Please Join us for our GCCITE May 2010 Meeting 

Topic:

Traffic safety analysis using a web-based Traffic Safety Analysis Tool (TSAT)

(The presentation has been approved for professional development hour credits. If interested, please bring PE no. and $5 for processing fee) 

Speaker:

Dr. Elio R. Espino, P.E., PTOE

Advanced Transportation Engineering Consultants, Inc. (ATEC)

Location:

FDOT District 6 - Auditorium

1000 NW 111th Avenue

Miami, FL  33172

Time:

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 

The presentation will include a brief description of traffic safety analysis procedure, shortcoming of existing methods, and the development of TSAT (Traffic Safety Analysis Tool) to automate and improve the process. TSAT is an ArcGIS Server based web application developed to assist in analyzing traffic crashes for safety studies. Once a roadway segment or intersection is selected from TSAT interactive menu, the program will search the State historical crash database (CAR) prepare analysis summaries and plots and identify accident patterns that exceed state averages.  The purpose of this application is to streamline crash analysis in a visualized environment, simplify the crash data processing, improve the understanding of safety issues, and enhance safety awareness for traffic studies.  In this presentation, Dr. Espino will give an introduction of TSAT, how it works, live demo its main features and discuss ideas for future development.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Elio R. Espino, P.E., PTOE is the co-founder and president of ATEC.  He has comprehensive experience in traffic operations and traffic safety.  He served as the FDOT’s District VI Safety Engineer for the last three years of his seven year tenure with District 6. In this capacity he was responsible for the implementation of the FDOT’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) which included the implementation of corridor wide access management improvements. Dr. Espino also has extensive experience with GIS applications for traffic safety. Under his leadership the District VI Traffic Operations Office incorporated GIS applications, including mapping of high crash spot and segments, and district-wide pedestrian crash data in traffic safety analysis. Dr. Espino is proficient in using the latest traffic operations software and serves as an adjunct professor at FIU’s Civil Engineering Department. He teaches Highway Safety Analysis and the transportation engineering section of the PE Review course.

About ATEC:

ATEC is a fast growing Miami-based transportation engineering firm.  ATEC was founded in 2005 and has today 15 full-time employees, including 11 with a master degree in transportation, seven professional engineers, three PTOE, and two adjunct professors at FIU.  ATEC specializes in providing advanced and customized solutions to traffic operations, safety analysis, transportation planning, GIS applications, database integration and traffic data collection.   ATEC current projects include serving as a prime consultant on two operations contracts and one planning contract with FDOT District Six, as well as performing traffic engineering, transportation planning, FSUTMS modeling, VISSIM operational analysis and safety studies for other FDOT districts, municipalities and firms.  More information can be found at: www.atectrans.com.