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VECTOR’s FOCUS AREAS FOR RESEARCH

  • Policy, management, and operations
  • Advanced information systems
  • Intermodal freight
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  • Safety, security, and risk management
  • Incident management and emergency operations

  • PRODUCTS, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Overview of Freeway Service Patrols in the United States
  • Education and Training Strategies to Encourage Traffic Incident Management Best Practices in Tennessee
  • Integrating Transportation and Emergency Services
  • Corridor Incident Management for TDOT
  • Strategic Plan for Highway Incident Management in Tennessee
  • HELP Annual Report 2004-2005 (HELP is Tennessee’s Freeway Service Patrol)
  • Assessment of the TDOT HELP Program by Police Officers in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville: Results of a Survey
  • TDOT SmartWay Strategic Plan – 2005 Annual Report

  • CURRENT AND PAST SPONSORS

  • National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
  • Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (IFTI)
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
  • Ingram Barge Company
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Nashville District
  • Metro Nashville Water Services
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC)
  • U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)

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    Current Research

    • Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Freight Transportation Operations and Infrastructure – A Leadership Summit
    • Enterprise Risk Management Methods Enhancement and Mitigation Strategy Development
    • Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities
    • Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination: Phase III
    • Completed Research Projects

    Recent News

    • Intermodal Network and Maritime Cargo Data System Projects Completed » 2.15.13
    • Janey Camp wins ASCE Citizen Engineer Award » 2.15.13
    • Postdoc Announcements » 11.8.12
    • Jason Abkowitz, Janey Camp and Lindsey Langsdon to present at Middle TN Forum on GIS » 11.6.12
    • trafficcamscreenshotFranklin and Murfreesboro Traffic Cameras Added to GIS Viewer » 11.5.12
    • ntsb_conference_logoDobbins to present research at NTSB conference on GIS and Transportation Safety » 11.5.12
    • hurricane_sandyAbkowitz quoted in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as climate change infrastructure adaptation expert » 11.1.12

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