Proceedings from the Texas ITS Data Uses and Archiving Workshop (0-1752-4)

The "Texas ITS Data Uses and Archiving Workshop" was held November 10, 1998, in Austin, Texas, to discuss issues and opportunities related to archiving data from intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The workshop participants represented several of Texas' urban areas (Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio) as well as many different disciplines within transportation, including planning, system operations and management, system integration, research and evaluation, emergency management, and air quality analysis. The purpose of the workshop was threefold: 1) share information about ITS data archiving activities and plans at the national level as well as within Texas' major urban areas; 2) discuss common issues and areas of concern related to ITS data archiving and data needs; and 3) identify common themes, best practices, and issues that need to be addressed. Technical presentations at the workshop focused on the following topics: 1) national activities related to the archived data user service (ADUS), traffic management data dictionary (TMDD), and the national data registry; 2) state activities related to ITS architecture, statewide system integration, and the information sharing policy; 3) data archiving and management approaches at several TxDOT districts; and 4) planning data collection practices and needs. Break-out discussion groups covered the topics of data user groups and needs, data warehousing technology, and data standards.