Transportation Corridor Planning and Design Using Dynamic Segmentation

Author: Mark J. O'Brian
Organization: Carter & Burgess, Inc.

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Traditionally, during corridor studies of transportation improvements designers and planners have generalized data for either design alternatives or existing conditions along the corridor. Different teams collected data at different scales and at different levels of accuracy, making it difficult to consider all potential factors through the planning and into the design process. To extend typical planning data into the design stages, Carter & Burgess now integrates GPS data collection into GIS data management using ArcInfo dynamic segmentation. Incorporation of more accurate data, normalized along a project centerline, allows for the inclusion of more information and a seamless transition from planning to preliminary design.