2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 The Environmental Screening Tool: Efficient Transportation Decision Making With ArcIMS Track: Transportation Author(s): Peter McGilvray, Michael Konikoff The Florida Department of Transportation has developed a new, more efficient process for conducting environmental reviews of transportation projects. A key component of Florida's Efficient Transportation Decision Making process is the Environmental Screening Tool, an interactive database and mapping application available on the Internet. The application provides transportation planners with the ability to digitize proposed projects, and enables participating agencies to review the effects of those projects on the human and natural environment. This paper discusses the implementation of the tool using ArcIMS, ArcSDE, Oracle, ArcObjects, JSP, and Perl with an emphasis on overcoming the technical challenges that were encountered. The paper provides background information about the requirements and how these were identified; techniques for on-line data entry and GIS analysis, customizing and optimizing the ArcIMS map viewers; and the challenges that the FDOT has met in implementing a statewide information system to support the new process. Peter McGilvray Florida Department of Transportation Environmental Management Office 605 Suwannee St. Mail Station 37 Tallahassee , FL 32399 US Phone: 850 410 5885 Fax: 850 410 5808 E-mail: peter.mcgilvray@dot.state.fl.us Michael Konikoff URS GIS and Spatial Analysis 3676 Hartsfield Rd. Tallahassee , FL 32303 US Phone: 850 574 3197 Fax: 850 576 3676 E-mail: Michael_Konikoff@URSCorp.com |
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