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Findability of Transportation Information
TRB 87th Annual Meeting
Session 367
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM, Hilton
Frances D. Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, presiding
Sponsored by:
Data and Information Systems Section (ABJ00)
Library and Information Science for Transportation Committee (ABG40)
Geographic Information Science and Applications Committee (ABJ60)
Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (ABJ20)
Conduct of Research Committee (ABG10)
Note: This session will bring together providers and users of both structured datasets and unstructured information related to transportation to discuss strategies for improving our ability to find information when it is needed. First, we will hear from representatives of information sharing initiatives. Then, we will facilitate a discussion with the audience about their unsuccessful attempts to find transportation information, and what is needed to improve findability.
One-Stop Shopping for Regional Transportation Data: iNYMTC Information Gateway Vision and Progress (P08-0822)
Kuo-Ann Chiao, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Making Information Findable: State Department of Transportation Experience (P08-0916)
Ellen Oman, Washington State Department of Transportation
Making Information Findable: National Initiatives (P08-0961)
Amanda J. Wilson, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Improving Access to Transportation Documents: Roles of Repositories, Thesauri, Metadata, and Automated Keyword Generation (08-1064)
Marcus Ramsay Wigan, Oxford Systematics, Australia