CTPP Access Tool (CAT)

Nanda SrinivasanCTPP Staff Support

Cambridge Systematics Inc.

CTPP Access Tool

Contractors:• Beyond 20/20, Digital Engineering Corporation• Software is being released along with data

CTPP Access Tool (CAT)• Find a Table through easy search mechanism

– Key word search– Selection of geography

• View the Table– Summarize data into fewer categories.– Summarize geography into Custom geographies.

• Export to different software platforms:– Export to Excel, D Base formats etc.

Concepts for Data Access for CTPP 2000

1. Finding a Table

• Create a session• Select Data Set

– Part 1, 2 or 3• Select the summary level (eg: TAZ, County)• Select the specific geographic areas

– Click on an area in a map– Click on a scrollable list

• Select Tables – List of all available tables– List of Universes– Key word selection

Create Session

List based selection

Summary Level

Geography

Map Based Selection

Select a Dataset, Universe, and Table

Selecting Tables for Display

2. Browse/Examine data

• View the data in matrix format• Add and calculate a new field• Group categories• Aggregate Geography • Create charts, graphs, etc.• Create Thematic Maps

Browsing View

Browsing View

Search /Find

Sort Display Codes

Chart Map

Most used Browsing Tools

Chart

Mapping

Label

Group Categories

Create Charts

Create Thematic Maps

Mapping Tools

Map “Browsing” Tools Legend Analysis Query underlying

data

3. Export