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AN: IN31C-05    [Abstracts]
TI: Establishing Transportation Framework Services Using the Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service Specification
AU: * Yang, C
EM: cyang3@gmu.edu
AF: Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 20111
AU: Wong, D W
EM: dwong2@gmu.edu
AF: Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 20111
AU: Phillips, T
EM: thomas.phillips@vdot.virginia.gov
AF: Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), 1221 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
AU: Wright, R A
EM: rwright@induscorp.com
AF: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, SW Suite 5421, Washington, DC, DC 20590
AU: Lindsey, S
EM: shanthi.lindsey@intergraph.com
AF: Intergraph, 13105 Northwest Freeway, Suite 1120, Houston, TX 77040
AU: Kafatos, M
EM: mkafatos@gmu.edu
AF: Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 20111
AB: As a teamed partnership of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research (CEOSR) at George Mason University (GMU), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the Department of Transportation (BTS/DOT), and Intergraph, we established Transportation Framework Data Services using Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)'s Web Feature Service (WFS) Specification to enable the sharing of transportation data among the federal level with data from BTS/DOT, the state level through VDOT, the industries through Intergraph. CEOSR develops WFS solutions using Intergraph software. Relevant technical documents are also developed and disseminated through the partners. The WFS is integrated with operational geospatial systems at CEOSR and VDOT. CEOSR works with Intergraph on developing WFS solutions and technical documents. GeoMedia WebMap WFS toolkit is used with software and technical support from Intergraph. ESRI ArcIMS WFS connector is used with GMU's campus license of ESRI products. Tested solutions are integrated with framework data service operational systems, including 1) CEOSR's interoperable geospatial information services, FGDC clearinghouse Node, Geospatial One Stop (GOS) portal, and WMS services, 2) VDOT's state transportation data and GIS infrastructure, and 3)BTS/DOT's national transportation data. The project presents: 1) develop and deploy an operational OGC WFS 1.1 interfaces at CEOSR for registering with FGDC/GOS Portal and responding to Web ``POST'' requests for transportation Framework data as listed in Table 1; 2) build the WFS service that can return the data that conform to the drafted ANSI/INCITS L1 Standard (when available) for each identified theme in the format given by OGC Geography Markup Language (GML) Version 3.0 or higher; 3) integrate the OGC WFS with CEOSR's clearinghouse nodes, 4) establish a formal partnership to develop and share WFS-based geospatial interoperability technology among GMU, VDOT, BTS/DOT, and Intergraph; and 5) develop WFS-based solutions and technical documents using the GeoMedia WebMap WFS toolkit. Geospatial Web Feature Service is demonstrated to be more efficient in sharing vector data and supports direct Internet access transportation data. Developed WFS solutions also enhanced the interoperable service provided by CEOSR through the FGDC clearinghouse node and the GOS Portal.
DE: 0520 Data analysis: algorithms and implementation
DE: 0525 Data management
DE: 0530 Data presentation and visualization
DE: 0545 Modeling (4255)
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005