2023 Innovations in Freight Data Workshop

Over the last decade, data collection technologies and analysis methods have advanced rapidly. Government agencies and industry stakeholders now employ a variety of in-road and on-board sensors with potential to capture information on goods movements and on freight vehicle activity. At the same time, states and MPOs are working to rapidly respond to new federal requirements for freight planning and freight performance measurement. These activities have traditionally relied on major federal data products such as the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and the Freight Analysis Framework. While these data sources provide an important baseline for interregional analysis, new approaches are needed to address critical and persistent data gaps such as local vehicle and commodity flows, intermodal movements, and underrepresented commodities – e.g. e-commerce - that are not covered by the CFS. Given the complexity and the pace of change in the organization of modern supply chains, planners also need data sources that recognize the time-variability of freight flows and that provide timely information. With support from the Federal Highway Administration, the previous TRB Innovations in Freight Data Workshops brought together attendees in 2017, 2019 and 2021 in Irvine, California. Attendees included representatives from local, regional, state, federal, and international agencies; consultants; academic researchers; and data professionals. The workshop included a variety of content, including: expert panel sessions; interactive demonstrations sessions; an interactive poster sessions; and awards ceremonies. Major themes addressed included data collection technologies; case study applications; and methods for and challenges of collecting and sharing new data sources. Feedback from previous workshop attendees was overwhelmingly positive. Attendees identified networking opportunities, learning about new data sources, and learning about case studies/applications as the most important aspect of the workshop.

• Record URL:
  https://ideas.iowadot.gov/subdomain/ideas-main/end/node/3566?qmzn=iKFrYf#Active
• Record URL:
  https://rip.trb.org/Results?txtKeywords=TPF-5%28438%29#/View/1644217
• Record URL:
  https://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/662

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $70000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Managing Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Project Managers:

  Hiscocks, Samuel

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Principal Investigators:

  Hiscocks, Samuel

• Start Date: 20230415
• Expected Completion Date: 20240331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Data collection; Freight traffic; Freight transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01909518
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2024 5:35PM