting cars while driving through lot oOnly analog device used!
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Pilot Results
• Collector is ideal for data collection!
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=
All systems go….
135 Sites
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How do we get there?
ESRI Route Planner
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https://github.com/Esri/route-planner-csharp
In the field
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In the field
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In the field
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Smallest Site: Subway Station at State Center
In the field
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Largest Site: Owings Mills Metro (almost 2900 parking spaces)
Back at the desk….
• Photo linking • Data Cleanup • Web App
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Web App
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Issues….
• Encountering unknowns in the field
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Issues….
• On very hot days the iPad overheated • Screen readability in direct sunlight • GPS accuracy
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Issues….
• Still ended up printing full manual over 640 pages
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Was it a Success?
• Project was completed on time and under budget • Repeatable workflow for future efforts
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