What does the committee code "A1D08" stand for?
"A" is for "Division A - Technical Activities"
The Technical Activities Division at TRB is responsible for committee and task force activities, the field visit program, the Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, responses to inquiries in cooperation with Library and Information Services Division, and publications.
"1" is for "Group 1 - Transportation Systems Planning and Administration"
Group 1 is one of five groups in the Division A. The other four groups are involved in design and construction (Group 2); operation, safety and maintenance (Group 3); legal (Group 4); and intergroup resources (Group 5). The TRB committees related to National Transportation Data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are housed in Group 5 - intergroup resources.
"D" is for "Section D - Transportation Systems Planning Section"
Section D is the family of committees and task forces related to statewide and metropolitan planning, transportation data and surveys, citizen participation, land use and transportation, and transportation programming. The other sections in Group 1 include: management and administration (Section A); freight (Section B); forecasting and economics (Section C); public transportation (Section E); environment (Section F); and aviation (Section J).
"08" is for "Standing Committee #08 - Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems"
There are ten standing committees in Section D relating to transportation system planning and transportation data, including the standing committee on urban transportation data and information systems (A1D08), the committee on statewide transportation data and information systems (A1D09) and the committee on travel survey methods (A1D10).
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