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The ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) Data Program recently published a new Data Story on the NGSIM Program’s vehicle trajectory and supporting data along with associated video files. The Data Story provides a brief overview of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) NGSIM Program’s data collection efforts and describes the types of data that are available for public use. Specific examples of possible uses for the data and information on how to cite the various NGSIM datasets are also included.
To satisfy continued public interest in the dataset, the dataset was recently expanded to include the full raw and processed video data (with superimposed vehicle identification numbers) that were collected at each of the four data collection sites in Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Emeryville, CA. The expanded dataset is expected to provide additional opportunities for traffic flow theory research and applications. The video files can be found under the “attachments” section of each dataset.
See all of ITS JPO’s public data and data sets on the ITS DataHub.
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ITS Training & Other News
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The recent Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) calls for the FHWA to conduct a study on the impacts of ADS on transportation infrastructure, mobility, environment, and safety. This study discusses both existing and future impacts of ADS on a range of areas, including but not limited to existing transportation infrastructure, traffic operations, congestion, the environment, and personal mobility. The May 2022 webinar provided an overview of the study and highlighted various automation-related activities across the FHWA.
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Amazon Alexa home devices and enabled vehicles are now able to receive road condition and travel information directly from the WYDOT. By leveraging work done under a federal grant for connected vehicle technology, WYDOT joined the ranks of other innovative DOTs, including New Jersey DOT, making 511 travel information available for third-party users.
The hands-free Alexa application can directly connect to WYDOT’s road condition information. As a result, the application can provide information about road closures, general road conditions, and road constructions.
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June 29, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET) – FHWA's Every Day Counts Round 6 (EDC-6) Adventures in Crowdsourcing webinar series highlights innovative applications of crowdsourced data and shares crowdsourcing building blocks that will help agencies garner the greatest value from crowdsourced data.
This webinar will feature the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area and the South Carolina DOT's use of analytics tools to process vehicle probe data for operational use and to better plan for operations.
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