Human talent provides a strong foundation for the program’s research capabilities. Areas of expertise include the following:

• Project Development Process:
• Utility coordination
• Utility conflict analysis and resolution
• Right-of-way acquisition
• Process optimization
• Alternatives assessment and evaluation

Information Technology

• Development of web-based applications to optimize transportation processes
• Data modeling
• Database design and optimization
• Design and implementation of GIS applications
• Automation of GPS data collection and processing
• Electronic document management
• Applications of commercial real-time traffic data
• Multi-source data integration

Transportation System Management

• Utility inventory and permitting
• Outdoor advertising control
• Right-of-way asset management
• Pedestrian asset management
• Traffic simulation and visualization
• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
• Hurricane and emergency evacuations
• Freeway and arterial corridor operational analysis
• Driver safety
• Freight analysis and operations
• System performance optimization and evaluation
• Commercial vehicle routing