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Video The Samoa Second Infrastructure Asset Management Program aims to enhance the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of transport and coastal infrastructure assets, and to manage them through an effective partnership with private sector stakeholders. Project Documents Transport in the Pacific Islands
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Article and Video Biking the Xiaoxiang Expressway . China is developing a National Trunk Highway System, which consists of building expressways to link all the major cities with each other, especially ports. A Government and Bank team rode 223 kilometers in rural Hubei province for a final inspection of this new expressway. More Project Documents Transport in China
	225kbps 3.59 min

Geographic Information Systems
Draft Report Google Earth is ideal for using spatial data collected on Bank projects since it contains a three-dimensional model of the entire world, which is continually being enhanced and updated. This report addresses the application of Google Earth in the field and how it can be used to manage and apply these data. The report provides an overview of spatial data and remote sensing tools and techniques.
	Using Google Earth in World Bank Projects ( 3mb pdf)
Video This Google Earth movie shows the general alignment of the Shiman expressway, which starts in the city of Shiyan, in north-west Hubei, and travels north-west towards Shaanxi. The yellow line shows the existing roads close to the expressway alignment. The break at the beginning of the movie is where one of the many tunnels will be located Project Documents Transport in China
	225kbps 3.21 min
Video The clip shows the Taihe-Ganzhou expressway in Jiangxi Province, flying north to south along its alignment. Part of the Second Jiangxi Highway Project, it opened in 2004. The expressway has two lines in each direction and is part of the national trunk highway. Project Documents Transport in China
	225kbps 2.32 min
Video The Third Jiangxi Highway Project aims to improve east-west passenger and freight flows in Jiangxi Province by building the Ghanzou Ruijin Expressway, enhancing local roads, and strengthening highway management. The video shows the existing roads and the mountainous terrain. Project Documents Transport in China
	225kbps 43 sec
Video This a simulation showing the alignment of the Third Jiangxi Highway Project. The red line is an overlay of the actual alignment of the expressway on a 3D terrain model. In the absence of bridges for local people, the decision was to build pedestrian bycicle lanes on the expressway bridges. Project Documents Transport in China
	225kbps 2.01 min
GIS website The Bank has supported the establishment of computerized road management systems to map the countries and provide road condition data for planning purposes. The Cambodia Road Rehabilitation Project has created a website with an interactive online GIS mapping application to view data collected as part of the survey. Project Documents Transport in Cambodia
	The Location Referencing and Condition Survey (GIS Online)
Video Rural roads in Cambodia: The Location Referencing and Condition Survey. During implementation, consultants were equipped with videocameras and GPS receivers to measure road condition, and location of bridges and villages.They drove 10,000 kms to assemble the database above. This type of survey helps in planning and managing road investments.
	225kbps 5.10 min

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Additional resources:
Scaling Up Poverty Reduction Shanghai Conference - Transport Poverty (May 2004)
Motorized and Nonmotorized Vehicles - Urban Development Transport (May 2002)
Transportation and Environment: Problems in Delhi and Beijing - Environment Transport (March 2001)

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