Adapting Technology

Adapting Technology

When the quarantine started, Chris Eby was frustrated with the limited information he was finding available to the public on the disease and volunteered to create the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Dashboard. Chris and his team also used Esri ArcGIS AppStudio, a suite of tools that make app creation quick and efficient, to create a mobile app for PennDOT Connects.

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Project Planning at PennDOT

Project Planning at PennDOT

Today DOTs are managing complex transportation systems under constrained conditions and limited revenues. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in partnership with GeoDecisions developed a web-based and mobile application rooted in GIS to enhance the collaboration between districts, planning partners, and municipalities in their work to identify and address crucial infrastructure needs.

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Increasing Transportation Planning Resiliency with Landslide Vulnerability Modeling

Increasing Transportation Planning Resiliency with Landslide Vulnerability Modeling

April showers bring May flowers has been a saying from as far back as the 1500s. Lately, the showers just keep coming—and so does the stormwater that follows. All this rain is leading to an increase in landslides, damaging roads and highways in southwestern Pennsylvania. Last year, millions of dollars were allocated for landslide remediation in this region.

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