NOCoE at TRB: Total Solar Eclipse Webinar from FHWA

Also, see responses to US DOTs V2X Deployment Plan
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February 8, 2024

Table of Contents

Featured Resource
Transportation Technology Tournament
V2X Deployment Plan
TSMO in the News
Upcoming Webinars

Featured Resource

Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations (HOP), in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local transportation agency partners, is conducting a preparation webinar to discuss noteworthy strategies, resources, tools, and innovations to prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! The eclipse will span the United States from Texas to Maine—is your agency ready?

The agenda will include: 

  • Setting the Stage for the Eclipse: Why it matters for transportation operations
  • Polling on State DOT Planning Efforts
  • Planned Special Event Consideration
  • Road Weather Management Considerations
  • Work Zone Management Considerations
  • Traffic Incident Management Considerations
  • International Travel Considerations
  • Additional Strategies, Tools, and Resources

Please join us February 21, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. ET

Total Solar Eclipse webinar
NOCoE Solar Eclipse Resources webpage screenshot

Solar Eclipse Resources

Visit our Solar Eclipse Resources webpage to learn more about preparing for the 2024 Solar Eclipse, and lessons learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse.
LEARN MORE

Explore Lessons Learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse from other state DOTs.

Kentucky state and slide with map and title
READ KENTUCKY'S LESSONS LEARNED
READ ILLINOIS' LESSONS LEARNED
Wyoming state outline and webpage screenshot
READ WYOMING'S LESSONS LEARNED
Utah state outline and webpage screenshot
READ UTAH'S LESSONS LEARNED
Missouri state outline and slide with eclipse image
READ MISSOURI'S LESSONS LEARNED
Tennessee state outline and webpage screenshot
READ TENNESSEE'S LESSONS LEARNED
Oregon state outline and webpage screenshot
READ OREGON'S LESSONS LEARNED

Transportation Technology Tournament

2024 Transportation Technology Tournament Badge
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO's Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program are hosting a competition for students to work directly with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and TSMO solutions.

Help Guide Students to Solve Transportation Challenges

Attention public agencies! This year, as we lay the groundwork for expanding the tournament, your help in collecting real-world problem statements is invaluable. We're looking for problem statements that:

  • Focus on solving a safety issue (ideally, but not mandatory – safety is this year’s theme, but we are open to other good ideas).
  • Be solvable by a technology.
  • Include data that the students can manipulate and include in their ConOps.

Should you choose to submit a problem statement, the only request is for you to meet with the student group at least once (virtually or in person) when the tournament begins to provide any necessary background information. We also encourage periodic check-ins to witness their progress and address any questions they have. By submitting a problem statement, you not only contribute to the tournament and the student’s learning of ITS, but also gain a well-thought-out document that could solve your problem. For example, the 2023 winner, FIU, created a decision support tool for the City of Boca Raton that statistically identifies and groups traffic patterns throughout the year to make enhancements to traffic signal control operations. Their ConOps, available here, has many real-world applications for both the City and students.

Transportation Technology Tournament 2024 webinar

V2X Deployment Plan

READ THE PLAN
U.S. Department of Transportation sought comments on the agency’s draft of a national “deployment plan” for Vehicle-to-Everything or V2X technology issued in October 2023. AASHTO, ITE, and ITS America’s responses to the plan are below:
Article AASHTO comments on USDOT V2X Deployment Plan
READ AASHTO'S RESPONSE
ITE response to V2X Deployment Plan
READ ITE'S RESPONSE
ITS America's response to V2X Deployment Plan
READ ITS AMERICA'S RESPONSE

TSMO in the News

Nationwide study finds more roadside workers hit and killed than reported (CBS19 News)
North Carolina Highway Patrol Improves Rescue Response Times With $11 Million GPS Upgrade (WHKP Radio)
ADOT vehicle-to-infrastructure pilot study wins national award (Sedona.Biz)
Video: Profile of AASHTO President Craig Thompson (AASHTO Journal)

Upcoming Webinars

Transportation Technology Tournament 2024
February 15th, 2024

Total Solar Eclipse
February 21st, 2024

Using Text Messaging to Locate and Verify Incidents Outside of Traffic Management System Coverage Areas
February 21st, 2024

Coffee Break TSMO: 2026 World Cup Planning
February 27th, 2024

Talking TIM: February 2024
February 28th, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Overview
March 7th, 2024
 
Road Weather Spotlight: March 2024
March 13th, 2024

Coffee Break TSMO: March 2024
March 26th, 2024

Talking TIM: March 2024
March 27th, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Emerging Trends and Practices
March 28th, 2024

Road Weather Spotlight: April 2024
April 3rd, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Resources to Support the TOM
April 18th, 2024
Transportation Technology Tournament 2024 webinar
Total Solar Eclipse webinar
Using Text Messaging to Locate and Verify Incidents webinar
Coffee Break TSMO 2026 World Cup Planning Webinar
Talking TIM February 2024 webinar
TOM Series Overview webinar
Road Weather Spotlight March 2024 Webinar
Coffee Break TSMO March 2024 webinar
Talking TIM March 2024 webinar
Transportation Operations Manual Series Emerging Trends and Practices webinar
Road Weather Spotlight April 2024 webinar
Transportation Operations Manual Series Resources to Support the TOM Webinar
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About the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)

 
NOCoE provides services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to saves lives, improve travel times, and enhance economic vitality. With an emphasis on workforce development, NOCoE aims to assist in the deployment of technologies and the mainstreaming of TSMO solutions by fostering education, networking, communication, and knowledge transfer.

