GIS for Roads & Highways Environmental Sustainability

You are tasked with balancing road and highway operations with environmental sustainability goals. It's essential to ensure that the transportation network supports a healthy economy and respects delicate ecosystems. Whether balancing new projects with environmental limitations, wildlife preservation constraints, or stormwater runoff considerations, GIS provides a way to ensure that you responsibly monitor and manage resources.

Environmental analysis
Infrastructure resiliency
Cultural resource registry

Environmental analysis

Ensuring a sustainable transportation system requires a wide range of biological and environmental studies and assessments. GIS allows you to analyze a wealth of data and determine the most environmentally positive course of action. With GIS, you can combine data from multiple agencies for analysis and collaboration, then compare alternatives to make the best decisions. Communicate issues to constituents and solicit their involvement with smart maps for stronger public engagement.

Use GIS to understand wetland boundaries or endangered species, model stormwater runoff and air quality impacts, improve environmental quality monitoring, and ensure compliance with regulations.

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Infrastructure resiliency

Departments of transportation must plan for climate change impacts on road and highway infrastructure. Building resiliency into current transportation projects requires a solid understanding of future climatic change. Whether it's from sea level rise or from increases in precipitation, storm intensity, or temperature extremes, GIS can help you understand and plan for these changes in the environment. With GIS, you can design more resilient transportation systems for the future.

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Cultural resource registry

Departments of transportation are responsible for a wide range of cultural resources including archaeological sites, historic bridges, and other landmarks. The first step to effective management is knowing where they are. You can capture the location of cultural resources to better document and understand their condition and see how to preserve these sensitive resources.

Coordination with tribal governments is an important part of intergovernmental affairs and comprehensive statewide planning. GIS provides a framework for rich data and information sharing and collaboration.

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Designing resilient transportation networks

The National Association of Environmental Professionals and Esri show how GIS can be the foundation for building eco-friendly infrastructures.

Case study

A more resilient transportation system

The Colorado Department of Transportation uses GIS to build a strong foundation for resiliency efforts that preserve and rebuild infrastructure.

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User Story

Mapping for resilient infrastructure

The Maryland State Highway Administration uses GIS to improve infrastructure resilience and help the state better prepare for the future.

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User Story

Resilient infrastructure for weather disasters

The Vermont Agency of Transportation builds resilience into infrastructure plans using GIS technology.

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Seeing green infrastructure

Discover how to plan land development and land conservation together in a way that prioritizes and is consistent with natural environment patterns.

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Balancing confrontation between humans and nature

In Utah, real-time tracking and analysis reduce dangerous pelican strikes above an airport as well as vehicle collisions with moose and deer on roads.

ArcGIS Solutions for sustainability

ArcGIS Solutions includes sets of ready-to-use-configurations for roads and highways sustainability.

Environmental Analysis

Evaluate and understand the environmental impacts of proposed development projects and solicit feedback from stakeholders.

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Flood Impact Analysis

Develop local flooding scenarios and visualize the impact of flooding on public infrastructure, critical facilities, and vulnerable populations.

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Emergency Debris Management

Expedite debris clearance, assess volume, and monitor the removal of disaster debris accumulated on roads, rights-of-way, and public facilities.

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Damage Assessment

Conduct initial damage assessments after a natural disaster or catastrophic incident.

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Environmental Sustainability

Environmental analysis

Infrastructure resiliency

Cultural resource registry

Designing resilient transportation networks

A more resilient transportation system

Mapping for resilient infrastructure

Resilient infrastructure for weather disasters

Seeing green infrastructure

Balancing confrontation between humans and nature

ArcGIS Solutions for sustainability

Environmental Analysis

Flood Impact Analysis

Emergency Debris Management

Damage Assessment

Roads and highways business areas

Planning

Environmental Sustainability

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