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Maryland State Highway Administration Pilot of the Data Business Plan Guide for State and Local Departments of Transportation: Data Business Plan

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1. Report No.

FHWA-HOP-18-010

2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle

Maryland State Highway Administration Pilot of the Data Business Plan Guide for State and Local Departments of Transportation: Data Business Plan

5. Report Date

November 2017

6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)

Anita Vandervalk, Rafael Almario, Praveen Pasumarthy, Dena Snyder

8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
1566 Village Square Boulevard, Suite 2
Tallahassee, FL 32309

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-12-D-00048

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

U.S. Department of Transportation
ITS Joint Program Office-HOIT
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Final Report
2015-2017

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

HOTM

15. Supplementary Notes

FHWA COTM: Walter During

16. Abstract

As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Roadway Transportation Data Business Plan (DBP) project, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations developed a guide for State DOT and local agency staff charged with mobility data-related responsibilities to follow in the creation, development, and implementation of a DBP for roadway travel mobility data. The guide provides systematic instructions on how to plan for, implement, and maintain a DBP, including:stakeholder outreach, data assessment and improvement plan, data governance processes and documents, and data management practices. The Maryland DOT State Highway Administration (SHA) participated in a pilot effort to test and implement the guide.

This Data Business Plan proposes a framework for Maryland DOT SHA to integrate and report on mobility data. It has three components: 1) Data—Description of data elements including data inventory and required improvements related to availability, timeliness, coverage and quality; 2) Architecture—A high-level description of the interaction between databases and tools to support use of the integrated mobility data; and 3) Governance—An institutional structure describing roles and responsibilities related to ensuring all data is available and able to be integrated.

17. Key Words

Data business plan, guide, stakeholder coordination, outreach, gap assessment, data management, data governance, roadway mobility data, implementation plan

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions.

19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

82

22. Price

N/A

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