Current Projects

• U.S. Landfalling Hurricane Project
  Displays landfalling hurricane information for eleven regions and 96 subregions along the U.S. coastline from Brownsville, TX to Eastport, ME. Also displayed are probabilities of landfall in 2007 based upon William Gray's seasonal forecast issued at Colorado State University. This is a joint project between the GeoGraphics Lab and Dr. Gray's Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University.
  

• Automatic Vehicle Location Projects (AVL)
  This website features all of the current vehicle locational systems that are being developed; Cape Cod Transportations Partners, MetroWest Mobility Management Project, and others. Methods of collection of data include using the i355 Motorola Cell Phone using assisted GPS and using a TCP/IP Client Server architecture to obtain data off of other transit information servers. This page highlights three forms of information delivery for each project- Microsoft Virtual Earth™, Google Mapplets, and a basic web display for PDAs and other 'Smart' handheld devices.
  

• Cape Cod Bus Estimated Time of Arrival System
  This system presents bus arrival time predictions.
  

• Cape Cod Bus Advanced Travel Planner
  Shows the bus routes in Cape Cod and the locations of the buses in real time.

     POLI-506-001 Course Materials

• Course Materials

     Completed Projects

• 2006 MDT Use in Transit Study Research Documents
  Use of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) in the Transit Industry – A Synthesis Study of Transit Practice has been conducted by Mr. Lawrence Harman and Dr. Uma Shama as a part of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) managed by the National Academies Transportation Research Board (TRB). The Appendices, Figures, Tables, and other documents prepared for this Synthesis Study (TCRP SC-08) has been provided for the use of transit researchers and transit professionals. It is provided by the researchers and hosted by the GeoGraphics Laboratory for the convenience of our transit colleagues and is not associated with the National Academies, the Transit Cooperative Research Program, and the Transportation Research Board.
• 2005 National GIS Survey
  2005 National Geospatial Information Systems Survey
• 2005 National GIS Survey Results
  Shows the results of the 2005 National GIS Survey. Charts updated weekly to reflect current results.
• 2002-2003 National GIS Survey Results
  Shows the results of the 2002-2003 National GIS Survey.

• Massachusetts Internet Transit Planner

  • Brockton Area (BAT)
  • Berkshire Region (BRTA)
  • Cape Ann (CATA)
  • Cape Cod Region (CCRTA)
  • Franklin Region (FRTA)
  • Greater Attleboro-Taunton (GATRA)
  • Lowell Region (LRTA)
  • Martha's Vineyard Region (VTA)
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
  • Merrimack Valley Region (MVRTA)
  • Montachusett Region (MART)
  • Nantucket Region (NRTA)
  • Pioneer Valley Region (PVTA)
  • Southeastern Massachusetts (SRTA)
  • Worcester Region (WRTA)
• Boston Through Time
  See the changes in land uses in three Boston neighborhoods related to transit and highway infrastructure over time. (South Boston - 1918, Boston Proper - 1938, Dorchester [in part] - 1933.)
• Cape Cod Tourist Transit Pass Program