NYMTC Strategic Data Management Kuo-Ann Chiao Technical Group Director.

NYMTCNYMTCStrategic Data Strategic Data ManagementManagement

Kuo-Ann ChiaoKuo-Ann Chiao

Technical Group DirectorTechnical Group Director

Most of the data, survey, forecasts covers 28 counties in the NY-NJ-Conn region.

Travel does not stop at the middle of Hudson River.

Economic activities that make the region a great region are moving around across all kinds of boundaries.

NYMTC’s Strategic Data NYMTC’s Strategic Data ManagementManagement

Data and the tools used to analyze the Data and the tools used to analyze the data are two essential factors in data are two essential factors in transportation planning and decision-transportation planning and decision-making. making.

NYMTC staff has been assembling data NYMTC staff has been assembling data from different agencies, different from different agencies, different geographic areas, different types, different geographic areas, different types, different times, and provide in a series reports to times, and provide in a series reports to members and other stakeholders.members and other stakeholders.


Everyone come to NYMTC staff for Everyone come to NYMTC staff for data, sometimes, for their own data.data, sometimes, for their own data.


NYMTC is in a very unique position to NYMTC is in a very unique position to provide added values to the very rich data provide added values to the very rich data available in this great and big region. available in this great and big region. No one else has the mission to put all the No one else has the mission to put all the data together. data together. Each agency has their own missions to Each agency has their own missions to keep their systems working properly and keep their systems working properly and collect data for their operational needs. collect data for their operational needs.


It would be great for an operator or a It would be great for an operator or a planning department to know what is planning department to know what is going on of the systems next to theirs, so going on of the systems next to theirs, so they could manage better the existing they could manage better the existing conditions and plan for a better tomorrow. conditions and plan for a better tomorrow. NYMTC has been provided that added NYMTC has been provided that added values to all the stakeholders through all values to all the stakeholders through all the reports we produced and special data the reports we produced and special data requests in the past more than 20 years, requests in the past more than 20 years, even started since tri-state planning even started since tri-state planning commission. commission.


That is our niche. That is our strength. That That is our niche. That is our strength. That is one of our most critical values that we is one of our most critical values that we could provide to our members and all the could provide to our members and all the stakeholders. stakeholders. MTA has suggested that NYMTC staff needs MTA has suggested that NYMTC staff needs to put more resources to find out what data to put more resources to find out what data are available and put them all together on are available and put them all together on NYMTC's website. That is something that no NYMTC's website. That is something that no one could do a better job than NYMTC staff one could do a better job than NYMTC staff could do.could do.We are responding to our member’s We are responding to our member’s request. request.


NYMTC staff produces more than 35 NYMTC staff produces more than 35 reports and brochures on a regular basis reports and brochures on a regular basis that have been used by members, that have been used by members, stakeholders in the region, and other stakeholders in the region, and other customers from all over the world.customers from all over the world.That is what we have been doing. That is what we have been doing. So, what is next? So, what is next?


The world has been changing. The world has been changing. With more interactions among the With more interactions among the members, with more understanding of members, with more understanding of each other, with all the emerging each other, with all the emerging challenges that make us need to be more challenges that make us need to be more efficient and more cooperative, we need to efficient and more cooperative, we need to have a strategic view on have a strategic view on how we could do how we could do a better joba better job and and what we could better what we could better serve our members' needsserve our members' needs in this rapid in this rapid changing world. changing world.


Data itself is not sufficient anymore to Data itself is not sufficient anymore to meet all the new demands and challenges. meet all the new demands and challenges. We need to transform the data with visual We need to transform the data with visual tools to become tools to become useful informationuseful information. . Planners then could use the information Planners then could use the information with their experience to develop expert with their experience to develop expert knowledge and make it a useful story for knowledge and make it a useful story for the decision-makers to use in their the decision-makers to use in their decision-making process. decision-making process.

