Announcing the 5th National GIS in Transit Conference

2009 GIS in Transit Conference Hosted in Partnership with URISA

Preliminary Schedule/Agenda

Monday, November 16, 2009

• Preconference Workshops 
• Asset Management: Planning, Strategy, and Implementation
• Overview of Free and Open Source GIS
• Transportation Spatial Database Design

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

• Keynote Address - Joe Hughes of Google Transit
• Educational Sessions
• Exhibits
• Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall/Poster Session
• Social Event

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

• Educational Sessions
• Exhibits
• Closing Plenary Session

GIS Conference Committee Members

Conference Chair
Martin Catala, GIS Manager, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of Southern Florida - Tampa, FL

• Nathan Banks, TriMet - Portland, OR

• Brian Bollas, Parsons Brinkerhoff - Tampa, FL

• Beth Donahue, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) - Chicago, IL

• Greg Ferrara, North Carolina State University- Raleigh, NC

• Larry Harman, GeoGraphics Laboratory - Bridgewater, MA

• Dennis Hinebaugh, National Center for Transit Research - Tampa, FL

• Allen Ibaugh, GISP, Data Transfer Solutions - Orlando, FL

• Nancy McGuckin, Travel Behavior Analyst - California

• Amber Reep, Center for Urban Transit Research - Tampa, FL

• Richard Wallace, Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) - Atlanta, GA

• William Walter, GISP, PBS&J - Tampa, FL

• Ed Wells, GISP, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Washington, DC

Conference Sponsors

The National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) is located at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.  NCTR strives to make public transportation and alternative forms of transportation, including managed lanes, safe, effective, efficient, desirable, and secure. The goals of NCTR are: to minimize traffic congestion, maximize mobility options, promote safety and security, improve the environment, and enhance community sustainability. This will be accomplished by conducting applied and advanced research, energetically disseminating the results, and expanding the workforce of transportation professionals through education and training to address the challenges and opportunities of the future.  The National Transit GIS Conference is one of the many efforts by NCTR to forward its goals.  For more about NCTR please visit: www.nctr.usf.edu

About the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association - URISA is a non-profit professional and educational association that promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems. It is a multidisciplinary association where professionals from all parts of the spatial data community can come together and share concerns and ideas. Since 1963, URISA has been the professional home of choice for Public Sector GIS and IT Executives throughout the United States, Canada and other countries worldwide.

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