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Transportation Planning Research with Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS
Track: Transportation
Author(s): Colin Brooks, Eric Keefauver, Richard Powell, Robert Shuchman, Ben Koziol

Integrating remote sensing data with GIS to support transportation planning shows promise for improving planning processes and reducing time needed to complete transportation projects. We have been engaged with the Michigan Department of Transportation in researching the capabilities of high-resolution remote sensing to provide answers to transportation problems. Study results show that remote sensing can rapidly produce roadway feature inventories that can be integrated with asset management databases using linear referencing in ArcGIS. Transportation noise models can ingest topographic data and imagery in ArcGIS to help understand noise issues. Existing state GIS databases can be integrated with updated land cover maps to locate potential wetlands mitigation sites. ArcHydro can be used to understand the impacts of potential transportation projects on hydrologic flow using high-resolution topography derived from radar data. ArcIMS can be used to effectively share research. This research will help transportation agencies in their project planning processes.

Colin Brooks
Michigan Tech Research Institute
3600 Green Court
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105
United States
Phone: 734-913-6858
Fax: 734-913-6880
E-mail: colin.brooks@mtu.edu

Eric Keefauver
Michigan Tech Research Institute
3600 Green Court, Suite 100
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105
United States
Phone: 734-913-6862
E-mail: eric.keefauver@mtu.edu

Richard Powell
Michigan Tech Research Institute
3600 Green Court, Suite 100
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105
United States
Phone: 734-913-6861
E-mail: rbpowell@mtu.edu

Robert Shuchman
Michigan Tech Research Institute
3600 Green Court, Suite 100
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105
United States
Phone: 734-913-6860
E-mail: shuchman@mtu.edu

Ben Koziol
Michigan Tech Research Institute
3600 Green Court, Suite 100
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105
United States
Phone: 734-913-6849
E-mail: bkoziol@mtu.edu