RTA Enterprise GIS Platform Project

Presented by Eng. Abdulmonem KharsaGIS Section, GIS Specialist

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Overview

§ RTA GIS Section / RTA Enterprise GIS Program

§ EGP Vision

§ EGP Objectives

§ Major Stakeholders

§ End User Needs /INA

§ Procurement Strategy

§ EGP Architecture

§ Database Strategy & Development

§ Major Challenges - Risk - Obstacles

§ RTA GIS Applications

§ Future Plan /Road Map

§ Q & A

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GIS Section in IT Department Organization Structure

§ The RTA GIS Section is housed in the Information Technology Department (ITD), which is in the Corporate Technical Support Services Sector.

§ The GIS Section has been established in IT Department in Jan 2009

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Projects of RTA GIS Program

• Develop Web GIS Services• Develop Specific Needs Apps• Provide Enterprise Integration Bus• Integration with RTA Systems

• Software & Hardware• GIS Portal

• RTA GIS Standards• RTA Geospatial Data Catalog• RTA Geospatial Data Model• RTA Geospatial Data Collection

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EGP - Enterprise GIS Platform Vision

Our Vision

Creating a cost efficient, interoperable and centralized Spatial data Infrastructure to enable different RTA’s

users to easily access and manipulate GIS data regardless type of CAD/GIS applications.

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Project Goals

§ Increase productivity and improve decision making

§ Improve RTA services and increase customers satisfaction

§ Reduce cost and improve RTA systems integration and communication

§ Provide efficient distribution of geospatial maintenance responsibilities

§ Improve data security, administration and quality

RTACentralizedGeospatialRepository

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Major Stakeholders

I. The Center

GIS Section & Steering Committee:

• Hosting geospatial data and GIS services.• One stop for RTA geospatial data.

GIS Section works closely with IT Department:§ Shared resources and infrastructure.§ Follow same IT department systems engineering§ Follow same database design review process.§ Follow same system and data security.§ Incorporate GIS in IT Plan.

II. The Outer Rim

Front line RTA agencies:• Distributed geospatial datasets maintenance responsibility.

“Agencies who own the data, maintain the data”

Governmental organizations and GIS Department:§ Coordinate and collaborate on Enterprise-Wide GIS efforts with

governmental organizations and GIS Department in developing and adopting Emirate- Wide GIS standards.

§ All governmental parties share and integrate their GIS data with GIS Department at D.M. within the scope of the agreements and memorandum of understanding between GIS Department and those GIS data production parties.

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RTA’s User Needs

RTA’s User needs Summary:

§ Centralized Geospatial Database§ A smooth access to RTA’s geospatial data.§ Complete, accurate, seamless and Up-to-date geospatial data§ Spatially enabled systems and services§ Improvement of decision making

To identify the RTA’s user needs, 76 interviews were conducted at 3 levels:

§ Executive Level (Executive Needs)§ Functional Level (Operational Needs)§ Technical Level (System Needs)

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Information Needs Assessment - INA

§ More than 250 feature classes have beenidentified to fulfil RTA needs

§ Different type of CAD/GIS clients were found within RTA:

• AutoCAD• Microstation• ArcGIS• MapInfo• GeoMedia

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Procurement Strategy

I. Technology Selection Criteria

§ True Interoperability: Provides an interoperable work environment between Oracle Spatial (Native Format) & CAD\GIS clients

§ Manageability: One administration tool for all GIS data and CAD\GIS Applications

§ Functional / Administrative Scalability

§ OGC Compliancy: Supports most of OGC standards (WMS/WFS)

§ Cost Efficiency: Keeps RTA investments in GIS Software, training & skills

II. Solution:

Independent Spatial Management – ISM developed by: Spatial Tech., a Swedish Co.

§ ISM simplifies system management through single point Enterprise GIS/Spatial administration

§ ISM works as a hub to allow different CAD\GIS applications to directly read/write a common spatial data source

ISM Concept

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EGP Architecture

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Database Development & Strategy / 1

Entities

Attributes and Data Types

Domains and Default Values

Integrity Rules (Topology)

Common spatial representations

All spatial and non-spatial datarelated to the networks to beaccommodated by the designeddatabase.

Thematic layers and businesstables

Appropriate Oracle Spatialscheme setting topology,domains and default values foreach data element.

Data Dictionary

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Database Development & Strategy / 2

Tables

Linear Referencing System

Topology / Relationships

SQL Scripts / XML

Thematic layers and business tables

SQL Scripts / XML

Verification of linear measurement Systems

Metadata Scheme / Metadata TemplateMetadata

Versioning Versioning Structure

Primary set of integrity rules and spatial relationships

Physical Data Model

Logical Data Model

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Database Development & Strategy / 3

§ More than 92 Feature classes are currently available in Oracle Spatial databasefor RTA CAD/GIS users (planners, engineers, inspectors & draftsmen)

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Major Challenges - Risk - Obstacles

For a successful GIS implementation, we believe that GIS must be involved in each data production process and in each business project cycle within RTA, because a successful GIS is built, not bought.

Mitigation StrategyRisk / ObstaclesOne or more GIS coordinators have been selected in various RTA agenciesOrganizational coordination

MOU signed with different Governmental bodiesSharing GIS datasets between government departments

Enhancing communication with various RTA agencies thru GIS coordinatorsData source and communications

§ GIS Standards awareness sessions conducted§ CAD\GIS standards awareness sessions for RTA consultants / contractors conducted

Adopting CAD\GIS Standards

§ GIS data maintenance followed by GIS Section and reported to GIS Steering Committee

§ A series of GIS training and awareness sessions have been conducted by GIS Section to RTA CAD\GIS users

User’s resistance to GIS data maintenance and GIS technology.

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RTA GIS Portal

Main Datasets:

§ Satellite Imageries/Orthophoto (15cm)§ Base map & Community Boundaries§ Dubai Roads Network§ Planning Data

• Right of Way• Parcels & Frozen Parcels• Public Facilities & Utility corridors• Frozen Planning – R1000

§ Transportation (Public, Metro & Marine)§ Intelligent Traffic Systems data§ Landmarks

RTA GIS Portal contains specific profiles (Advertising Signs, RTA Lands etc.) created to fulfill the requirements of their owners and accessed only by users who have requested privileges.

GIS Section launched RTA GIS Web Portal (http://rtagis) as an intranet portal for RTA users

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RTA’s Transit Data on Google Maps§ GIS Section teamed up with Google to publish transit data Bus Routes, Metro Routes

& Water Bus transit information on Google Maps

§ The first initiative of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Mash-up / Metro Stations and tracks

§ Mash-up metro stations and tracks on Google maps

Dec., 2010

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Mash-up / RTA’s Customer Service Centers

Dec., 2010

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Future Plan / Road Map

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Questions & Answers

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