Project Goal:

Develop a library of quantum dot-based nanocomposite sensing materials for use in the sensitive and selective detection of hydrocarbon pollutants in soil and water samples. This enabling technology will provide future cost reductions in the analysis of soil and water samples for the most common pollutants encountered on DOT construction projects and at maintenance facilities.

Project Objective

Project Objective

This project will provide an opportunity to document the process of applying GIS technologies at the local level in a small city, Troy, New York, and to publish an article in a refereed journal, such as tile Journal of Urban Technology, on data gathering and GIS analysis for such cities. The current urban GIS literature: focuses overwhelmingly on much larger cities with more abundant data resources and analytical capacities.
 

Project Description

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Consultant Management Bureau’s primary responsibilities are to negotiate staffing hours/resources with engineering design consultants, and to monitor the consultant's costs. Currently the Consultant Management Bureau uses knowledge of past and current projects as well as engineering judgment to estimate consultant costs.

The proposed research will focus on several major issues:

During the 2007 hot mix asphalt (HMA) paving season, several newly placed HMA pavements in New York State showed signs of pavement flushing. Initial investigations of the flushing showed it was not attributable to the factors associated with conventional flushing.

This project is designed to further our understanding of the design and installation of living snow fences in NY and the region and transfer this knowledge to practitioners. A review of the literature on living snow fences and lessons learned from living snow fence programs in other states will be conducted and used to develop guidelines for design, installation, and maintenance of living snow fences.

Background

Real-time traffic information, such as traffic flow, vehicle speed, vehicle classification, lane occupancy and so on, is important for traffic and vehicle control systems. Monitoring traffic flows on a transportation network is an essential topic in the field of traffic management and control. With the rapid advances of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), a variety of sensors (e.g., inductive loop, ultrasonic, microwave, infrared detectors, and cameras) have been widely placed to fulfill this purpose.

Overview

Project Overview

In the New York metropolitan region, there are over 50,000 people employed in rail transit in five separate public rail agencies, including both heavy rail (sometimes called subway or rapid rail) and commuter rail. This represents approximately two thirds of all rail transit employees in the United States. Each of these five agencies is struggling to provide quality service while containing their costs.