Date:
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Contact:
Eric Johnson, WSDOT Aviation Construction Project Manager, 360-651-6300, johnsel@wsdot.wa.gov
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation is pleased to offer customers a new Web resource: the statewide Airport Information System database.
The new database and online reporting tool allow the public to easily access statewide air transportation system information collected during Phases I and II of the Long-Term Air Transportation Study (LATS). The new tool also gives citizen groups, elected officials and public agencies a more efficient way to use WSDOT’s Web site to view aviation documents, create reports and find detailed system information.
Users may search information by county, or region, and view a statewide summary report. The system also features a series of 140 separate Web pages that provide individual profiles of each airport in the system.
The new database is an update to the state’s existing Aviation System Plan database.
To ensure its effectiveness, WSDOT will be troubleshooting the program for one month after its initial release. Members of the public are encouraged to submit questions and report problems to Eric Johnson, WSDOT Airport Construction Project Manager, at johnsel@wsdot.wa.gov or 360-651-6300.
The program is available on the WSDOT Web site at: www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/LATS (links to reports are in the blue box, on the right hand side of the Web page).
But Wait, There’s More . . .
WSDOT plans to launch an added feature to this database in spring 2008. The second release will present a system for airport sponsors to update their facility and services information online, and print certain reports. WSDOT Aviation will use the information to measure aviation system performance over time and communicate improvement needs to decision makers. WSDOT is also developing a training program for airport sponsors to become familiar with the new system.
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