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GIS and Data Management

Prototype Software for an Environmental Information Management and Decision Support System
November 2006, Report

The results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 25-23(2) is a final report and user's guide for a prototype environmental information management software (EIMS) developed to help support environmental management for transportation and planning agencies. This software is designed to support agencies in environmental decision-making throughout the transportation process, from long-range planning through project development, construction, operations, and maintenance. The EIMS is intended to serve as one component of an agency's broader environmental management system (EMS).

• Final Report
• Research Results Digest

Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Linking Solutions to Problems
July 2004, Report

The Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Linking Solutions to Problems report provides a snapshot of congestion in the United States by summarizing recent trends in congestion, highlighting the role of unreliable travel times in the effects of congestion, and describing efforts to curb congestion. In particular, the report develops a framework for understanding the various sources of congestion, the ways to address congestion by targeting these sources, and performance measures for monitoring trends in congestion. 

Using Crash Data to Drive Research and Technology Investments to Improve Motor Carrier Safety
August 2003, White Paper

This paper discusses the Driver, Vehicle, and Roadside Strategies for 2010 (DVRS for 2010) methodology and provides an overview of the key findings. The paper shows how some of the program’s components are being mainstreamed into research and technology initiatives across the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The DVRS for 2010 is among the first programs within FMCSA to explicitly link its funding decisions to the Agency’s performance measures and expected safety benefit. 

Review of Data Integration Practices and their Applications to Transportation Asset Management
July 2003, Report

This report contains a review and synthesis of data integration practices among transportation agencies at the state and local levels. It provides a broad picture of the state-of-the practice and a compelling basis for detailed case studies. The FHWA Office of Asset Management has made data integration a priority for its research, development, and deployment programs. The Office has been delivering an array of products and materials to inform transportation agencies about the strategies and benefits of data integration, and providing technical support to help those agencies with their data integration initiatives particularly in overcoming the impediments. 

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