Intermodal Network and Maritime Cargo Data System Projects Completed

Two research projects were completed this week related to the use of Internet GIS in transportation analysis. Click on the relevant links below for more information on each project. Intermodal Freight GIS Network: User Interface Development Project page (includes final report and blurb about work) Web application West Hemisphere Maritime Cargo Data System: Phase II…

Posted by dobbinjp on February 15, 2013 in Faculty, Research

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Janey Camp wins ASCE Citizen Engineer Award

Congratulations go to Janey Camp for winning the 2012 ASCE Citizen Engineer Award. Janey won this award for their community service involvement in 2012. Click on the following links for more information: ASCE press release Vanderbilt University School of Engineering press release

Posted by dobbinjp on February 15, 2013 in Faculty

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Postdoc Announcements

VECTOR is pleased to announce openings for two post-doctoral fellowships. There are two positions that are available: The first position is geared toward GIS/DBMS/development/programming (working primarily with Dr. Dobbins on transportation-related projects). Click here for the position description. The second is oriented toward climate change adaptation related to transportation infrastructure (working primarily with Dr. Abkowitz…

Posted by dobbinjp on November 8, 2012 in Uncategorized

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Jason Abkowitz, Janey Camp and Lindsey Langsdon to present at Middle TN Forum on GIS

Jason Abkowitz, Janey Camp and Lindsey Langsdon will present research at the 11th Annual Middle Tennessee Forum on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The forum will be held at the Rutherford County Lane Agricultural Park in Murfreesboro, TN. Their presentations are scheduled as follows: Wednesday, November 7, 2012: 10:30 a.m. – Jason Abkowitz, “Applying Safety and…

Posted by dobbinjp on November 6, 2012 in Research

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Franklin and Murfreesboro Traffic Cameras Added to GIS Viewer

Traffic cameras in Franklin and Murfreesboro were added to the GIS viewer today.

Posted by dobbinjp on November 5, 2012 in Research, Traffic, featured

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Dobbins to present research at NTSB conference on GIS and Transportation Safety

James Dobbins will present his research on inland marine casualty data analysis to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, DC on December 4th and 5th. The conference is titled “Current and Future Use of GIS Mapping Technology to Increase Transportation Safety.” The press release is below: WASHINGTON-The National Transportation Safety Board will hold…

Posted by dobbinjp on November 5, 2012 in Faculty, Research

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Abkowitz quoted in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as climate change infrastructure adaptation expert

Professor Mark Abkowitz was quoted in an article published on the Huffington Post this morning on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York. Abkowitz’s comments were solicited based upon his current research into transportation infrastructure adaptation in response to extreme weather events. To read the entire article, click here.

Posted by dobbinjp on November 1, 2012 in Uncategorized

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Dobbins to speak at VU Seminar

James Dobbins will showcase some of his research applications and demonstrate several research tools including GIS applications, database management systems (DBMS) and data visualization/business intelligence (BI) applications Monday, October 15, at 4:10pm in Featheringill Hall, Room 138. This is part of the Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering weekly seminar series. For more information, refer…

Posted by dobbinjp on October 10, 2012 in Academics, Faculty, Research, Students

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IFTI to host Intermodal Conference

The Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis will host its annual Intermodal Conference on October 30, 2012. VECTOR will attend. More information (including free registration) is available here.

Posted by dobbinjp on October 3, 2012 in Research

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Abkowitz plays key role in Tennessee climate change report

Mark Abkowitz was involved in the development of a report commissioned by the Sustainable Tennessee Organization, Sustaining Tennessee in the Face of Climate Change: Grand Challenges and Great Opportunities. The report was presented at Vanderbilt September 11, 2012 and the event was hosted by the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment. Click here to read…

Posted by dobbinjp on October 3, 2012 in Uncategorized

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