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Safe Streets and Roads for All Fact Sheet (PDF)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program provides grants to local, regional, and Tribal communities for implementation, planning, and demonstration activities as part of a systematic approach to prevent deaths and serious injuries on the nation’...

USDOT RD&T UTC Video Forums

USDOT’s University Transportation Centers (UTC) program as part of the Office of Research, Development and Technology, in collaboration with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS/JPO), presents a series of video forums focused on emerging technologies and research in...

Secure Data Commons - UseCaseDataSharing

Data Sharing Between Cloud Programs

Connect SDC Cloud and DOT Research Cloud Platforms to Make Data Available to External Research Teams

SDC can provide a way for external researchers to access and conduct analytical research on another DOT Cloud Platform. SDC data sharing service provides Research Teams with seamless access through a Virtual Private Cloud  Peering solution. This enables external SDC Users to read and copy data from a Research Cloud into the SDC workstation.

Why Should Your Research Programs use SDC Services?

  • Saves on duplicative data storage costs
  • Enables cross data analysis in SDC and another research cloud where boundaries are invisible to the Researcher
Last updated March 2022

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Learn, Pilot & Assess New Technologies

Learn and Prototype New Advanced Technologies in a Sandboxed Area

Research Teams can learn new advanced analytical methods in an isolated platform. SDC provides services to enable Research Teams to learn and pilot cloud native technologies on different data types, such as live streaming video. The new advanced analytical methods and technologies facilitates new insights on their study. 

Why Should Your Research Programs use SDC Services?

  • Pilot and lean how to use advanced analytical methods 
  • Prototype and test new analytical approaches, while fostering innovation
Last updated September 2022

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Enable Research Programs to Build Data Products 

Integration with SDC Enable Development of Robust Data Products

SDC services were leveraged by integrating with an existing DOT database system and providing a data export feature into DOT Reporting Visualization Services. Research Programs are enabled to focus on building powerful data products, and less on building a secure analytical platform. SDC provided services to streamline data imports and connect to enterprise visualization services to allow Research Teams to effectively build dashboards accessible to a broader organization.

Why Should Your Research Program use SDC Services?

  • Saves development time on building a secure platform
  • Leverage an existing Authority to Operate (ATO) and security controls
Last updated September 2022