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COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING & SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

The Commercial Remote Sensing & Spatial Information (CRS&SI) Technologies program is authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (PL 109-59) § 5506. The program focuses on major national initiatives and...

Office of Research, Development & Technology Partners

The Office of Research, Development & Technology (RDT) coordinates DOT's research and development activities cross-modally, and publicly disseminates research results. We identify opportunities to apply transportation research across the modes and work to prevent the duplication of...

Office of Research, Development & Technology Products & Activities

Developing and implementing the five-year USDOT RD&T Strategic Plan (FY 2017 – 2021).Conducting the annual review, approval, and Secretarial certification to Congress of DOT’s Annual Modal Research Plans.Preparing the Annual Research Funding Reports and Performance Reports mandated by...

DOT Multi-Modal Research Programs

DOT Multi-Modal Research ProgramsMode (s)Research Entity 

Aviation

FAA Data and Research

Highway

FHWA Office of RD&TTurner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Maritime

MARAD Research and Development Activites 

Motor Carrier

FMCSA Analysis, Research and...

Office of Research, Development & Technology Programs and Activities

In addition to overseeing Research Coordination across the Department’s many modal administrations and programs, OST-R’s Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) manages the following programmatic activities:

USDOT Research Hub: The USDOT Research Hub provides project-...

Research, Development & Technology Planning Team

The RDT Planning Team supports the RDT Planning Council by:

Reviewing and coordinating across the Department research plans and budgets to identify opportunities and gaps and to prevent duplication. Periodically assessing DOT research programs for relevance and quality. Promoting...

RDT Planning Council

RDT Planning Council ensures crossmodal collaboration and coordination in research being done with DOT and with its partners.  Some of the functions performed by the Council are:

advising the Secretary of Transportation on research issues,maintaining dialogue with...
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