Automated Analysis of Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Hotspots Using Carcass and Collision Data [Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Shilling, Fraser
• Corporate Creators:
  Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California ; University of California, Davis
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Databases
  • High risk locations
  • Road kill
  • Traffic conflicts
  • Web applications
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife crossings
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;Idaho;Maine;Nevada;United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC)
• Abstract:
  Wildlife-vehicle conflict (WVC) occurs when traffic coincides with a place where animals decide to cross the surface of a roadway. State departments of transportation have a consistent need to understand rates and locations of WVC but inconsistent access to tools to measure statistical significance of clusters of WVC which could need mitigation. The project objective was to develop a standard method for analyzing WVC “hotspots” (areas of concern) that any state could use to identify potential locations for WVC mitigation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3551747109
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68780/dot_68780_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 263.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84c1e12fb0eeadb91a1a6e2df54bcd3a6ff2c1fdb7bee32035b76f1a444c0eaaa4eef17a561f1e1b62cee6852108ff47e6f5aef8f26fead6878a5a98c42e533e