Western States Forum 2013: Image Gallery
Steering Committee members (left to right) Ian Turnbull from Caltrans District 2, Sean Campbell from Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information, and Doug Galarus from the Western Transportation Institute, welcome participants and kick off the 2013 Western States Forum.
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Keith Koeppen, Caltrans District 2, kicked off the 2013 Western States Forum with his presentation on the CCTV Image Relay that he and the District 2 team have developed.
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Keith Koeppen explains the background for the CCTV Image Relay project and the factors that influenced its development.
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ITS Engineer Keith Koeppen demonstrates the features of the CCTV Image Relay.
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Israel Lopez, Nevada DOT, discusses the design and implementation of ITS video devices deployed in remote locations throughout Nevada.
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Israel Lopez explains some of the lessons learned from Nevada DOT’s implementation of video devices at several remote locations throughout Nevada.
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Steering Committee member Sean Campbell (left) introduces Phil Graham (right) from Caltrans District 9 for Phil’s presentation on his district’s Automated Wind Warning System.
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Phil Graham presents the Automated Wind Warning System in Caltrans District 9 and describes the design considerations, system components, and challenges associated with deploying the system. Here he describes the features and challenges of the District 9 area.
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Martha Styer, Caltrans Headquarters, describes the test location for the microwave radar system they are testing for bike detection and intersection signal timing.
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Martha Styer describes the testing set-up and process for bike detection with Type D inductive loops.
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Kai Leung (front), Caltrans Headquarters, and Martha Styer demonstrate the Type D inductive loop bike detection system.
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Martha Styer demonstrates how the inductive loop system detects a bicycle.
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Doug Spencer, Oregon DOT, describes ODOT’s need for an Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC).
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Doug Spencer describes ODOT’s need for an Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC).
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Doug Spencer reviews the requirements for ODOT’s proposed ATC.
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Steering Committee members (left to right) Ian Turnbull from Caltrans District 2, Doug Galarus from the Western Transportation Institute, and Sean Campbell from Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information, review the Forum’s Day 2 agenda with the audience.
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Doug Galarus, Western Transportation Institute, starts off Day 2 with his presentation on Field Element Data Quality Control from the Perspective of Data Redistribution.
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Doug Galarus shows CCTV images at two locations and asks the audience whether they can see the problem with the location information.
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Doug Galarus shows some weather data as he explains the challenges associated with determining quality and correct data provided from external sources and his team’s approach to data quality control.
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Jim Whalen explains why Nevada DOT uses wireless Point to Point (PTP) and 3G/4G cellular systems for ITS communications.
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Jim Whalen discusses NDOT’s future plans for Point to Multi-Point communications that will reduce 3G/4G usage, use the existing state backbone, and provide better network response time with little to no packet loss.
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Dennis Jensen, Idaho Transportation Department, presents the winter performance measures he and his team have developed and how these measures are being implemented in operations activities.
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Dennis Jensen discusses how critiquing of graphs and comparing surface conditions before and after treatment allowed maintenance crews to better evaluate and adjust products and application timing.
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University of Washington students, Jonathan Corey (left) and Yegor Malinovskiy (right), discuss their research project that is comparing various sensing technologies for use in delivering reliable and accurate data collection. Here they present the results from one of their test sites along SR-522 (SR104 to NE 153rd Eastbound).
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Jonathan Corey describes some of the issues associated with opportunistic sensing.
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Steering Committee members, Ian Turnbull (left), Caltrans District 2, and Sean Campbell (right), Caltrans DRISI, review the day’s agenda with the Forum participants.
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At the end of the Forum, Steering Committee member Doug Galarus (WTI) bestows recognition on the speakers who presented and helped make the Forum possible.
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David Veneziano from WTI (center) provides Phil Graham, Caltrans District 9, (left) with a token of appreciation in recognition of the time and effort he put into his Forum presentation.
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Kai Leung, Caltrans Headquarters (left), receives recognition from David Veneziano (right) and the Forum participants for presenting at the Forum.
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Keith Koeppen and Mike Beyer set up equipment demonstrations before the Forum.
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Having equipment on display for demonstration during networking sessions and presentations was an asset to the Forum and its participants.
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Six engineers from Caltrans District 2 participated in the Forum this year. They demonstrated different systems during the networking sessions in addition to Keith’s presentation. Here Jeremiah Pearce is setting up the equipment prior to the start of the event.
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Each participant was given a personalized 2013 Western States Forum notebook with copies of the presentations to use during the technical presentations and demonstrations. The notebook also contains contact information for each of the Forum participants to facilitate networking and the sharing of ideas and experiences even after the Forum is completed.
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Mike Beyer (Caltrans District 2) shows his personalized 2013 Western States Forum notebook he just received at registration.
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The Forum provides many opportunities to network with other ITS practitioners and discuss Rural ITS technologies being utilized or developed. From left to right: Ian Turnbull, Caltrans District 2; Allen Chen, Caltrans District 7; Jeremiah Pearce, Caltrans District 2; and Mike Beyer (behind Jeremiah), Caltrans District 2.
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Networking sessions are a good opportunity for Forum participants to discuss Rural ITS technologies and how these technologies are being utilized to improve operations and safety in their own district or state. From left to right: Ryan Groshong, Oregon DOT; Jason Shaddix, Oregon DOT; Ian Turnbull, Caltrans District 2; James Toops, Oregon DOT; Michael Mullen, Caltrans District 3; Dean Campbell, Caltrans District 3.
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Networking sessions and meals provided a good opportunity for the Forum participants to discuss Rural ITS technologies and how these technologies are being utilized to improve operations and safety in their own district or state. The Tuesday evening reception and dinner was a good opportunity for Forum participants to meet each other.
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Ten Caltrans Districts were represented this year along with Caltrans Headquarters and DRISI. Pictured are several attendees from around California networking during the Tuesday evening reception and dinner.
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Phil Graham (center) discusses ITS technology topics with Dean Campbell (left).
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Yreka is located in rural northern California in Caltrans District 2 and provides an appropriate setting for in-depth dialogue about rural ITS system design and implementation. To maintain the rural perspective and continue to foster transparency and trust with an informal atmosphere, an evening dinner and networking session was held at a campground.
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