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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.
Background The Maryland DOT State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has become an industry example of how an agency can adapt to a changing transportation environment that fully commits to Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) principles. The TSMO Strategic Implementation Plan... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: Georgia DOT leverage longstanding collaborations, partnerships, and resources to develop and operate CHAMP. The communications team in Georgia was an essential part of the rollout, both internally and externally. CHAMP now has 51 vehicles equipped with push... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: Iowa DOT has also created an internal TSMO Steering Committee to oversee and guide the TSMO program. Iowa DOT developed a short video to introduce and explain TSMO both internally and to the broader public. News coverage of Highway Helper program has helped public... Learn More
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN New Jersey DOT deploys ITS devices to increase the state’s transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) capabilities. Camera surveillance system locations were primarily determined by comparing NJDOT’s historical incident data to State, County, and... 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
In this Case Study You Will Learn Florida District 6 developed the OTM to address the surge of TSMO related projects in recent years. OTM automated previous manually centric tasks and provided quality control checks to improve the quality and efficiency of the services provided by District 6. OTM... 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
In this Case Study You Will Learn: Crash documentation has developed from measuring tape and camera to 3D imaging to significantly benefit the collisions reconstruction process. UAS mounted 3D scanners significantly reduce the time to reconstruct a crash. Increase efficiency allows for more rapid... Learn More
In this Case Study You will Learn Michigan’s strategy to address wrong way driving stems from a series of field reviews and event data. MDOT partnered with Michigan State Polic to create a public information video on wrong way drivers. Active warning systems were installed at areas determined to be... Learn More
In this Case Study You Will Learn: SEMTOC was born out of the interagency collaboration activities required to manage special events. SEMTOC hosts an after-action review meeting after each Multi-agency Command Center use, which includes the multi-agency partners and event stakeholders... Learn More