OFFICE OF OPERATIONS 21st CENTURY OPERATIONS USING 21st CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES
The following table lists organizations’ use of crowdsourced data (by source) to fortify aspects of work zone management. Please share your organization’s work zone crowdsourcing example with any of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Everyday Counts Round Six (EDC-6) Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations innovation coleads listed under Contact Us.
|
What (Application) |
Who (Organization) |
Data Source |
Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Work Zone Monitoring |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
Waze® |
The agency uses crowdsourced data within work zones to evaluate the effectiveness of traffic control plans (e.g., how variable speed limits affect crashes). By blending crowdsourced and traditional data, KYTC can create detailed reporting both for its own use and for sharing via its online traveler information system. |
Detour Management |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
Waze |
The agency pushes work zone information to Waze and other platforms to alert travelers so they do not attempt unsafe movements and to reduce traffic in areas of work zones. |
Detour Management |
Indiana Department of Transportation (DO)T |
INRIX® |
Using INRIX data, the agency can analyze the best available detour routes to ensure optimal traffic flow. One such incident involved a monthlong, 37-mile road closure along I–65, during which a 62-mile detour route was identified, selected, and monitored using INRIX data. |
