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Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC) Update. Presented at the TRB Annual Meeting, January 2013 Operated by : The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems (CTTS) Contact: Jeff.Gonder@nrel.gov
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Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC) Update Presented at the TRB Annual Meeting, January 2013 Operated by: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems (CTTS) Contact: Jeff.Gonder@nrel.gov Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Contact: Elaine.Murakami@dot.gov
NREL’s Transportation Data Centers • Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) • Clearinghouse of information on advanced vehicles and fuels • Hydrogen Secure Data Center (HSDC) • Tech validation of hydrogen-powered applications and their infrastructure • Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC) • Secure archival of and access to detailed transportation data (e.g., GPS travel profiles) • Commercial Fleet Data Center (CFDC) • Detailed MD/HD drive cycle and powertrain data from advanced fleets GPS = global positioning system; MD/HD = medium-/heavy-duty vehicles; GIS = geographic information system
Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC)www.nrel.gov/tsdc • Secure archival of and access to detailed transportation data • Travel studies increasingly use GPS valuable data • TSDC safeguards anonymity while increasing research returns • Various TSDC functions • Advisory group supports procedure development and oversight • Original data securely stored and backed up • Processing to assure quality and create downloadable data • Public (cleansed) data freely available for download • Secure portal for remote access to detailed spatial data • User application process • Software tools available through secure web portal • Aggregated results audited before release NRC report* GPS = global positioning system * See recommendations from this 2007 National Research Council report: books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11865
Example tools and data available in the TSDC TSDC Datasets Puget Sound Regional Council Southern California Association of Governments Texas Department of Transportation Atlanta Regional Commission
Webinar and Resources Available Through Website • Project information, fact sheet • Downloadable publications • 20-min introductory webinar • TSDC overview • Operating procedures www.nrel.gov/tsdc
For More Information… • Visit us on-line: • www.nrel.gov/tsdc • Download cleansed public data • View the webinar, fact sheet, publications • Secure portal webinar/demo March 14 • Sign up to receive e-mail updates • Contact: Jeff.Gonder@nrel.gov • To ask questions • To contribute data • To apply for detailed/spatial data access • To provide input/support
Standardized Procedure for Adding Road Grade(In Process) • Implementing automated grade-addition routine • Using USGS National Elevation Datasets • Validating technique against road survey data from Boulder County