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Geotechnology Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to geotechnology. In addition, it includes links to selected geotechnology research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s geotechnology-related research products. |
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TRB Geotechnology-Related Programs and Activities
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Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Summer Committee MeetingJanuary 15, 2021 Convened by Transportation Research Board, the Geospatial Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Summer Committee Meeting will be held on August 1-4, 2020. Topics include photogrammetric technology, importance of accurate geospatial mapping—especially considering autonomous vehicles, new methods in survey techniques and computations, LiDAR and other existing and emerging technologi... |
 2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Mobile App Now AvailableJanuary 15, 2021 Download the TRB Annual Meeting mobile app before the 100th Annual Meeting. To download the app, search “TRB 2021” in the Apple Store or Google Play. When opening the app for the first time, enter the same email address used to register for the Annual Meeting to unlock the app. The app provides registered attendees with the ability to search the full schedule of events, program participants, ex... |
2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Resource Pages are AvailableJanuary 15, 2021 Resource pages for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting are available. Visit this page for information about how to participate in the virtual meeting , the the online program , mobile app (available in late December), and other information . The TRB 100th Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual event throughout January 2021. Exact dates are January 5-8, 11-15, 21-22, and 25-29. Regis... |
 Second Episode of New Podcast, Transportation Explorers, is AvailableJanuary 14, 2021 TRB is pleased to announce the second episode of our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. In this episode, Katie Turnbull of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute discusse... |
2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, ExhibitorsJanuary 14, 2021 TRB thanks its 2021 Annual Meeting exhibitors . Please make sure to schedule time to visit some of the more than 130 virtual exhibits to learn about the goods, services, and potential solutions that are available to help address changes you are facing. Exhibit Hours “Live” Hours : Exhibits will be listed as “live” from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time each day, during the dates of the TRB... |
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TRB’s Transportation Explorers: Anthony Foxx Explores EquityJanuary 11, 2021 Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx discusses growing up in Charlotte, N.C., where freeways that were essentially walls cut his neighborhood off from the rest of the world. Neighborhoods like this – “on the other side of the tracks” – all over the country saw their economic values decrease without any real restitution. Foxx talks about how the lessons of the past can inform how we... |
2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Thank You, PatronsJanuary 11, 2021 The Transportation Research Board thanks its 2021 TRB 100th Annual Meeting Patrons who are showing their support for transportation research and innovation, and aiding TRB in its mission to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. TRB's 100th Annual Meeting program will cover all transportation modes, addressing topics of interest t... |
TRB Announces First Episode of New Podcast, Transportation ExplorersJanuary 10, 2021 TRB is pleased to announce our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. Listen to the first episode, with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx discussing equity iss... |
2021 TRB Annual Meeting: Watch What to Expect at a Virtual MeetingJanuary 8, 2021 Are you curious about what a virtual TRB Annual Meeting might look like? Hear from TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen, TRB Technical Activities Division Director Ann Brach, and TRB volunteer Sandra Larson of Stanley Consultants. From sessions to keynotes and everything in between, they give you the highlights of what's coming throughout January 2021. The meeting's exact dates are January 5-8,... |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2)
Congress established the SHRP 2 in 2006 to find strategic solutions to three national transportation challenges: improving highway safety, reducing congestion, and improving methods for renewing roads and bridges. Research was focused in four areas, which are described below. The program carried out 145 research projects and produced 130 products as well as 132 research reports. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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