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NOCoE Case Studies capture the strategies and practices currently being deployed to advance the TSMO industry and enable TSMO practitioners to save lives, time, and money.
Case studies are developed in partnership with the authoring organization or individual to succinctly transfer knowledge for the effective use by others in the industry.
Many of the case studies come from TSMO Award Submissions. Please be sure to consider submitting your practices for upcoming awards.
Additional case studies focus on academic and industry collaboration models, the 2017 solar eclipse, and other TSMO practices being deployed throughout the country.
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: District 4 developed a TSMO Master Plan to identify appropriate TSMO strategies for their corridors. State highways and arterials were addressed in the Master Plan. Coordination with other Districts and MPOs was essential to mainstreaming TSMO. Background Traffic... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: Successful collaboration techniques used across the MAASTO Region that led to development of a continuous system for data exchange on truck parking Effective communication techniques that led to high levels of use of the available truck parking technology Ways... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN : 1. How NCDOT avoided a large expense in replacing the aging 511 system. 2. How partnering with the Correctional Institute provided cost savings and resulted in improved customer service. 3. The opportunity provided needed skills to inmates about to reenter the... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How ODOT initiated TSMO thinking by recognizing the need for Variable Speed Limit Corridors and lobbying for legislation change How OHGO, Ohio’s traveler information system, helped to communicate the variable speed limit changes during dangerous weather along with... Learn More
In This Case Study You Will Learn: Downsides to traditional maintenance contracts include minimal control over workflow and difficulty incorporating unplanned work. In Job Order Contracting, a Construction Task Catalog (CTC) is developed that is comprised of individual tasks, which include... Learn More
JAWS started with a simple idea: take a standard equipped Emergency Response (ER) truck and retool it to have an automated dropdown skid-plate that can “scoop” debris off the roadway and onto the shoulder where it can then be removed in a safe manner. This quickly removes the debris and eliminates... Learn More
Introduction and Background In response to a U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) request for additional Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) delivery methods that were innovative and provided greater impact, ITS Heartland created the TSMO University Educational Program... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How Iowa DOT developed a detailed, five-year Work Zone Management Service Layer Plan to clarify the tactical areas in which the Department should apply its limited time and resources. How the plan incorporates resources for determining Traffic Critical Projects (... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How an off the shelf interoperability platform MutuaLink can provide interoperability between communications centers, field units, and partner agencies in the event of large- scale regional emergencies. How the interoperability was used to increase interagency... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How multiple agencies across international borders worked together to collect useful data. How personal Wi-Fi/Bluetooth enabled devices were used to collect data on wait time in vehicles. How data collected allows the capability to provide the traveling public... Learn More