In preparation of the Dubai Rail Master Plan, GIS provided comprehensive mapping and was used for analysis. The GIS developed became integral to the planners, designers and developers assessing future demands of the Dubai Metro. Additionally, methods were developed to create and evaluate scenario based land use plans and socioeconomic projections to accommodate new growth in a more compact and less auto-dependent manner. Authors note: This presentation was presented at the URISA GIS-Pro 2010 Conference. Figures are shown for illustration purposes only and subject to change without notice. Author does not guarantee the accuracy of the data and information shown and hereby expressly disclaims any responsibility for the truth, lack of truth, validity, invalidity, accuracy, inaccuracy of any said data and information.

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Ryan T. Cook
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Corridor Selection in USA and UAE
with GIS; from Road, Rail to Power

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Graham County, AZ Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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• Existing GIS infrastructure provided
foundation for analysis
• Early planning phase preparing for future
growth & conditions
• Interest to utilize tools to support analysis of
alternatives
• Provide stakeholders & team members
consistent visual & quantified feedback
Context of GIS in project Support

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• Sustainable transportation and land use
• Access to housing, jobs and community
amenities
• Leveraging the three legged stool of
environmental, social and economic
opportunity
• Mobility choice
Analysis Components & Modeling
conditions

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PopulationinMillions
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Year
•Quality of life
•Growth
•Congestion
•VMTs
•Carbon Footprint
•Tax Status
•Global warming
•Geographic
Center
•Air Quality
Estimates only and
subject to change
Opportunities and challenges in growth

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• Narrow cone of alternatives
• Sketch planning
• Detailed Analysis
• GIS = analysis glue
Next steps

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GIS = Analysis glue
Basic principle
Rail ridership is directly
related to demographics,
travel availability, and rail
service characteristics
Utilizes
Population and employment
Sketch planning models
provide quick, low cost,
& simple methods of
estimating

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Sketch planning models
provide quick, low cost, &
simple methods of
estimating
Rough, order of magnitude estimates

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simple methods of estimating
Rough, order of magnitude estimates
Detailed analysis, refinement, station
area planning, cost-effectiveness,
economic impact, ridership, right of way

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Basic principle

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Basic principle

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Use strong building blocks

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Use strong building blocks

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Create transport desire lines
Identify demand corridors
Aggregate demand corridors to form arterial corridors
Undertake catchment analysis to identify preferred route corridors
Develop network options based on preferred routes
Develop, vary and test network options
Recommend preferred network for Ultimate Year, 2030, 2020 and 2015
Develop and evaluate alignment options
Prepare alignment design based on preferred alignments
GIS utilized in…
Corridor, Network and Alignment Planning

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Al Sufouh Tram
Population: 2.3M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Green Line
Al Sufouh Tram
Population: 2.3M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Al Sufouh Tram
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PD1 Line
Population: 6.1M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Al Sufouh Tram
Population: 2.3M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Red Line
Green Line
Al Sufouh Tram
Purple Line
VL2 Line
Blue Line
VL1 Line
PD1 Line
Population: 6.1M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Red Line
Green Line
Al Sufouh Tram
Purple Line
VL2 Line
Blue Line
VL1 Line
PD1 Line
Population: 6.1M
Estimates only and
subject to change

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Population catchment of sample corridor
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2,500.00
5,000.00
7,500.00
10,000.00
12,500.00
15,000.00
17,500.00
20,000.00
DPL_4_100.0
DPL_4_101.5
DPL_4_103.0
DPL_4_104.5
DPL_4_106.0
DPL_4_107.5
DPL_4_109.0
DPL_4_110.5
DPL_4_112.0
DPL_4_113.5
DPL_4_115.0
DPL_4_116.5
DPL_4_118.0
DPL_4_119.5
DPL_4_121.0
DPL_4_122.5
DPL_4_124.0
DPL_4_125.5
DPL_4_127.0
DPL_4_128.5
DPL_4_130.0
DPL_4_131.5
DPL_4_133.0
DPL_4_134.5
DPL_4_136.0
DPL_4_137.5
DPL_4_139.0
DPL_4_140.5
DPL_4_142.0
DPL_4_143.5
DPL_4_145.0
DPL_4_146.5
DPL_4_148.0
DPL_4_149.5
DPL_4_151.0
DPL_4_152.5
DPL_4_154.0
DPL_4_155.5
DPL_4_157.0
DPL_4_158.5
DPL_4_160.0
Total Population within 1,000M (Ultimate Year)
Total Population within 500M (Ultimate Year)
Linear referencing of alignment alternative

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GIS Model Development

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Ryan T. Cook
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Corridor Selection in USA and UAE
with GIS; from Road, Rail to Power