Completed Research Projects
- Completed Research Projects
- Network Analysis of Freight Diversion and Capacity Issues in Tennessee
- Intermodal Freight Network – User Interface Development
- U.S. Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System: phase II
- Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities
- Spatial Analysis of Safety and Security Vulnerability During Transport of Hazardous Materials
- U.S. Freight Investment Efficiency: Phase I
- Baseline of the US National Freight System
- National Scan of Freight Capacity, Safety and Security Issues (phases I and II)
- Freight Analysis Network Development
- Intermodal Freight Curriculum Development
- Freight Analysis Network – Terminal Capacity Estimation
- Tennessee Highway Route Risk Assessments
- I-40 Trucking Operations and Safety Analysis
- Enterprise Risk Management Needs Assessment Protocol
- Intermodal GIS Network Risk Assessment
- Truck Terminal and Corridor Performance Analysis
- Coastal Maritime Risk Assessments
- The “Phases” of Emergency Management
- The Recovery Phase of Emergency Management
- Freight Transportation and Emergency Management: Profiles of 3 Stakeholder Groups
- Safety, Security and Capacity of Critical Rail Corridors
- Intermodal Freight GIS Network
- Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination – Phase 2
- CAIT 10: Inland Marine Transportation Analytics, Phase II
- Inland Marine Transportation Data Collection Using Automatic Identification Systems
- US Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System
- TDOT SmartWay Information System (TSIS)
- Spill Management Information System (SMIS)
The objective of this research effort was to develop the capability and tools to perform freight analysis and forecasting within a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment. The first step in creating this analysis capability was to inventory of existing intermodal freight transportation operations across the U.S. This inventory was conducted using existing GIS layers (networks, terminals and transfer facilities), freight commodity flows and identification of the institutional players involved in intermodal freight movements (shippers, carriers and regulators). The inventory was compiled via intermodal facility databases and verification using aerial photography.
Researchers succeeded in building a first generation GIS-based freight transportation network for the U.S. with modal transfer connections made at verified intermodal terminals. These connections were designed so that delays and throughput capacities are associated with the transfer facility and easily updated. The network will accept multiple origin-destination datasets and is built using the TransCAD transportation-GIS software platform.
Future work includes validation against actual freight activity within the region, development of analysis and reporting modules that allow for scenario development and “what if” analyses, combined with various means for displaying analysis results so as to be easy to understand by both freight managers, government officials and the public interest.
Supplemental Notes: This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program (University of Memphis, Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute).
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