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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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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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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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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VECTOR completes phase 2 of traffic and safety information dissemination project

VECTOR has completed phase 2 of the traffic and safety information dissemination project. This work was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The final work product, a template that syndicates TDOT SmartWay information on a local city website, was deployed by the City of Franklin last month. The links may be found at the…

Posted by dobbinjp on November 4, 2011 in Research, Traffic

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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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