Midwest Transportation Consortium annual progress report : October 2002.

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• Corporate Creators:
  Midwest Transportation Consortium
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Innovation, Research and Education
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• Resource Type:
  Organization Info
• Geographical Coverage:
  Iowa
• Corporate Publisher:
  Midwest Transportation Consortium
• Abstract:
  From the Director: For the past three years, the Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC) has focused its efforts in ; supporting the development and use of asset management systems in transportation. The MTC’s main ; focus is on human capital development—promoting educational and work experience programs that will ; help train the next generation of leaders for the transportation industry, particularly in our four-state ; region. Asset management concepts have been incorporated into a number of courses at the six MTC ; consortium member schools. For example, the Spring Transportation Seminar offered within the region ; via Internet-based videoconferencing technology has been focused on asset management topics for the ; past several years. A related focus on transportation security (unfortunately needed after September 11, ; 2001) was also implemented this past year. More than 30 graduate students in five diverse academic ; disciplines (including civil and construction engineering, urban planning, transportation logistics, and ; geography) now complete their academic programs with an excellent understanding of the state of the ; practice of transportation asset management. They will become new leaders in transportation, whether in ; government, consulting, or academia. ; The MTC’s research program is ending its third year of operation and recently issued its fourth request ; for research proposals in Fall 2002. Final reports from the first three years of operation of the program are ; now being reviewed, published, and disseminated. Over two hundred thousand dollars in new research ; projects are expected be approved during the first half of 2003. The MTC’s long-term research goal is to ; build a portfolio of projects involving several million dollars in Federal University Transportation Center ; (UTC) and matching funding that will make it easier for government agencies and companies to ; implement transportation asset management systems. The MTC’s research focus has been on asset ; management tools and techniques. One special area of emphasis at Iowa State University is the use of ; remote sensing and other spatial data for asset management. This effort effectively leverages Iowa State ; University’s roles as both a University Transportation Center and as a member of the National ; Consortium on Remote Sensing (NCRS) in Transportation Infrastructure. The latter consortium is an ; effort to commercialize remote sensing technological development from the space program and defense ; activities. ; The MTC also plays a role in terms of outreach and technology transfer activities related to asset ; management and Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 34 (GASB 34) in our region. ; During 2002, the MTC sponsored or co-sponsored several workshops related to access management and ; GASB 34. One example workshop held in Kansas City at the end of the MTC’s most recent fiscal year ; provided most of the regional planning commissions in Iowa and Missouri with an overview of asset ; management concepts and the requirements associated with GASB 34. This workshop was intended to ; allow the regional planning commissions to begin to assist their clients (small cities and rural counties) ; with asset management-related issues. ; As transportation asset management moves into “production mode”, the Midwest Transportation ; Consortium strives to be of assistance at both a regional and national level. The MTC is currently ; involved in efforts by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ; (AASHTO) to create an Asset Management Institute and with planning for the next National ; Transportation Asset Management Workshop.
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