1. 2012 HIS Session 2 What’s new with Traffic Monitoring? Speed Data Collection and Format FHWA - Washington DC Steven Jessberger 202-366-5052

2. Why is Speed Data Needed? Safety Programs (Matrix) Freight Movement Speed by Type of Vehicle Congestion Measures Work Zone Management Noise Abatement Prior Speed Program 1990’s Penalties for noncompliance

3. Speed Data Investigated FHWA Sponsored workshop Webinars and State Survey Speed Summit ◦ Findings:  Nearly all States collect speed data  Various number of bins  Varied first bins – 10, 15 and 20  Some under 5 mph bins

4. 2012 Traffic Monitoring Guide Speed Format (all new) ◦ Variable Time Intervals (5, 15 or 60 minutes) ◦ 5 mph speed bins ◦ Flexibility in min, max and number of bins Per Vehicle Format (all new) ◦ Speed by Class ◦ One Format for All Data Types ◦ Individual Speeds, Headways and Axle Spacings

5. Future TMAS Version – Speed Upload of Speed Data Quality Control Reporting Exporting GIS based tools and views Data Aggregation/Merging

6. Speed Questions??