Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR) http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research Tue, 28 May 2013 21:20:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Intermodal Network and Maritime Cargo Data System Projects Completed http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/intermodal-network-and-maritime-cargo-data-system-projects-completed/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/intermodal-network-and-maritime-cargo-data-system-projects-completed/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:40:47 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=1001 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.

This work was funded by the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis.

James Dobbins was the Principal Investigator on each of these projects. Please contact him if you have any questions about the research.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/intermodal-network-and-maritime-cargo-data-system-projects-completed/feed/ 0 Janey Camp wins ASCE Citizen Engineer Award http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/janey-camp-wins-asce-citizen-engineer-award/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/janey-camp-wins-asce-citizen-engineer-award/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:13:48 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=984 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

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2013/02/janey-camp-wins-asce-citizen-engineer-award/feed/ 0 Postdoc Announcements http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/postdoc-announcements/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/postdoc-announcements/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:02:42 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=971 VECTOR is pleased to announce openings for two post-doctoral fellowships. There are two positions that are available:

  1. 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.
  2. The second is oriented toward climate change adaptation related to transportation infrastructure (working primarily with Dr. Abkowitz and Dr. Camp). Click here for the position description.

Please visit the following link to apply for either position and view information about other Vanderbilt postdoctoral opportunities:

http://research.vanderbilt.edu/postdocs/

 

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Their presentations are scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, November 7, 2012:

10:30 a.m. – Jason Abkowitz, “Applying Safety and Security Criteria in Routing Hazardous Materials Shipments”

10:55 a.m. – Lindsey Langsdon, “A GIS Investigation of Regional Geologic Controls on Mercury Deposits in the SW Region of Arkansas”

2:10 p.m. – Janey Camp, “GIS for Tennessee K-12″

The full announcement is found here.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/abkowitz-camp-and-langsdon-to-present-at-middle-tn-forum-on-gis/feed/ 0 Franklin and Murfreesboro Traffic Cameras Added to GIS Viewer http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/franklin-and-murfreesboro-traffic-cameras-added-to-gis-viewer/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/franklin-and-murfreesboro-traffic-cameras-added-to-gis-viewer/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:35:26 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=955 Traffic cameras in Franklin and Murfreesboro were added to the GIS viewer today.

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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 a conference Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2012 at its Washington headquarters to explore the use of Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, in analyzing and preventing transportation accidents.

GIS is a rapidly expanding group of technologies and analytical techniques that uses geographically referenced data to support complex data integration, advanced statistical analysis, precise investigation and effective visualization of data.

The meeting will bring researchers and practitioners in transportation safety and GIS together to discuss how GIS data, technologies and techniques are applied to improve safety in all modes of transportation.

The conference is free but registration is required. Details on the conference and how to register are available on the Board’s website at ntsb.gov.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/dobbins-to-present-research-to-ntsb/feed/ 0 Abkowitz quoted in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as climate change infrastructure adaptation expert http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/abkowitz-quoted-in-aftermath-of-hurricane-sandy-as-climate-change-infrastructure-adaptation-expert/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/abkowitz-quoted-in-aftermath-of-hurricane-sandy-as-climate-change-infrastructure-adaptation-expert/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:07:17 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=925 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.

from the Huffington Post

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/11/abkowitz-quoted-in-aftermath-of-hurricane-sandy-as-climate-change-infrastructure-adaptation-expert/feed/ 0 Dobbins to speak at VU Seminar http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/dobbins-to-speak-at-vu-seminar/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/dobbins-to-speak-at-vu-seminar/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:40:04 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=863 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 to the announcement.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/dobbins-to-speak-at-vu-seminar/feed/ 0 IFTI to host Intermodal Conference http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/ifti-to-host-intermodal-conference/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/ifti-to-host-intermodal-conference/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:59:36 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=805 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.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/ifti-to-host-intermodal-conference/feed/ 0 Abkowitz plays key role in Tennessee climate change report http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/abkowitz-plays-key-role-in-tennessee-climate-change-report/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/2012/10/abkowitz-plays-key-role-in-tennessee-climate-change-report/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:09:24 +0000 dobbinjp http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/?p=780 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 more about the report.

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