Command Technology Evolution, IRRIS Becomes TGIS

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Command Technology Evolution, IRRIS Becomes TGIS

In August 2015, USTRANSCOM awarded the new Transportation Geospatial Information System (TGIS) contract to GeoDecisions. The goal of TGIS is to integrate IRRIS’ DTTS and DCD capabilities into an open GIS services framework that will provide USTRANSCOM with a user-defined operational picture (UDOP) capability. The timeline for TGIS deployment is February 2017. We are approximately 75 percent complete with new system development, and have begun to integrate DTTS and DCD functions into the baseline. Set for November 2016, the next beta delivery of TGIS will allow DTTS users to test command-and-control functionality in a non-operational government environment and lay the groundwork for a seamless system operational transition in February.  

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USTRANSCOM Combat Logistic Challenges, Leveraging Geospatial Technology

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USTRANSCOM Combat Logistic Challenges, Leveraging Geospatial Technology

Whether it is the transport of cargo, hazardous materials, or personnel, the ability to effectively manage logistics and transportation security is critical. In today’s data-rich environment, the challenge is finding an automated, user-friendly information platform that can integrate available data and technical applications together in a common operating picture (COP). 

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A Story Map Worth a Million Words

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A Story Map Worth a Million Words

An esteemed colleague of mine once posited that:

If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...and…

A Map is Worth a Thousand Pictures...then…

A Map is Worth a Million Words

How true that remains today as powerful and engaging story maps take us to places we may only dream of, recount tales of adventure from which we learn volumes, and help us discern answers to the complex challenges we face. Story maps fuse traditional cartography with textual content, images, video, and infographics for a more powerful knowledge transfer platform. 

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SEPTA Uses Esri® Platform to Collaborate, Plan for Papal Visit to City of Brotherly Love (Part Two)

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SEPTA Uses Esri® Platform to Collaborate, Plan for Papal Visit to City of Brotherly Love (Part Two)

Featured during the Esri® Mid-Atlantic Users Group (MUC) conference in National Harbor, Maryland, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) successfully used Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform to help overcome logistics challenges involved with Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Fall 2015. [link to Part One – for this post include MUC-related photo?]

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SEPTA Uses Esri Platform to Plan for Papal Visit to Philadelphia

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SEPTA Uses Esri Platform to Plan for Papal Visit to Philadelphia

In September 2015, Pope Francis visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the World Meeting of Families. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), operating the Philadelphia region’s public transit network, had to implement a plan to accommodate the large numbers of attendees expected for this historic occasion. Gannett Fleming, Inc. was selected to assist SEPTA with preparing for this event’s significant transportation logistics requirements; while GeoDecisions, the geospatial information technology (IT) division of Gannett Fleming, played a major role in leveraging Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform to support this effort.

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