Administration of Highway and Transportation Agencies. A Framework for Data Exchanges Between Transportation Agencies and Third-Party Mapping Organizations

Transportation agencies and third-party data users and mapping organizations exchange information that can enhance the agencies' management of transportation networks and the travel experience for the traveling public. The information is made available by use of “data specifications” that exist for several use cases. Examples include the General Transit Feed Specification for transit, Mobility Data Specification for micromobility, Curb Data Specification for municipalities and private companies, or the Work Zone Data Exchange for connected work zones. However, these relationships may be uneven and partial use of the public data is problematic. For example, detour information is available from transportation agencies, but many mapping applications choose not to share this with the traveling public or freight carriers.   Transportation agencies are forced to manage multiple specifications to enable data-sharing opportunities. This siloed approach means data specifications may use different inputs and schema (e.g., the use of state department of transportation (DOT) road inventory files versus OpenStreetMap), and therefore do not allow for comprehensive and uniform approaches. This can burden agency resources and limit the utility of the data across jurisdictions, at different levels of government, or among public sector agencies. For example, the non-routable state DOT road inventory cannot be used by public safety agencies in the development of Next Generation 911 because the new system requires routable road inventories. Research is needed to expand the relationships between transportation agencies and their public and private sector partners.  The objective of this research is to develop a framework for a comprehensive data specification that allows for a two-way exchange of information between transportation agencies and third-party mapping organizations so each can ingest data with uniform attributes and metadata. 

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $500,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-24(150)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wadsworth, Trey

• Start Date: 20241223
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data management; Data sharing; Mapping; Navigation systems; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01905498
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-24(150)
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 24 2024 3:38PM