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Work Zone and Traffic Analysis Tools

Analysis may necessitate the use of analytical tools, depending on the degree of analysis required. Some tools, such as QuickZone and CA4PRS, were designed for work zone related analysis. Other traffic analysis tools that were not designed specifically for work zones may also be useful for analyz

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Cybersecurity of Freight Information Systems: A Scoping Study

TRB Special Report 274 - Cybersecurity of Freight Information Systems: A Scoping Study reviews trends in the use of information technology in the freight transportation industry and assesses potential vulnerabilities to a cyberattack. 

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Guidebook on Best Practices for Airport Cybersecurity

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 140: Guidebook on Best Practices for Airport Cybersecurity provides information designed to help reduce or mitigate inherent risks of cyberattacks on technology-based systems. Traditional IT infrastructure such as servers, desktops, and

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Urban and Traffic Data Systems 2012

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2308 consists of 20 papers that explore patterns of use of transport modes; regional traffic congestion; the detection layout problem; multisensor data integration and fusion; commuters' demographic characteri

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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Phase II, Study 2 (rainy weather) was performed following the same procedures used for Study 1 (clear weather). Study 2 helped expand the knowledge of how current vision enhancement systems can affect detection and recognition of different types of objects while driving during adverse weather, sp

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Emergency Transportation Operations: Resources Guide for NCHRP Report 525, Volume 6

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 73: Emergency Transportation Operations: Resources Guide for NCHRP Report 525, Volume 6 is a resources guide on emergency transportation operations (ETO) containing bibliographical material tha

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TRB's Transportation Emergency Response Preparedness Information

Natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina test the robustness and resiliency of the transportation system and emphasize the need for information to constantly improve the nation’s ability to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, security events, and other emergencie

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Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects

TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) S2-R09-RW-2: Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects describes a formal and structured risk management approach specifically for rapid renewal design and construction projects that is designed to help adequatel

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Ramp Metering: A Proven, Cost-Effective Operational Strategy—A Primer

Due to the growth of metropolitan areas and tightening of fiscal belts, the need for effective and financially viable freeway management tools is unprecedented. This primer poses ramp metering as a potential tool to address commonly occurring congestion and safety issues. Despite initial oppositi

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Organizing for Reliability – Capability Maturity Model Assessment and Implementation Plans Executive Summary

The Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) L06 research determined that agencies with the most effective transportation systems management and operations (TSM&O) activities were differentiated not by budgets or technical skills alone, but by the existence of critical processe

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Autonomous Vehicle Continuum Impacts

Autonomous Vehicle Continuum Impacts

Sponsored by the ITE Transportation Systems Management & Operations Council. Learning Objective: The march to fully autonomous vehicles is changing and will continue to change how we do our jobs. This continuum will transform how we plan, design,

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Technology Fixes for Traffic Operations

Traffic Operations Improvements Utilizing Technology

Learning Objective: To gain greater understanding of the use of adaptive traffic control strategies, specifically related to light rail transit; gain greater insights of operational experiences with the adaptive traffic signal control

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Cyber Security: Challenges and Countermeasures

Cyber Security: Challenges and Countermeasures

Learning Objective: What are the cyber threats to our transportation system? What happens if a major urban center’s traffic signaling system was hacked? This session will provide a candid look at what transportation professionals need to kn

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ITS ePrimer

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 1: Introduction to ITS

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transport

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ITS ePrimer Module 2: Systems Engineering

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 3: Application of ITS to Transportation Management Systems

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 4: Traffic Operations

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning

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ITS ePrimer Module 5: Personal Transportation

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 6: Freight, Intermodal, and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 7: Public Transportation

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 8: Electronic Tolling and Pricing

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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ITS ePrimer Module 9: Supporting ITS Technologies

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation

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