This document discusses the development of an ArcGIS Viewer application called the H-GAC COMMUTE SOLUTIONS VIEWER for the Houston-Galveston region to provide alternative transportation information and resources. It involved collaborating with various transportation agencies to collect and integrate schedule and routing data into a spatial database for display in a customizable ArcGIS Viewer application deployed through ArcGIS Server. The application aims to help commuters and businesses reduce vehicle trips and emissions by providing information to use alternative transportation options. A demo of the application is available online.

1. H-GAC COMMUTE SOLUTIONS VIEWER
An alternative transportation application for the Houston-Galveston region

2. Overview
Project Background
Commute Solutions Program
Collaboration
Data Collection
What is the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex?
Implementation and Deployment
Demo

3. Project Background
H-GAC’s Air Quality group
Focus on attaining the Clean Air Act air
quality standards for the region
Desired more of a public presence for its
Commute Solutions program

4. Commute Solutions Program
Partnership of H-GAC’s Regional Commute
Alternatives Program, METRO, TxDOT, and
several other Transportation Management
Organizations (TMOs).
Purpose is to provide a “one-stop” alternative
transportation resource for both commuters
and businesses

5. Commute Solutions Program Cont.
Five Goals:
Transport people in fewer vehicles
Use transportation that does not contribute
to congestion and pollution
Reduce the number of people commuting
during rush hours
Reduce the number of single occupant
vehicles
Eliminate the need to commute to work

6. Agency Collaboration
Assessed Agency Interest
Requested Data for Participation
Presented to Participating Entities and
Regional members
Entity feedback

7. Data Collection
Met with Air Quality group and identified
essential data for the application
Sent requests to respective TMOs
Formatted data and incorporated into Spatial
Database Engine (SDE)
Data issues
Feedback

8. Data Collection Cont.
• SDE feature class attributes
• XML configuration file calling
SDE attributes

9. Data Collection: Schedules
• Collected transit
schedules incorporated
into application

10. ArcGIS Viewer for Flex
Characteristics of the Viewer:
Configurable application developed by ESRI
Precompiled
Customizable
No written code required
http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/

11. Implementation and Deployment
SDE
ArcGIS Server
Web Server
Configuration Files

12. Demo
http://webgis2.h-gac.com/airquality/

13. Questions?
Thanks!
Application link:
http://webgis2.h-gac.com/airquality/
Martin Siwek
GIS Analyst & DBA
Martin.Siwek@h-gac.com
832-681-2545