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By deploying Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO), a road weather management solution, West Des Moines Public Services has reduced its chloride (road salt) applications by 30 percent while maintaining the same level of service, saving about $150,000 annu
West Des Moines believes the benefits of IMO have greatly exceeded the costs. The up-front technology costs have decreased significantly since IMO was deployed in West Des Moines. Ongoing monthly…
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Date Posted
10/22/2020
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Benefit-to-cost ratios for Electronic Freight Management (EFM) applications ranged from 1:1 to 7:1. Higher ratios were projected for companies with larger supply chains.
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The USDOT's Freight Technology Assessment Tool (FTAT) was used to calculate the net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and total process improvement for each case study.
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Date Posted
12/07/2012
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Freight Administration (CVO02)
The Annual O&M Costs To Support a Robust Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) System in Des Moines, Iowa Were Estimated at Roughly $13.7 Million.
This Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) project focuses on developing operational strategies that will enhance safety, mobility, and travel time reliability for travelers in the Des Moines…
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Made Public Date
09/27/2021
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Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03)
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Probe vehicle data provide a "flexible and robust" basis for identifying inefficient arterial corridors.
The study methodology identified three corridors with high numbers of "anomalous" days, and three that performed poorly on "normal" days.
Researchers characterized the analysis used as "extensible,"…
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Date Posted
11/26/2018
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Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09),
Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09),
Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management (SU01),
Core Authorization (SU02),
Map Management (SU04),
Location and Time (SU05),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
ITS Communications (SU07),
Security and Credentials Management (SU08),
Device Certification and Enrollment (SU09),
Center Maintenance (SU10),
Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11),
Roadside Lighting (ST04)
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