Knowledge ManagementKnowledge ManagementThe Content of The Human MindThe Content of The Human Mind

informationinformation

understanding relationshipunderstanding relationship

knowledgeknowledge

wisdomwisdom

understanding patternsunderstanding patterns

understanding principlesunderstanding principles


With the matured technology of web-With the matured technology of web-based applications, we could integrate all based applications, we could integrate all the data and transform into interactive, the data and transform into interactive, easy to use information. easy to use information. We want to be the Transportation We want to be the Transportation Information Gateway that provides one-Information Gateway that provides one-stop shopping for all the transportation stop shopping for all the transportation information needs. information needs.


We could call it We could call it iiNYMTCNYMTC. It means "my . It means "my NYMTC" that provides NYMTC" that provides integratedintegrated and and interactiveinteractive informationinformation for for intelligentintelligent decision-making. decision-making.


iiNYMTCNYMTC will not come easy by itself. It will not come easy by itself. It needs lots of coordination and preparation. needs lots of coordination and preparation. We have been doing quite a few ground We have been doing quite a few ground work in the past two years. We did a work in the past two years. We did a strategic data assessment and develop a strategic data assessment and develop a matrix of data needs by 10 data matrix of data needs by 10 data categories.categories.We started the process of data We started the process of data organization, standardization and sharing. organization, standardization and sharing.


Data CategoriesData CategoriesHighway Highway TransitTransitSocioeconomic and demographicSocioeconomic and demographicSurveySurveySafety and securitySafety and securityFreightFreightNon-motorizedNon-motorizedITSITSAssets inventoryAssets inventoryFinancialFinancialAnd GIS that provides the infrastructure to link all And GIS that provides the infrastructure to link all the data togetherthe data together


The goals are toThe goals are to Provide standards and guidelines for data Provide standards and guidelines for data

collectioncollection Help stakeholders collect, use, access and Help stakeholders collect, use, access and

share datashare data Avoid duplication of data collectionAvoid duplication of data collection Better understand what data is availableBetter understand what data is available Integrate information and provide added value Integrate information and provide added value

to data collectedto data collected


We have been working with members on We have been working with members on the following for each data category:the following for each data category: Inventory of available data setsInventory of available data sets Accessibility in electronic formatsAccessibility in electronic formats Development of a schema of all data itemsDevelopment of a schema of all data items Development of a data warehouseDevelopment of a data warehouse Standards, guidelines and recommended Standards, guidelines and recommended

practices for data and metadatapractices for data and metadata Recommended practice for data quality controlRecommended practice for data quality control


NYMTC staff has also been participated NYMTC staff has also been participated several data coordination and planning several data coordination and planning efforts at the national level:efforts at the national level: TMIP & FHWA Joint Panel on Data & Model TMIP & FHWA Joint Panel on Data & Model

Transferability Transferability TRB Workgroup on Metadata and the Data TRB Workgroup on Metadata and the Data

Section Metadata SubcommitteeSection Metadata Subcommittee TRB ADJ30 Committee on Urban Transportation TRB ADJ30 Committee on Urban Transportation

Data and Information SystemsData and Information Systems ASTM Committee E17.54 ADUS Task Group on ASTM Committee E17.54 ADUS Task Group on

data standard data standard


NYMTC has been known for its innovative NYMTC has been known for its innovative travel demand modeltravel demand modelNYMTC staff is also working on the frontier NYMTC staff is also working on the frontier of strategic data management that will of strategic data management that will provide provide cost-effectivecost-effective,, integrated integrated, , interactiveinteractive, and , and user-friendlyuser-friendly “ “one-stop one-stop shoppingshopping” information that will be used in ” information that will be used in the planning decision-making process.the planning decision-making process.


Areas of potential improvements? Or what Areas of potential improvements? Or what are our opportunities?are our opportunities? Need new resources with vision and skills that Need new resources with vision and skills that

could help us to implement the strategic data could help us to implement the strategic data management planmanagement plan

Need to continue and expand the training on Need to continue and expand the training on GIS, metadata, development and use of web-GIS, metadata, development and use of web-applications, and use of standards.applications, and use of standards.

We have great tradition of data products and We have great tradition of data products and we have the opportunity now to make them we have the opportunity now to make them even better.even better.

NYMTC Strategic Data Management Kuo-Ann Chiao Technical Group Director.

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