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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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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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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New UTCs announced!

VECTOR was successful in its bid for a Tier I University Transportation Center (UTC) with the University of Wisconsin as part of its CFIRE consortium. The UTC will be focused on freight and work is expected to begin soon. The 2012 UTC recipients are listed here. Other members of the consortium include the University of…

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

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Janey Camp Integrates GIS into Metro Nashville Public Schools

Janey Camp, Research Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, completed training of Metro Nashville Public School teachers in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) August 1-5, 2011. Dr. Camp is the principal investigator of a research project that will implement a pilot project to provide GIS training to teachers at Stratford, Glencliff and…

Posted by dobbinjp on August 18, 2011 in Faculty, Research

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Vanderbilt hosts transportation adaptation to climate change summit

Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective strategies that will keep the nation’s critical infrastructure, including our transportation systems, running in the face of the adverse impacts that are expected. This is the consensus that emerged from a landmark meeting that brought together major stakeholders in the freight transportation…

Posted by dobbinjp on August 18, 2011 in Faculty, Research

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Two new research projects awarded to VECTOR

VECTOR has been awarded two new research projects: Spatial Analysis of Safety and Security Vulnerability During Transport of Hazardous Materials – funded by the STC, this project looks to use GIS to quantify risks along transportation corridors and develop a means to route based on the critieria. Mark Abkowitz and James Dobbins are co-PIs on…

Posted by dobbinjp on July 26, 2011 in Faculty, Research

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Abkowitz presents research at VU Faculty Assembly

Mark Abkowitz presented “Disaster Risk Management: Helping Humpty Dumpty Stay on the Wall” at the fall Faculty Assembly Thursday, August 26th at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. A link to the video of the presentation is available here and shown below. Mark’s presentation takes place at the beginning and lasts approximately 16 minutes. This content…

Posted by dobbinjp on August 26, 2010 in Faculty

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CIFTS and VECTOR in UTC spotlight

Dr. Mal Baird’s recent research project took a detailed look at the phases of emergency management and at the different perspectives of key stakeholder groups. The results of that research reinforced and clarified the need for more effective communication and interaction among the stakeholder groups that share responsibilities for freight transportation safety and security. As…

Posted by dobbinjp on August 11, 2010 in Faculty, Research

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