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Professor Camp quoted in The Tennessean regarding the affects of heavy rainfall on small TN towns
Oct. 10, 2018—Use the link below to read Dr. Camps quotes in Commercial Appeal regarding” Small Tennessee towns struggle to contain raw sewage amid heavier rains and growth ” By Mike Reicher Monterey, Tenn., has a moratorium on new buildings for parts of its wastewater system because of sewer overflows. The problem has contributed to economic stagnation....
Marine Transportation Research Projects Completed
Jul. 11, 2013—Dr. Dobbins completed the following projects before his departure (for the Ingram Barge Company) at the end of June. CAIT 10 – Phase II: Inland Marine Transportation Analytics Corpslocks application with real-time lock performance data CFIRE Task Order: Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities Real-time AIS data fed from Paducah, KY and...
Intermodal Network and Maritime Cargo Data System Projects Completed
Feb. 15, 2013—Two research projects were completed this week related to the use of Internet GIS in transportation analysis. Click on the relevant links below for more information on each project. Intermodal Freight GIS Network: User Interface Development Project page (includes final report and blurb about work) Web application West Hemisphere Maritime Cargo Data System: Phase II...
Janey Camp wins ASCE Citizen Engineer Award
Feb. 15, 2013—Congratulations go to Janey Camp for winning the 2012 ASCE Citizen Engineer Award. Janey won this award for their community service involvement in 2012. Click on the following links for more information: ASCE press release Vanderbilt University School of Engineering press release
Dobbins to present research at NTSB conference on GIS and Transportation Safety
Nov. 5, 2012—James Dobbins will present his research on inland marine casualty data analysis to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, DC on December 4th and 5th. The conference is titled “Current and Future Use of GIS Mapping Technology to Increase Transportation Safety.” The press release is below: WASHINGTON-The National Transportation Safety Board will hold...
Dobbins to speak at VU Seminar
Oct. 10, 2012—James Dobbins will showcase some of his research applications and demonstrate several research tools including GIS applications, database management systems (DBMS) and data visualization/business intelligence (BI) applications Monday, October 15, at 4:10pm in Featheringill Hall, Room 138. This is part of the Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering weekly seminar series. For more information, refer...
New UTCs announced!
Mar. 5, 2012—VECTOR was successful in its bid for a Tier I University Transportation Center (UTC) with the University of Wisconsin as part of its CFIRE consortium. The UTC will be focused on freight and work is expected to begin soon. The 2012 UTC recipients are listed here. Other members of the consortium include the University of...
Janey Camp Integrates GIS into Metro Nashville Public Schools
Aug. 18, 2011—Janey Camp, Research Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, completed training of Metro Nashville Public School teachers in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) August 1-5, 2011. Dr. Camp is the principal investigator of a research project that will implement a pilot project to provide GIS training to teachers at Stratford, Glencliff and...
Vanderbilt hosts transportation adaptation to climate change summit
Aug. 18, 2011—Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective strategies that will keep the nation’s critical infrastructure, including our transportation systems, running in the face of the adverse impacts that are expected. This is the consensus that emerged from a landmark meeting that brought together major stakeholders in the freight transportation...
Two new research projects awarded to VECTOR
Jul. 26, 2011—VECTOR has been awarded two new research projects: Spatial Analysis of Safety and Security Vulnerability During Transport of Hazardous Materials – funded by the STC, this project looks to use GIS to quantify risks along transportation corridors and develop a means to route based on the critieria. Mark Abkowitz and James Dobbins are co-PIs on...