Status

Active

Description

This research project will assess Federal Lands Management Agency (FLMA) transportation asset data collection, storage, and level of usefulness of current data and provide recommendations to standardize data collection methods across FLMA partners. Some data associated with safety risk factors, such as horizontal curve radius, vertical grades, and approximate embankment slopes and heights may be able to be obtained with geospatial analysis.  Improving geospatial analysis tools may have benefits beyond safety, such as improving the accuracy of construction quantities for projects, leading to improved accuracy of contracts.

FLMAs are constantly challenged by limited data availability for successfully designing a road. Most of these roads, located in sparsely populated remote areas, have low traffic volume, difficult terrain, challenging design requirements, significant wildlife impacts, and rigid environmental limitations. The lack of accurate asset data makes it challenging to perform proactive, risk-based safety analyses.

Deliverable

Final Report and Guidance: pending

For More Information

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21949/1521404

ORCID for the principal investigator)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-6225