Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to Enhance Safety Analysis: A Guide (2025)
Chapter: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AADT |
annual average daily traffic |
ADAS |
advanced driver-assistance systems |
AI |
artificial intelligence |
AMAG |
Advanced Mobility Analytics Group |
API |
application programming interface |
CDR |
call detail record |
CNN |
convolutional neural network |
CSF |
Cloth Simulation Filter |
CUDA |
compute unified device architecture |
CV |
computer vision |
CVD |
connected vehicle data |
DBSCAN |
density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise |
DCP |
dark channel prior |
DeepSORT |
Simple Online and Realtime Tracking with a Deep Association Metric |
DMSC |
density map segmentation and clustering |
DRIVE Net |
Digital Roadway Visualization and Evaluation Network |
FARS |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
FC |
fully connected |
GB |
gigabyte |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPU |
graphics processing unit |
GUI |
graphical user interface |
HSM |
Highway Safety Manual |
iRAP |
International Road Assessment Programme |
ITS |
intelligent transportation systems |
KNN |
k-nearest neighbor |
LBS |
location-based services |
LiDAR |
light detection and ranging sensors |
LOE |
level of effort |
LPR |
local patch refinement |
MB |
megabyte |
ML |
machine learning |
MnDOT |
Minnesota Department of Transportation |
MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
NHTS |
National Household Transportation Survey |
OD |
origin-destination |
ODOT |
Oregon Department of Transportation |
OSM |
OpenStreetMap |
OSRM |
Open-Source Routing Machine |
RAP |
Road Assessment Programme |
R-CNN |
region-based convolutional neural network |
RGB |
red, green, and blue |
RNN |
recurrent neural network |
SARLES |
scale-aware representation learning empowered sensing |
SPF |
safety performance functions |
SSD |
single shot detector |
SSM |
semantic segmentation model |
STAR Lab |
Smart Transportation Applications and Research Lab (University of Washington) |
SVI |
street view image |
TMC |
turning movement counts |
TSD |
traffic sign detection |
TSR |
traffic sign recognition |
VRU |
vulnerable road user |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WIM |
weigh-in-motion |
WSDOT |
Washington State Department of Transportation |
YOLO |
You Only Look Once |
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: |
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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 Americaʼs 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 |
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