Testing the Hurricane Evacuation Modeling Package (HEMP)

This project focuses on testing Hurricane Evacuation Modeling Package (HEMP) in different storm scenarios and improving its performance. Objectives include: (1) Improve and validate prediction accuracy of HEMP; (2) Improve HEMP’s fitness to actual emergency operations in Louisiana; (3) Improve HEMP’s computation speed; and (4) Explore potential enhancement of HEMP’s capabilities.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $90981
• Contract Numbers:

  22-3SS; 1000427

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808

  Louisiana Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245
• Project Managers:

  Mitran, Elisabeta

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Bian, Ruijie

• Start Date: 20220801
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evacuation; Forecasting; Hurricanes
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01844243
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 22-3SS; 1000427
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 2022 10:32AM