GIS Working Group

Jeff Quackenbush, HOCTS, Chair

Jason Deshaies, SMTC, Co-Chair

Jack Mance, A/GFTC

Leigh McCullen, BMTS

Teresa Lasalle, CDTC

Mark Debald, DCTC

Devin Rigolino, DCTC

Tara Grogan, DCTC

Mike Perry, ECTC

Courtney Taylor, ECTC

Kimberly Smith, GBNRTC

Kathryn Stilwell, GBNRTC

Alex Kone, GTC

Chris Tortora, GTC

Erin Tylutki, HOCTC

Jay Lambrix, ITCTC

Leslie Fordjour, NYMTC

Munnesh Patel, NYMTC

Mukta Ramola, NYMTC Consultant

Alan Sorensen, OCTC

Lauren Bennett, OCTC

James D'Agostino, SMTC

Andrew Frasier, SMTC

Robert Leibowitz, UCTC

David Staas, UCTC

Kevin Hunt, NYSDOT

Mike Rossi, NYSDOT

Korie McAllister, NYSDOT

Allison Weber, FHWA-NY

Nicole McGrath, FHWA-NY

Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, has become part of the planners' lexicon. It provides a platform to analyze and display data and information spatially. A broad range of data elements are used by planners: land use and natural features, roadway networks and their attributes, transit networks and their attributes, crash records, forecasts from travel demand models, and more.

The GIS Working Group is a profession network for planners and technicians in MPOs and New York State DOT who create and use GIS based information.

RIS

NYSDOT Roadway Inventory System Viewer (RIS Viewer) Webpage

GIS

NYS GIS Clearinghouse Website

Apps

NYSDOT GIS Apps Webpage

GIS Working Group Goals

Knowledge Transfer: Conduct in-person meetings as the primary means for sharing practices and information on opportunities. Supplement or replace in-person meetings with virtual meetings as needed.
Data Collection and Assessment: Identify, compile, and assess spatial data that is useful to MPOs and their member agencies and, to the extent practical, partner organizations.
Coordination: Utilize the Working Group as a forum for coordination with partner organizations to obtain and share data and practices.
Software: Ensure that GIS software applications are consistent across the MPOs in New York State to the greatest extent practical.
Training: Identify training opportunities to improve the technical capabilities of MPO staff.