Integrated PDA/GPS System to Collect Standardized Roadkill Data

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Roadkill Observation Collection System (ROCS): Phase III Development
• Creators:
  Ament, Robert ; Galarus, Doug ; Richter, Daniel ; Begley, James ; Bateman, Kelvin
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Road kill
  • Spatial analysis
  • Cluster analysis
  • Data processing centers
  • Global Positioning System
  • Location
  • Personal digital assistants
  • Data collection
  • Research Hub
  • Wildlife–vehicle collisions
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; New York ; Iowa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Roadkill Observation Collection System (ROCS) is a multi-phased effort that has developed software for a tripartite system: rugged, handheld and integrated personal digital assistant (PDA) - global positioning system (GPS) data collectors, automatic uploads of data from the PDA-GPS units to a central electronic data repository and controlled admission to the ROCS central data server to access data to examine results on visualization software, for evaluation, summaries and reports. Data collection for this latest phase of the ROCS was conducted in 2010 and early 2011 in Iowa and New York by transportation maintenance crews removing animal carcasses along highways. An evaluation of a portion of the spatially accurate data (within 5-10 meters of actual location) using the central ROCS server indicate the data can be used to identify areas of high animal–vehicle collisions via a spatial cluster analysis, can be used to conduct a cost–benefit analyses for mitigation, and has the potential for other useful evaluations. Field and system tests of the ROCS have been completed indicating a fully functional system that is now ready for broader geographic deployment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH68-07-E-00045
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36494/dot_36494_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:824ef99c21f1a153caaf5a60694417ca4f7e4ba07296ce2d6c17f815ee31b18c