Estimating Traffic Crash Counts Using Crowdsourced Data

This is a presentation titled "Estimating Traffic Crash Counts Using Crowdsourced Data" given by DOT staff to the Safety Data Forum on June 14, 2018.

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Safety Data Forum

As part of its Safety Data Initiative, on June 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) convened the Safety Data Forum to engage a diverse group of stakeholders in discussion about opportunities to leverage data analytics tools to predict and prevent transportation...

Challenge Resources

The analytical visualization tools can be powered by models and data provided by USDOT, Challenge Innovation Agents, and/or resources Solvers have access to through their organizations or partners. USDOT Safety Experts have recommended the internal resources listed below....

Fact Sheet

A PDF of the Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge Fact Sheet is available here.                                               ...

Judging Criteria

These criteria are weighted equally. Applicants should understand that their submittals will be reviewed by technical experts in transportation safety analysis, data, IT and visualization.  If the level of detail is deemed insufficient by the experts, the submission will not be regarded as...

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Eligibility Rules

Eligible Solvers are individuals or teams from the business and research communities in the United States or US territory.  This includes but is not limited to organizations such as: technology companies, analytics firms, transportation carriers, industry associations, research institutions...

Federal Register Notice: Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge Solver Solicitation

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The Challenge

Currently transportation decision makers have a limited number of analytical visualization tools available that reveal insights, and even fewer focused on safety and prevention of serious crashes.  A new opportunity lies in the rapid growth and advancement in...