Adventures in Crowdsourcing Webinar Series

Business Case for Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourced Data from Smart Devices for Work Zones - Tony Leingang, Washington State DOT
Road Weather and Arterial Management using Vehicle Probe Data - Stephanie Marik, Ohio DOT
Pothole Customer Proactive Reporting (CPR) Leveraging Waze® Data - Randy Johnson, Kansas City Scout and Missouri DOT
Winter Maintenance Performance Effectiveness Using Vehicle Probe Data - David Huft, South Dakota DOT
Connected Car Data and Analytics for Regional Planning and Operations - Wang Zhang, Maricopa Association of Governments
Integrating Data for Queue Detection and Traveler Information - Jeremy Dilmore, Florida DOT

Collaborating With Navigation Providers 

North Carolina DOT (NCDOT) Crisis Response Planning and Waze - Nathan Webster, senior traffic engineer, Traffic Systems Operations Unit, NCDOT.
Pennsylvania Turnpike (PTC) Operations Tools to Better Use Waze - Todd Smith, traffic operations center manager, PTC.
Improving Information Delivery to Navigation Entities such as Waze and Google® Maps™ - Denise Markov, transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) program director, The Eastern Transportation Coalition.

Crowdsourced Data for Arterial Operations

Real-Time Arterial Monitoring and Management in New Jersey - Kelly McVeigh, supervising highway engineer, New Jersey DOT
Lafayette Storm Mode Program Accelerates Arterial Resiliency - Ashley Moran, planner, Acadiana Planning Commission; Hunter Fontenot, electrical engineer, Lafayette Consolidated Government.
Improving Austin Arterial Operations Using Crowdsourced Data and Analytics - Allyson Richey, mobility management center manager, the City of Austin/Kimley-Horn.

Work Zone Data and Crowdsourcing

Using ClearGuide® to Observe Work Zones in Minnesota - Brian Kary, Minnesota DOT.
Kentucky Work Zone Management Using Crowdsourcing Data - Chris Lambert, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).

Analytics Tools to Improve Operational Planning

District of Columbia (DC) Metropolitan Region’s Use of Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS) and Connected Car Data - Taran Hutchinson, Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination.
South Carolina’s Use of ClearGuide - Jennifer Oswalt Rhoades, South Carolina DOT.

Crowdsourced Data for Commercial Vehicles

Driver Safety Alerts - Craig Hurst, Colorado DOT Freight Mobility and Safety, and Jarrod Del Prado, PrePass Safety Alliance Operations.
NJDOT Using Crowdsourced Data to Improve Road Safety: Real-Time Communication With Truck Drivers - Sal Cowan, New Jersey DOT, Amy Lopez, INRIX®; and Marc Nichols, Intelligent Imaging Systems and Drivewyze®.

Open Source Code to Jumpstart Analytics

Waze Travel Time Poller Implementation and Uses for Local Government Agencies - Monsur Ahmed, City Engineer, Public Works and Transportation, City of Arlington, TX.
Open Source Code to Jumpstart Analytics - Ryan Legare, traffic management center (TMC) manager, Lake County DOT, Lake County, IL.

Emergency Management

Crowdsourced Data Use in Hurricane Response - Amy Dirusso, Professional Engineer (P.E.), intelligent transportation system (ITS) project manager and TSMO project coordinator, Florida DOT.
Crowdsourced Data to Enhance Evacuations - Brett Sellers, P.E., TSMO Group, Alabama DOT.
Crowdsourced Data for Improved Adverse Weather Response - Randi Feltner, P.E., transportation engineer specialist, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC); and Chris Lambert, data analyst, KYTC.

Vehicle Video Analytics and Connected Vehicle Data for Operations and Planning

Using Nexar® Data for Real-Time Work Zone Management - John Peñuelas, Jr., senior director of engineering, Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada.
Nexar Overview - Brandon Long, public sector director, Nexar.
Using Wejo® Data for Monitoring, Safety, and Planning - Wang Zhang, transportation data program manager, Maricopa Association of Governments, AZ.
Wejo Overview - Andrew Wollet and Gareth Evans, Wejo.

Modern Data Management

Platforms to Support Emerging Data - What Goes to the Cloud? - Benjamin Pecheux, chief data scientist, AEM Corporation.
Creating a Data Business Plan - Walter During, transportation specialist, FHWA Office of Transportation Management.
Georgia DOT and the Atlanta Regional Commissions Strategy for Data Acquisition and Sharing - Natt Glasser, assistant state traffic engineer, Georgia DOT; and Kofi Wakhisi; senior principal planner, Atlanta Regional Commission, Georgia.

Active Work Zone Monitoring and Management

Real-Time Monitoring of Work Zones in Kentucky - Chris Lambert, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Work Zone Performance Monitoring in Iowa - Tim Simodynes, Traffic Operations Engineer, Iowa DOT; and Skylar Knickerbocker, Research Engineer, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University.
Crowdsourced Connected Vehicle Data for Work Zone Performance Monitoring and Management - Darcy Bullock, Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering, Director, Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University; and Howell Li, Senior Software Engineer, Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University.

New Destinations With FHWA EDC-6 Innovation

Deeping Crowdsourcing Roots for More Fruitful Benefits - Toni Whitfield, Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations Program National Team and FHWA Arizona Division.
Evolving from Traditional to Modern Data Management - Benjamin Pecheux, Director of Information Research, AEM Corporation.
Improved Decisionmaking Using Archived Crowdsourced Data - Vaishali Shah, Transportation Systems Program Director, AEM Corporation.
Innovative Crowdsourced Data Sharing and Applications - Kelley Pecheux, Ph.D., Senior Director of Transportation Data Science.

