Success Stories
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November 01, 2018
PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2018 #1: UAS in Transportation Expo
“Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones, are becoming an increasingly valuable tool for transportation agencies. A number of state DOTs are considering implementing UAS programs, while others are already using UAS for a wide range of applications,” says PacTrans PI and OSU Professor Chris Parrish. Read More
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April 26, 2016
PacTrans Technology Transfer Success Story 2015 #6: We are here to Help: Enhancing Public Support for Wireless MAC Address Sensing in Transport Data Collection Short Educational Film – COMPLETED!
In January we posted all of the success story projects that PacTrans gave additional funding for technology transfer.
Success Story #6 involved leveraging current data collection efforts to obtain more complete travel demand information, and introducing new methods that have the potential to reduce cost and improve the quality and coverage of transportation data. The tech transfer funding given was for a single purposes: the development of a short film explaining this unique data collection paradigm to the non-engineering public, with the aim of addressing common complaints regarding privacy and safety.
This film has recently been completed and can be found via the link below:
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March 11, 2016
Tech Transfer #4: How Green is your Green Infrastructure? Educational Materials, Web-based Monitoring Portal, and Presentation – COMPLETED!
In January we posted all of the success story projects that PacTrans gave additional funding for technology transfer.
Success Story #4 involved the creation of a Green Stormwater Infrastructure Research Facility for the study of stormwater runoff. The tech transfer funding given was for three purposes: (1) development of education materials, and collaborate with University of Washington to collect initial data and apply for the facility to be Technology Assessment Protocol – Ecology (TAPE) certified, (2) development of a web-based monitoring portal that will be made available to the community for monitoring these rain gardens in real-time and measure their performance via an embedded modeling framework, and (3) delivery of presentations to local stormwater utilities and water managers about the facility and research conducted at the facility.
The presentation to local storm water utilities and water managers about the facility and research conducted at the facility, was made recently at the 5th Annual Mid-Willamette Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Summit, January 26th, 2016, Keizer, OR. Check out the other two items by clicking the links below:
a. The web portal for the facility can be accessed here:
b. The web portal for the monitoring data can be accessed here:
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February 19, 2016
Tech Transfer #2: Green Roads Bootcamp – COMPLETED!
Last month we posted all of the success story projects that PacTrans gave additional funding for technology transfer.
Success Story #2 involved the University of Washington’s American Public Works Association (APWA) Student Chapter hosting an event called, GreenRoads Bootcamp. Read More
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February 03, 2016
Tech Transfer #5: Interactive Tourist Information Sign Website – COMPLETED!
Last month we posted all of the success story projects that PacTrans gave additional funding for technology transfer.
Success Story #5 involved the study of traffic sign understandability. The tech transfer funding given was for two purposes: (1) to provide a mechanism for sharing the literature review, experimental methods, results, and findings of the project; and (2) to provide an interactive interface that will enable users from around the world to populate a geospatial database with images and descriptions of information signs in different contexts. For both of these components a website was to be created. We are excited to announce that that website has been completed!
Check it out by clicking the link below:
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