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Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute’s Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC), with support from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) had previously completed a pilot traffic data collection project for two of the state highway intersections located within the City of Minot...
This report summarizes Phase II of an ongoing regional effort to expand traffic data collection by leveraging existing transportation infrastructure rather than requiring new data collection equipment. Building on a 2019 pilot project, Phase II, initiated in early 2023, continued the collaboration among...
Reliable intersection-traffic data are essential for transportation planning, operations, and safety. The City of Bismarck relies on targeted short counts, which is the predominant, albeit outdated, type of intersection traffic data collection. The city recently updated its signalized intersection equipment...
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) has built a web-based traffic data analysis tool. This Traffic Analysis Tool uses existing traffic signal control devices to collect data 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. The primary purpose of this project was to develop...
Recent reconstruction of the Grand Forks transportation network included upgrades of some of the older models of cameras. The MPO intended to: 1) continue utilizing the reconstructed intersections for traffic data collection; 2) utilize available API commands to download traffic data; and 3) minimize...
Traffic volume data are crucial in many applications, including transportation operation analysis, congestion management, and accident prevention. Yet an extensive capture of accurate volume information on a large-scale network can be difficult and costly. This research focuses on hourly traffic volume...
Prior to this project, The Grand Forks – East Grand Forks MPO and City of Grand Forks were using approximately 150 (38 intersections) of the City's existing traffic detection cameras for traffic data collection. These cameras were set up during Phase I, II, and IIIa of the study. The data reported...
This report the response to the North Dakota Legislature's request for a study of the transportation infrastructure needs of all county and township roads in the state. In this report, infrastructure needs are estimated using the most current production forecasts, traffic estimates, and roadway inventory...
The Grand Forks – East Grand Forks MPO contacted ATAC with regards to expanding the use of existing traffic detection cameras for traffic data collection. Prior to this project, the City of Grand Forks had 31 intersections comprising of 122 cameras set for traffic data collection purposes. As part...
The Grand Forks – East Grand Forks MPO contacted ATAC with regards to extending the use of existing traffic detection cameras for traffic data collection and archival. The City of Grand Forks currently has approx. 43 intersections where Autoscope cameras are being used for traffic signal actuation...