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2017 Transit GIS Conference Session and Presentations Available

GIS in Transit Conference, September 6-8, 2017

The Transit GIS Clearinghouse Team is Happy to announce the availability of the 2017 Conference Sessions and presentations for downloading. Click to see full list of sessions and links to the available presentations.  

Transit GIS 2017 Session: Minding the Gap? Designing Transit Services to Fill Gaps and Enhance Access

Moderated by: Sara Hendricks Minding the Gap? Designing Transit Services to Fill Gaps and Enhance Access Learn analytical methods for alleviating first mile/last mile access gaps using GIS and complementary software and how to use interactive isochrones to facilitate a conversation to design better transit systems, engaging riders to document factors that affect getting from …

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Transit GIS 2017 Session: Leveraging Data: Modeling and Planning for Transit Mobility

Leveraging Data: Modeling and Planning for Transit Mobility Learn how to make sense of transit rider flows from origin-destination surveys, how open data from public/private entities enables better planning, and how to use travel demand models to make sense of large datasets during transit expansion project planning. Uber Movement: Open Data for Better Urban Planning …

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2017 GIS in Transit Conference Approved for Nearly 50 AICP-CM Credits

GIS in Transit Conference, September 6-8, 2017

Des Plaines, IL (June 30, 2017) – URISA, the National Center for Transit Research and the Transportation Research Board are pleased to announce that the 2017 National GIS in Transit Conference was approved for 46.5 AICP-CM credits. The conference, taking place September 6-8 in Washington, DC, features workshops, breakout sessions, keynote addresses and more.   Approved AICP-CM credits range from 8.5 …

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National Employment Map

Using the Longitudinal Employment Household Dynamics (LEHD) data provided by census, Harvard University PhD student Robert Manduca created a web-based mapping application of all the employment locations in the U.S.  The website allows the user to visualize the location of employment including job categories.  I found this map to be both insightful and revealing to …

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