The internship program aimed to improve the usability of GIS at SamTrans for planning purposes. Key tasks included setting up a GIS database by acquiring updated data and standardizing projections, and creating planning maps like a base map of San Mateo County and maps showing Measure A transportation investment projects. While a proposed environmental analysis project could not be fully completed due to insufficient data, the internship highlighted the potential of GIS as a living database to help convey information and support decision making.

1. San SamTrans Internship Program “GIS as a PlanningDistrict
Mateo County Transit Tool”
Internship Program
“GIS as a Planning Tool”
Summer 2009

2. Talking Point’s
1. Goals & Objective
2. Scope Of Work
3. GIS Tools / Resources
4. Maps Developed
5. Potential of GIS

3. Goals & Objective
1. Improve the usability of GIS within our agency.
2. Integrate GIS to enhance the planning decisions.
3. Serve as a stepping stone for Advancement of GIS.

4. Scope of Work
Task 1: Setup GIS Database
1. Acquire up to date Data
2. Create a data tracking file
3. Consolidate and sort data
4. Standardize layer projection for agency

5. Scope Of Work contin..
Task 2: Planning Projects
1. San Mateo County Base Map Template
2. San Mateo County Transit Network Map
3. Transportation Authority Measure A Investment
Projects maps
4. San Bruno Grade Separation Environmental Analysis
project

6. Task 1
Setup GIS Database

7. GIS Tools/Resources
Software: Data:
 Arc View 9.2  Abundance Of data
 1 License  Outdated, Multiple versions
 No standard Projection for
layers
 Inconsistent filing of data

8. GIS Database Advancement:
1. Acquired up to date Data
 MTC, ABAG & CalAtlas.gov
2. Created a data tracking file
 Excel tracking file with metadata i.e. source, date & location
 N:Planning2009 Planning InternshipGIS Data Inventory
3. Consolidated and sort data
 Sorting & Deleting outdated duplicate data.
4. Standardized Agency layer projection
 NAD 83 UTM Zone 10.

9. Task 2
Planning Projects

10. (1) San Mateo County Base Map Template:
 Contains all standard layers
needed to begin any county level
analysis.
 Includes basic features:
 Highway signage
 Cities
 bodies of water etc.
 Consistency for agency maps

11. (2) San Mateo County Transit Network Map
• County map with all modes of
transportation offered by the district.
i.e. SamTrans, Caltrain, Bus Shuttles
Future Ferry terminal.
• Enables for in-dept transportation
network analysis.

12. (3) Transportation Authority Measure A Investment Projects Map
3a. Highway Program
3b. Caltrain Program
3c. Grade separation Program
3d. Dumbarton Rail Corridor Program

13. (3a)Transportation Authority Measure A Investments
 Measure A highway
investment broken down by
modes.

14. (3b) Caltrain Program
 Depicts Caltrain stations
which have received
Measure A funding for
station improvements.

15. (3c) Grade Separation Program
• Grade Separation program
has been broken down
between grade separation
before TA, completed TA
grade separations & planned
grade separations.

16. (3d) Dumbarton Rail Corridor Program

17. (4) San Bruno Grade Separation Environmental Analysis Project
 Sufficient information could not be attained within agency,
as well as from consultants to perform a complete analysis.
 Project shortcomings highlighted way we can improve .

18. Potential of GIS
• Living Database
• Interactive Analysis
• Help conveys information
• Help makes decisions