Presentation to the University of Akron Board of Trustees

The University of Akron

GPS/AVL A Tool For Winter Operations

Bill Schneider Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

February 13, 2019

Problem Statement

The University of Akron

• 5,897 persons are killed in weather

related crashes (FHWA, 2015)

• ODOT treats nearly 43,337 lane miles

• ODOT has 1,600 winter maintenance

vehicles

• 200 Garages

• ODOT spends approximately $86

million on winter maintenance annually

• 1 million tons of salt annually

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Project Timeline

The University of Akron

LIC

ATB

MUS

TUS

CUE

BUT

CUYGEA

VAN

MED

LAK

SCI

ROS

TRU

STA

FAI

PIC

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HIG

SEN

COS

BEL

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COL

WOO

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ADA

WAY

LOR

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HAN

CLI

UNI

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HUR

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CLE

WIL

BRO

PRE

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LOG

VIN

DEF

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FUL

PER

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GAL

HAD

SHE

FAY

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SAN

ALL

HEN

MIA

HOL

MNTGRE

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CRA

CLA

LAW

MAD

HOC

CAR

HAR

MONNOB

AUG

MAH

WYA

MRG

LUC

MORMAR

WAR

HAM

ERI

OTT

WAS

SUM

Legend

Research Counties

Phase I

Phase II

• 22 Trucks

• 2 Counties

• 6 Students • 2 PhD, 3 Masters, 2 Undergraduate

• 276 Trucks

• 13 Counties

• 15 Students • 11 Undergraduate, 3 Masters, 1 PhD

• 1292 Trucks

• 88 Counties

• 15 Students • 11 Undergraduate, 3 Masters, 1 Post-doctoral

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Technology

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On January 18, 2019 during Winter Storm Harper:

The University of Akron

Server Statistics: • 2,386,505 GPS Data Points Collected

• 952 Trucks went online

• 59,153 pictures were taken

• 108 Users accessed the website

Users included: • Mechanics

• Truck Operators

• County Managers

• District Managers

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Mobile Surveillance During 2016 Republican National Convention

The University of Akron

Users included: • US Secret Service

• Ohio Department of Transportation

• Ohio State Patrol

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Akron/ODOT Partnership

The University of Akron

“From Asset Management, to TSMO, to GPS-AVL, to OHGO, to DriveOhio, we have invested in advanced technologies that allow us to do our jobs better and more efficiently and make our roads safer than ever before.”

-Jack Marchbanks, Director of ODOT

“Once we complete full installation in our fleet, we’ll be able to respond to storms faster, remove snow and ice more efficiently, operate more safely and for the first time ever provide managers access to real-time road conditions. Ultimately, this means safer roads for Ohio travelers.”

-Jerry Wray, retired Director of ODOT

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