Val NoronhaUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

NCRST-Infrastructure Research & Outreach

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Outline

NCRST background Research overview Outreach

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Structure

U.S. DOT — NASAPartnership

Transportation Legislation “TEA-21”

Environment

Flows Hazards

Infrastructure

4 universities

4 TAPs

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Outline

NCRST background Research overview

• Applications• Engineering• Fundamental research

Outreach

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Research Production Line

ProblemSensor

Image processing

Data integration

Decision/solution

Data management

Needs analysisSensor technology

Image processing tech

Analysis/process model

Education & outreach

Data models,communication

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Research — Examples

Applications• Bridge inventory

Engineering• Security — helikite and UAVs

Scientific methodology• Corridor alignment• Urban spectra

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App: Bridge Inventory

Driven by customer need

Implemented with commercial software (ArcGIS)

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Engg: Rapid Deployment Sensors

Helikite Incident mgmt Security

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Corridor Alignment

Find the best alignment

Decision support: achieve consensus among stakeholders

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Critical Infrastructure Protection

Resilience of networks

Evacuation and response: traffic microsimulation and equilibrium modeling

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Corridor Alignment

Find the best alignment

Decision support: achieve consensus among stakeholders

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Centerline Geometry

Remote sensing solution

Comparison with GPS solution

Cost and accuracy compared

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The Remote Sensing Problem

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Urban Spectral Library

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Sensor TuningS

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Fringe Benefit — Pavement Age

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Cathedral Oaks

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The GPS Challenge

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D-GPS vs $150 Consumer-GPS

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Outline

NCRST background Research overview Outreach

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Outreach

U.S. feds, states, local agencies, private sector

International• China• Hungary• Germany• India

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Documents and web site

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Events

TRB 2000, 2001, 2002 (Pecora) GIS-T, ASPRS, etc Midwest — Decorah IA, Aug 2001 Midwest — Madison WI, Apr 2003 Specialty workshops

• China, India, Hungary

Let’s keep this going

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