The Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning training course provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of GIS, focusing on transportation infrastructure and road safety data collection, as well as analytical methodologies and techniques using GIS.
In many developed countries, authorities actively use GIS for highway and transport management, driven by the advantages of reduced costs and increased efficiency in planning, monitoring, and managing complex transportation systems. GIS tools are particularly valuable for tasks such as transportation planning, accident analysis, and route optimization.
GIS techniques play a key role in identifying capacity improvements, optimizing operations, and making strategic investments to ensure the transportation system operates efficiently. This training course not only covers the technical aspects of GIS use but also emphasizes the development of spatial thinking and decision-making skills.
Key topics in this Energy Training Centre training course include:
- Fundamentals and Key Functions of GIS
- Geospatial Data, Databases, and Geo-Referencing Techniques
- Visualization and GIS Data Queries
- Spatial Analysis and Modeling
- Multilayer Mapping and Overlay Analysis
- Heat Maps and Hotspot Analysis
By the end of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning training course, participants will be able to:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of how GIS can support transportation studies.
- Identify trends in traffic operations and safety performance metrics to enhance transportation safety.
- Analyze the root causes of traffic incidents and develop effective countermeasures.
- Assess the performance of transportation segments, corridors, networks, or regions.
- Identify high-risk and low-risk areas through density estimation heat mapping.
- Perform advanced spatial analysis to plan future transportation systems.
- Create dynamic and detailed mapping applications.
- Develop critical spatial thinking skills and gain confidence in spatial decision-making.
In this training course, the instructor will present the topics using a range of effective adult learning techniques, with an emphasis on case studies and best practices. The training course will feature active participation, in-class practice cases, engaging group sessions, video materials, and interactive tabletop activities.
The organization will benefit by enhancing its efficiency in transportation infrastructure solutions, reducing costs, and streamlining workflows through the implementation of a powerful geospatial data analysis platform.
Participants in the Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning training course will:
- Implement cutting-edge spatial data analytics in traffic/transport planning, design, and management.
- Optimize operational processes, policies, and workflows.
- Strengthen the effectiveness of their infrastructure solutions and services.
- Showcase advanced presentation techniques through comprehensive mapping applications.
- Lower costs associated with performance evaluation and assessment.
- Enhance their decision-making skills and overall understanding.
By attending this Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning training course, participants will build a strong foundation and gain hands-on experience in transportation-related applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) through the following:
- Understand how GIS can support transportation engineering and urban planning practices.
- Gain a solid background in preparing, processing, and analyzing geospatial data.
- Learn to select the appropriate data types and analysis methods for addressing complex road infrastructure, safety, management, and planning challenges.
- Develop a theoretical understanding of spatial problems.
- Assess the environmental and socio-demographic impacts on road infrastructure.
This Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Transportation Systems Engineering and Planning training course is ideal for a wide range of professionals, particularly those involved in traffic and transportation engineering, road infrastructure and safety, urban planning, and traffic management centers.
This training course will be especially beneficial for:
- Traffic & Transportation Engineers and Professionals
- Professionals in Urban Planning and Development
- Project Managers in Infrastructure Solutions Consulting
- Data Analysts, Technicians in Traffic Management Centers
- Researchers and Consultants
- Practitioners in Traffic and Transport Engineering
- Traffic Safety Professionals
- Highway and Roadway Design Engineers
Day One: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Fundamentals
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in General
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Transportation Studies
- Major Functions of Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Relating Information from Multiple Sources
- Geographic Data and the Database
- Data Acquisition
- Data Integration
- Data Structure
- Data Modeling
- ArcMap Practice
Day Two: Understanding Geographic Information System (GIS) Maps
- Data Information
- Spatial data
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Database
- Raster vs. Vector Data
- GIS Shapefiles
- ESRI Shapefile format
- Displaying and Navigating Geographic Information System (GIS) Maps
- Feature Attributes
- Census Units
- The Point, Line, Polygon Data
Day Three: Data Collection
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Geographic Data Library
- Census Data
- Transportation Data and Analytics with Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Geospatial Crash Analysis
Day Four: Visualization and Data Processing
- Symbolizing and Labeling Geographic Information System (GIS) Data
- Continuous and Categorical Data
- Classification Methods
- Normalization
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Query
- Classification
- Identify, Select, Find
- Select Features by Attributes
- Joining and Relating Tables
- Spatial Joining
- Dissolving and Clipping layers
Day Five: Geospatial Analysis and Hotspot Analysis
- Introduction to Spatial Analysis
- Buffering Features
- Overlaying Data
- Spatial Analysis Methods to Identify Hotspots
- Fishnet-based Analysis
- Kernel Density Estimation