Business Case for Crowdsourced Data

Missouri Personalized Traveler Information Improves Responder Safety - Ashley Buechter, Traffic Liaison Engineer, Missouri DOT.
Colorado DOT’s New Operations Dashboard Blends ITS and Crowdsourced Data for Quicker Incident Detection - Jamie Yount, Winter Operations Program Manager, Colorado DOT.
Delaware DOT’s Crowdsources Data to Improve Road Maintenance - Gene Donaldson, TMC Operations Manager, Delaware DOT.
Maine’s App Crowdsources Road Weather Conditions and Its Crowdsourced Traffic Operations Dashboard Improves System Monitoring - Colby Fortier-Brown, Traffic and ITS Engineer, Maine DOT.
Dallas-Fort Worth Uses Crowdsourced Data to Improve Roadway Incident Response - Thomas J. Bamonte, Senior Program Manager, Automated Vehicles, North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Lake County Crowdsourced Data Improves Traveler Information and Enables Traffic Signal-Responsive Incident Management - Ryan Legare, TMC Manager, Lake County Division of Transportation.
Indiana Improves Seven Facets of Operations and Investment Decisionmaking With Crowdsourced Data - Ed Cox, Engineering Director of Traffic Management. Indiana DOT.

Using Crowdsourced Data for Traveler Information

Using Crowdsource Data - John Roberts, Systems Technology Manager in TSMO, Arizona DOT.
Crowdsource Data and Traveler Information in Oregon - Galen McGill, System Operations and ITS Manager, Oregon DOT.
511/Travel Time Information - Scott Cowherd, Statewide Travel Information Program Manager, Virginia DOT; Michael Fontaine, Associate Director, Virginia Transportation Research Council.

Validating Crowdsourced Data

A New Vehicle Detection Strategy With Third-Party Data - Elyse Morgan, Traffic Operations Center Manager, Illinois Tollway; and Jeff Hochmuth, Traffic Consultant, CDM Smith.
Evaluating Commercial Probe Data on Arterial Facilities: Insights From the Vehicle Probe Project Validation Program - Zach Vander Laan, Faculty Research Assistant at the University of Maryland and the Data Validation Lead for the I–95 Corridor Coalition Vehicle Probe Project (VPP).
Comparing Waze and TMC Data - Jason Dicembre, Division Chief for TMC Operations at Maryland State Highway Administration, and Benjamin Pecheux, Director of Information Research at AEM Corporation.

Social Media for Improved Operations

GA 511 and our Social Media Space - Ivan Lichtenstein, Media Liaison, Georgia 511 Travel Information, Georgia DOT.
Using Crowdsourced Data for Real-Time Operations: Identifying Issues in Rural Utah During Holiday Weekend Travel - Lisa Miller, Traveler Information Manager and Public Information Officer for the Traffic Management Division, Utah DOT.
Iowa DOT Social Media Use for Operations - Tracey Bramble, Information Specialist, Iowa DOT, and S. Sinclair Stolle, Traffic Management Systems Engineer, Traffic Operations Division, Iowa DOT.

Identifying and Managing the Back of Queues

Back of Queue Detection - Ed Cox, ITS Engineering, Traffic Management, Indiana DOT.
Identify the Back of Queue With Data - Yuandong Liu, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Tennessee (UT); Lee D. Han, Ph.D., Collaborating Scientist, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), University of Tennessee (UT); and Brad Freeze, Tennessee DOT.
Georgia’s Coordinated Highway Assistance and Maintenance Program (CHAMP) - Brian Purvis, Senior Transportation Engineer, AECOM.

Crowdsourcing Traffic Signal Applications

Crowdsourcing Applications in Austin Signal Operations - W. Jared Wall, P.E., Traffic Signal Engineer, Austin Transportation Department.
Measuring Road Performance in Washington, DC - Rahul Jain, P.E., District of Columbia DOT, and Tom Knofczynski, Mead and Hunt.
Integrating Crowdsourced Data Into Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) - Justin Effinger, P.E., Traffic Signal Engineer, Lake County Division of Transportation.

Crowdsourced Data Management and Governance

Data Governance and Management of Crowdsourced Data Applications for Better Transportation Decisions - Subrat Mahapatra, Deputy Director, TSMO & CAV, Office of CHART and ITS Development, Maryland DOT.
Using Crowdsourced Data and Open Source Tools in Government - Michael Schnuerle, Chief Data Officer, Office of Civic Innovation and Technology (CIT), Louisville Metro Government.
Modern Data Management and Governance - Benjamin Pecheux, Director of Information Research, AEM Corporation.

Crowdsourcing and Vendor Engagement

Vendor Engagement: Forming Successful Partnerships - Chris Lambert, AEM Corporation on behalf of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Challenges and Opportunities for Third-Party Data Partnerships - Michael Pack, Founder and Director, Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory, University of Maryland.
Maine DOT Probe Data Contract Negotiations - Colby Fortier-Brown, Engineer, Traffic and ITS Group, Maine DOT.

Engaging Navigation Provider

NCDOT Experience in Coordinating With Navigation Companies - Kelly Wells, P.E., North Carolina DOT.
Crowdsourced Maps and Data: Making Maps and Info Current With Crowdsourced Data Providers - Chris Lambert, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Crowdsourced Incident Management Tools

Crowdsourcing: Traffic Incident Management Tools - Juan Hernandez, Principal ITS Planning and Operation Manager, Nevada DOT.
PA Turnpike Integrates Waze Data - John Parker, Traffic Operations Project Manager, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
HAAS Alert and MakeWay Pilots - Ashley Buechter, P.E., Traffic Liaison Engineer, TSMO, Central Office Highway Safety & Traffic Division, Missouri DOT.