Regional GIS Users Group Meeting

1. Regional GIS Users Group Meeting • Wednesday, February 18th 2009 • 10:00 AM - Noon • Amphitheater, C – Level • NEXT MEETING MAY 13 • www.atlantaregional.com/rgug

2. Cooperative Purchase Agreement • Must decide if you are going to join • Sanborn quote and specs in handout • Review for changes and make decision • Need verification from counties to continue • Present to ARC Board as a programmatic element for Calendar year 2010 • USGS contributing

3. Aerials ExpressImagery Purchase • Jan/Feb 2009 imagery was flown • Imagery is to be delivered to Atlanta by mid to late March • 1.5 foot • Receive one set of the imagery in ECW and TIFF/TFW format, projected into State Plane NAD83 Georgia West Feet

4. Aerials Express Pricing Number of Participants • 1 • 2-3 • 4-5 • 6+ • Price for Participants • $17,500 • $15,000 • $12,500 • $10,000

5. Primary Data Model Items Regional Street Data Program • Address • Facility Operation • Road name • Route Number • Route Type/Jurisdiction • Shoulder Width/ Type • Speed Limit • Surface Width/ Type • Travel Lanes • Sidewalks

6. Regional Street Data Program • Rockdale County streets conflated • Assigned GDOT route numbers/ IDs to Rockdale street segments • Tagged, noting direction • Rockdale agreed to have arcs/address & ZIP fields flipped • Rockdale using conflated streets • GDOT working on route builder tool to build county map with local streets

7. Conflated Rockdale Streets

8. Updated RC Tool

9. Parallel Street Effort • Updating Atlanta Region Streets • Requesting street data from Counties • Can transfer via http://transfers.atlantaregional.com • Goal to have local street data by April 1

10. GIS Training at ARC • ARC has upgraded to the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 curriculum • New course outlines, lectures and exercise books • Currently offering ArcGIS Desktop I and II • May add Desktop III next year • Registration is handled through ARC’s Community Planning Academy • Next class will be ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality on March 4-6 • Email class announcements for Desktop II will be going out soon • 3 day class, cost is $340, available to local government staff only (city, county, water authorities, transit agencies, etc.) • Class size limited to 12 • Please contact Paul DiGirolamo at 404-463-3520 or pdigirolamo@atlantaregional.comfor more information • Check the Community Planning Academy page of ARC’s website for upcoming classes and online registration • Considering adding a Spatial Analyst class, wanted to gauge interest, please let us know if that is something that would be useful

11. ESRI Curriculum Changes • ArcGIS Desktop v 9.2 ArcGIS Desktop v 9.3 • Learning GIS w/ ArcGISArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Desktop Started with ArcGIS • Introduction to ArcGIS I ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality • Introduction to ArcGIS II ArcGIS Desktop III: Workflows and Analysis

12. ArcGIS Server • Migrating from ArcIMS 9.2 to ArcGIS Server platform • Completed implementation of Latitude Geographics Geocortex Essentials for ArcGIS Server 9.2 • Upgraded ArcIMS 9.2 to 9.3 • Upgraded ArcGIS Server 9.2 to 9.3 and Geocortex Essentials 1.5.1 • Configuration and Internal Testing of GE application • Geocortex Essentials Training in Charlotte

13. PECAS Modeling Progress • PECAS • Production Exchange Consumption Allocation System • Developed by Drs Doug Hunt and John Abraham of University of Calgary • I-O economic model approach • Two Modules, run Sequentially and Annually • Activity Allocation (HH and Jobs) Module • Space Development Module • 78 LUZ zones for 20-County model • Landuse forecast • Small area population and employment forecast • Generate input for Travel Demand Model

14. PECAS Modeling Progress • SD Progress • Build rent equations for Fulton • Build Space Synthesizer for 15 counties • Evaluation and Calibration of Initial Results from Synthesizer Runs • Migrate SD to PostgreSQL

15. PECAS Modeling Progress

16. PECAS Modeling Progress • AA Progress • Initial Integration with Travel Demand Model (Skims) • Unconstrained Run in June of 2008 • Beginning of 2nd Stage Calibration (Imports and Exports; Option Sizes) • Development of Constraint Values (Jobs, Households by Income, Imports/ Exports) • Constrained AA Run October 2008

17. PECAS Modeling Progress • Data Development Progress • PUMS ,IMPLAN, SF3 Data Development for Use with AA • Employment by PECAS category (industry by occupation by space type) • Development of Space Constraints Using NAICS Employment and LandPro

18. PECAS Modeling Progress • In 2009 • Build Synthesizer for remaining 5 counties • Standardize zoning and density layer • Recode ARC SD model • Code rent equations into SD • Floorspace quantity adjustment • Establish Transport Cost Coefficients • Revise Design Diagram • Start calibrating prices from AA

19. TAZ Disaggregator • What is TAZ-D? - ArcMap Extension - Spatial Analyst - Developed By PBS&J

20. TAZ Disaggregator • What will TAZ-D do? • TAZ level data for Travel Demand Model • Disaggregate future forecast to Super Districts (78) and TAZs (2024) • -landuse -employment • -household -population • Improve ARC Zapping procedure • replace FORTRAN programs • Incorporate geospatial factors vs. existing share based

21. TAZ Disaggregator • Major Input data: • REMI forecast • Landpro • Street centerline • Travel impedance matrix • Transit • Parcels • Any geospatial factors

22. TAZ Disaggregator • How does TAZ-D disaggregate…? • Apply factors and weighted scores • Spatial Analyst & raster conversion • Calculate and rank the likelihood of development • Calibration • Allocate the future development • Make animation

23. TAZ Disaggregator • Output • At Super District and TAZ level: • Future employment by 21 NAICS categories • Population • Household by 4x6 HHInc Size categories • Animation of future development • Progress • Working on redevelopment module • Will test the full function and calibration in next two weeks

24. TAZ Disaggregator

25. Other Announcements • ARC requesting current City boundaries