Paper The Development of Socioeconomic Data Projections from the Ground Up

Author: Craig A Batstone
Organization: Canin Associates

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Orlando, FL 32801
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The process of developing socioeconomic data projections for traffic modeling has traditionally been accomplished through a top-down methodology, where control totals are created for a county and then disaggregated down to individual traffic analysis zones. Metroplan Orlando and Canin Associates are developing an application, built on ArcInfo ODE, that will analyze existing and future land uses at the parcel level to calculate socioeconomic data projections. The application has several modules that perform tasks such as data update, existing development analysis, identification of developable land, developable land suitability ranking, growth pattern projections, and socioeconomic data calculations.