Digital Image of the City - Infrastructure
Bowdoin College
Fall 2014
Rachel Barnes, Ezra Duplissie-Cyr, Ike May, Kote Mushegian, Luis Paniagua, Mingo Sanchez, Vivian Yang
Presentation given on 12/10/14
Bowdoin College Digital Image of the City - Infrastructure (1)
1. Infrastructure 1
Ezra Duplissie-Cyr ‘15 | Rachel Barnes ‘15 | Luis Paniagua ‘16 | Ike May ‘15
Vivian Yang ‘15 | Kote Mushegian ‘17 | Mingo Sanchez ‘17
2. Areas for Improvement
1. Disaster and Weather Preparedness
• Forecasting and predictions
2. Transportation
• Access, expansion, reducing reliance on automobiles
3. Accessibility
• App for residents, public Wi-Fi, more computers
3. Early-Warning Weather System
1. Offshore sensors relaying
weather in real time
a. Online maps
b. Interactive inundation
warnings
2. Community resilience
data/plans
a. Increase forecasting accuracy
b. Improved data accessibility Map generated in ArcMap 10.2 -- Source: MEGIS Data Catalog, 2014
4. Flood Risks to the Elderly
Topography Elderly
US Census data, City of Portland 2014
City of Portland 2014
5. Cycling Accessibility
● High demand for cycling needs to be met
● Solution for yearlong
cycling: Heated bike lanes
● Benefits:
○ Reduce carbon
emissions
○ Reduce traffic
○ Increase parking
6. Generating Bus Data
● Metrobus loses
millions of dollars
every year[1]
● Some lines are very
long without many
stops
● Cannot track usage[2]
[map data] US Census Bureau; City of Portland, 2014. [1]National Department of
Transportation, 2012. [2]Greater Portland Transit District, “METRO Fares.”
7. Public Transportation
● Expanding public bus
system
○ More routes and stops in
areas around Portland
● Increasing reliability
and accessibility
○ Apps for wait times,
routes
[map data] Maine Office of GIS, City of Portland
8. Smart City System & App
● One system – front & back end
● Front for citizens, back for the city
● Accessible from variety of
devices
● Easy way of notifying
citizens of changes
● Great app for tourists
tamr.com
9. Making the Internet Accessible
● No public Wi-Fi
○ Call boxes can be made
into hotspots
● Many people don’t have
Internet access
○ Computer sharing program
in resource centers
Map data – City of Portland (2014); statistics from city-data.com (2011), time.com (2013)
10. ● NYC Wi-Fi hotspots will
reach up to 150 feet [1]
● Home Wi-Fi routers can
reach up to 300 feet
outdoors
[1] New York Times (2014)
11. Making the Internet Accessible
● No public Wi-Fi
○ Call boxes can be made
into hotspots
● Many people don’t have
Internet access
○ Computer sharing program
in resource centers
Map data – City of Portland (2014); statistics from city-data.com (2011), time.com (2013)
12. Areas for Improvement
1. Disaster and Weather Preparedness
• Forecasting and predictions
2. Transportation
• Access, expansion, reducing reliance on automobiles
3. Accessibility
• App for residents, public Wi-Fi, more computers