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
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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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