Automated Applications for Infrastructure Owner-Operator Fleets (2024)
Chapter: Appendix: Survey
Introduction.
NCHRP Project 14-42: Determining the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology on State DOT Maintenance Programs
We are requesting information about what processes transportation agencies have automated or are considered automating for NCHRP Project 14-42: Determining the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology on State DOT Maintenance Programs. This project is being conducted by a team led by the Institute of Transportation at lowa State University.
The objective of the project is to identify state, county, or local transportation processes that may benefit from automation. The following survey is to determine what processes your agency has automated or is planning to automate in the future.
If you are not the correct person to answer this survey you may forward it to others who may be able to answer the questions.
If you have questions you may contact: Theresa Litteral or Shauna Hallmark.
Thank you.
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Q1. Contact Information
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Q2. What automated processes does your agency currently use? Check all that apply
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| PAVEMENT: Pavement data collection |  |
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| PAVEMENT: Pavement repair (i.e., pothole) | |
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| MAINTENANCE: Autonomous/remote mower or vegetation control | |
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| MAINTENANCE: Snowplow | |
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| MAINTENANCE: Other maintenance activities | |
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| TRANSIT: Autonomous shuttles | |
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| TRANSIT: Autonomous buses | |
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| CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY: Crash abatement vehicles for work zones | |
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| CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY: Automated lane closures for work zones | |
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| CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY: Construction monitoring | |
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| CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY: Smart arrowboards | |
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| MUNICIPAL: Street cleaning | |
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| MUNICIPAL: Garbage collection | |
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Q3. How is your agency using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)? They are also called unmanned aircraft, drones, etc. Check all that apply
| Are using in agency operations | Have done pilot tests | Plan to use/pilot in next 3-5 years | Not using | |
| Traffic monitoring | |
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| Are using in agency operations | Have done pilot tests | Plan to use/pilot in next 3-5 years | Not using | |
| Traffic incident detection or emergency response for traffic incidents | |
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| Emergency condition assessment (i.e., monitoring road conditions after flooding) | |
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| Monitoring assets | |
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| Bridge inspection | |
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Q4. What processes do you think would benefit the most from automation? Check all that apply
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| Traffic monitoring | |
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| Construction inspection monitoring | |
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| Bridge inspection | |
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| Pavement data collection | |
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| Pavement repair (i.e., pothole) | |
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| Mowing or vegetation control | |
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| Snowplow or maintenance operations | |
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Q5. May we contact you if we have additional questions?
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:
| A4A | Airlines for America |
| AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives |
| AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACI–NA | Airports Council International–North America |
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | American Trucking Associations |
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
| CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST | Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| GHSA | Governors Highway Safety Association |
| HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
| NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) |
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