For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.
Contact Us
National Operations Center of Excellence
555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Ph: 202.624.5478

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February 8, 2024

Table of Contents

Featured Resource
Transportation Technology Tournament
V2X Deployment Plan
TSMO in the News
Upcoming Webinars

Featured Resource

Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations (HOP), in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local transportation agency partners, is conducting a preparation webinar to discuss noteworthy strategies, resources, tools, and innovations to prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! The eclipse will span the United States from Texas to Maine—is your agency ready?

The agenda will include: 

  • Setting the Stage for the Eclipse: Why it matters for transportation operations
  • Polling on State DOT Planning Efforts
  • Planned Special Event Consideration
  • Road Weather Management Considerations
  • Work Zone Management Considerations
  • Traffic Incident Management Considerations
  • International Travel Considerations
  • Additional Strategies, Tools, and Resources

Please join us February 21, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. ET

Total Solar Eclipse webinar
NOCoE Solar Eclipse Resources webpage screenshot

Solar Eclipse Resources

Visit our Solar Eclipse Resources webpage to learn more about preparing for the 2024 Solar Eclipse, and lessons learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse.
LEARN MORE

Explore Lessons Learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse from other state DOTs.

Kentucky state and slide with map and title
READ KENTUCKY'S LESSONS LEARNED
READ ILLINOIS' LESSONS LEARNED
Wyoming state outline and webpage screenshot
READ WYOMING'S LESSONS LEARNED
Utah state outline and webpage screenshot
READ UTAH'S LESSONS LEARNED
Missouri state outline and slide with eclipse image
READ MISSOURI'S LESSONS LEARNED
Tennessee state outline and webpage screenshot
READ TENNESSEE'S LESSONS LEARNED
Oregon state outline and webpage screenshot
READ OREGON'S LESSONS LEARNED

Transportation Technology Tournament

2024 Transportation Technology Tournament Badge
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO's Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program are hosting a competition for students to work directly with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and TSMO solutions.

Help Guide Students to Solve Transportation Challenges

Attention public agencies! This year, as we lay the groundwork for expanding the tournament, your help in collecting real-world problem statements is invaluable. We're looking for problem statements that:

  • Focus on solving a safety issue (ideally, but not mandatory – safety is this year’s theme, but we are open to other good ideas).
  • Be solvable by a technology.
  • Include data that the students can manipulate and include in their ConOps.

Should you choose to submit a problem statement, the only request is for you to meet with the student group at least once (virtually or in person) when the tournament begins to provide any necessary background information. We also encourage periodic check-ins to witness their progress and address any questions they have. By submitting a problem statement, you not only contribute to the tournament and the student’s learning of ITS, but also gain a well-thought-out document that could solve your problem. For example, the 2023 winner, FIU, created a decision support tool for the City of Boca Raton that statistically identifies and groups traffic patterns throughout the year to make enhancements to traffic signal control operations. Their ConOps, available here, has many real-world applications for both the City and students.

Transportation Technology Tournament 2024 webinar

V2X Deployment Plan

READ THE PLAN
U.S. Department of Transportation sought comments on the agency’s draft of a national “deployment plan” for Vehicle-to-Everything or V2X technology issued in October 2023. AASHTO, ITE, and ITS America’s responses to the plan are below:
Article AASHTO comments on USDOT V2X Deployment Plan
READ AASHTO'S RESPONSE
ITE response to V2X Deployment Plan
READ ITE'S RESPONSE
ITS America's response to V2X Deployment Plan
READ ITS AMERICA'S RESPONSE

TSMO in the News

Nationwide study finds more roadside workers hit and killed than reported (CBS19 News)
North Carolina Highway Patrol Improves Rescue Response Times With $11 Million GPS Upgrade (WHKP Radio)
ADOT vehicle-to-infrastructure pilot study wins national award (Sedona.Biz)
Video: Profile of AASHTO President Craig Thompson (AASHTO Journal)

Upcoming Webinars

Transportation Technology Tournament 2024
February 15th, 2024

Total Solar Eclipse
February 21st, 2024

Using Text Messaging to Locate and Verify Incidents Outside of Traffic Management System Coverage Areas
February 21st, 2024

Coffee Break TSMO: 2026 World Cup Planning
February 27th, 2024

Talking TIM: February 2024
February 28th, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Overview
March 7th, 2024
 
Road Weather Spotlight: March 2024
March 13th, 2024

Coffee Break TSMO: March 2024
March 26th, 2024

Talking TIM: March 2024
March 27th, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Emerging Trends and Practices
March 28th, 2024

Road Weather Spotlight: April 2024
April 3rd, 2024

Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) Series: Resources to Support the TOM
April 18th, 2024
Transportation Technology Tournament 2024 webinar
Total Solar Eclipse webinar
Using Text Messaging to Locate and Verify Incidents webinar
Coffee Break TSMO 2026 World Cup Planning Webinar
Talking TIM February 2024 webinar
TOM Series Overview webinar
Road Weather Spotlight March 2024 Webinar
Coffee Break TSMO March 2024 webinar
Talking TIM March 2024 webinar
Transportation Operations Manual Series Emerging Trends and Practices webinar
Road Weather Spotlight April 2024 webinar
Transportation Operations Manual Series Resources to Support the TOM Webinar
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn
YouTube
Website

About the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)

 
NOCoE provides services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to saves lives, improve travel times, and enhance economic vitality. With an emphasis on workforce development, NOCoE aims to assist in the deployment of technologies and the mainstreaming of TSMO solutions by fostering education, networking, communication, and knowledge transfer.

For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.
Contact Us
National Operations Center of Excellence
555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Ph: 202.624.5478

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