The GIS in Transportation team publishes quarterly newsletters to share information about significant geospatial transportation news, events, and applications. Each issue highlights a specific transportation agency's application of GIS or geospatial data and technology.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2018-11-01
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This digest shares the latest information from a range of Federal and non-Federal sources, addressing transportation and its relationship to the human environment. Through this information exchange, FHWA hopes to foster dialogue at all levels and continue to further the state of the practice on these important topics in support of safety; infrastru
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
2018-11-01
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The purpose of this peer exchange was to bring together practitioners of Geographic Information System (GIS) applications to discuss and learn about the implementation of data governance and data integration activities and policies at State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). There was a specific emphasis placed on explaining and aiding the effor
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Foundations of existing highways and over-river bridges may have significant functional value. Hence, reuse of foundations of existing bridges during reconstruction or major rehabilitation can result in significant savings in costs and time. This report on bridge foundation reuse addresses critical issues encountered during decision-making on found
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Prefabricated bridge elements and systems (PBES) are integral to many accelerated bridge construction projects, and prefabricated deck panels are one of many PBES types that have gained popularity in such projects. Laboratory research and field studies have indicated the primary challenge for these systems is the design and construction of the conn
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This document is a technical summary of the Federal Highway Administration reports "Automation in Highway Construction: Final Report—Volume I, Implementation Challenges at State Transportation Departments and Success Stories" (HRT-16-030) and "Automation in Highway Construction: Final Report—Volume II, A Design Guidance and Guide Specification Manu
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Municipalities and transportation departments devote considerable effort to collecting data—particularly in relation to road conditions. Many small municipalities do not have sufficient resources to collect data regularly. In larger municipalities, on the other hand, collecting field-based data may have negative impacts in terms of crew safety and
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In 2013, the U.S. DOT selected two corridors – U.S. 75 in Dallas, TX and I-15 in San Diego, CA to demonstrate the nation’s first ICM systems. Subsequently, thirteen more sites were awarded grants to conduct pre-implementation. Those additional sites are located in Austin, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Pasadena, California; Contra Costa County, California;
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Integrated corridor management (ICM) is an approach designed to actively monitor for atypical recurring and nonrecurring events that impact traffic on the most visibly congested highways or freeways that define a corridor. Because of near constant congestion, even minor events on an anchor facility can have a huge impact. ICM requires the instituti
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Transportation management centers (TMCs) have traditionally served as the real-time interface between motorists and transportation agencies. Their mission has broadened to encompass a variety of goals and management approaches. This document presents a set of human factors guidelines to be used by organizations interested in developing, evaluating,
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This report synthesizes the current state of practice in the shear load rating of concrete bridges. A brief overview of the historical approaches, encompassing the methods from the first to the latest AASHTO Specifications, to shear demand and resistance is presented. The overview includes load combinations, live load distribution, and shear streng
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This brochure explains your rights as an owner of real property to be acquired for a federally-funded program or project. It begins by defining important terms used in the brochure, then discusses the following: property appraisal; just compensation; exceptions to the appraisal requirement; the written offer; acquisitions where condemnation will no
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This report summarizes the findings of a peer exchange that brought together transportation agencies to discuss challenges, best practices, and lessons learned related to advancing organizational capabilities for transportation systems management and operations (TSMO). The peer exchange was held in Arlington, Virginia on February 7 and 8, 2018. Par
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This report presents a summary of the 2018 Traffic Incident Management Capability Maturity Self-Assessments (TIM CM SA) completed by transportation personnel from 98 locations across the country between June and August, 2018. There are 55 scored questions in the TIM CM SA that are grouped into three sections: Strategic, Tactical, and Support. The i
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The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is intended to develop a suite of applications that utilize vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology to reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, and decrease emissions. These CV applications support a fle
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As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Roadway Transportation Data Business Plan (DBP) project, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations developed a guide for State DOT and local agency staff charged with mobility data-related responsibilities to follow in the creation, development, and implementation of a DBP
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2018-11-01
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program issues a triannual newsletter to inform you about the progress and activities of the program. Brief updates on progress in important program activities are provided, including data collection, data releases, new products and publications, pooled fund studies, and dat
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2018-11-01
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Federal Highway Administration's FHWA R&T Now is a newsletter containing information and updates about research, technology, and development from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The newsletter is an electronic newsletter and is updated approximately every other month.
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