NTL Record

Title Roadway Geometry and Inventory Trade Study for IntelliDrive Applications
Record ID 66084
Personal Name
Creator
Spear, Bruce; Vandervalk, Anita; Snyder, Dena
Personal Name
Contributor
Krammes, Raymond A.
Corporate Creator Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20101101
Language English
Abstract The U.S. Department of Transportation IntelliDrive initiative seeks to improve transportation safety and mobility while reducing the environmental impact of surface transportation through the use of networked wireless communication among vehicles, roadway infrastructure, and travelers' personal communication devices. This report summarizes the findings of an investigation of existing and emerging sources of roadway geometry and inventory data (including public and commercial databases) as well as technologies and methods for collecting, maintaining, and updating roadway attribute information. These data sources are compared along several technical dimensions including geographic coverage, network connectivity, feature resolution, positional accuracy, included attributes, data format and size, and methods and frequency of updates and are evaluated relative to potential near term IntelliDrive application data needs as indicated by prior research and discussions with IntelliDrive stakeholder groups. The study also examines the workflow practices and business models of current data providers and their capacity for delivering the roadway data needed for future IntelliDrive applications. Based on the findings from the trade study, current roadway geometry and inventory data gaps are identified. Recommendations are proposed for specific research activities and institutional and regulatory options to address data gaps.
Rosap ID dot:40926
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40926
ResearchHub ID 290
TRT Terms Geometry; Information technology; Wireless communication systems
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1333773
Contract Number DTFH61-06-D-00004-T-09012
Report Number FHWA-HRT-10-073
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66000/66084/FHWA-HRT-10-073.pdf
Alternative URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/10073/index.cfm
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository