jon mueller geo 580 spring 2011
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Jon MuellerGEO 580Spring 2011
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Motivation Research goals Study area Methodology Results Discussion Future Work
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Urban renewal Mode choice Efficient Amtrak ridership Funding Highways
www.amtrak.com
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Current alignments Less expensive Capacity Engineering
New alignments Expensive Higher speeds Ridership
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Involves several stakeholders National Environmental Protection Act
(NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Rigorous process Oregon example
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Environmental Corridor Optimization and Planning Alignments (ECO-PAL) toolkit
USDOT National Consortium for Remote Sensing in
Transportation Goal: Utilize remote sensing data to
streamline corridor planning process Economic, environmental, historical, engineering,
land use
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Build toolkit for selecting rail alignments Oregon higher-speed rail project Research question: Which choice of alignment has the least overall
impact when considering land use, engineering requirements, and the environment?
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Cascades Corridor
http://www.fra.dot.gov
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Gather data Create layers Combine layers Rank layers Combine layers to create models Combine to create overall model
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USGS: National Map Seamless Server 2006 National Land Cover Data Land use 30m resolution
1 Arc Second National Elevation Dataset DEM ~33m resolution
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Low DEM resolution Roads classified as developed Is it complete? Are rankings accurate? Future work
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Make a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tool Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Develop an economic impact model Identify hazards and assess risk Incorporate Federal Railroad Administration
track standards Speed, curvature
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Nobrega, R.A.A., O’Hara, C., Stich, B. (2011), “Top-Down Landscape-Based Approach Toward The Assessment And Ranking Of Watershed And Wetland Impacted By Transportation Corridors.”90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.
Nobrega, R.A.A., O’Hara, C. (2011), “Evaluating the Design of the Streamlined GIS-based Transportation Corridors” 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.
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