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Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting I nno va tio n Use of Cr owdsour c ing to Advanc e Ope r ations 1

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Source: Idea SV, El Salvador Milonario How often is the “ask the audience” life line correct in the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”? A: 95% of the time B: 50% of the time C: 30% of the time D: 75% of the time 2

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n T oda y’s We bina r T opic s & Pre se nte rs E DC- 5, Ope r ations & Cr owdsour c ing: An Ove r vie w Ja me s Co lya r, T ra nspo rta tio n Spe c ia list F HWA Offic e o f Ope ra tio ns Cr owdsour c ing for Ope r ations: Oppo r tunitie s & Co nside r atio ns Gre g Jo ne s, T ra nspo rta tio n Spe c ia list F HWA Offic e o f Ope ra tio ns & Re so urc e Ce nte r UDOT Citize n Re por te r Pr ogr am L isa Mille r, T ra ve le r I nfo rma tio n Ma na g e r Uta h De pa rtme nt o f T ra nspo rta tio n Managing T r affic with Pr obe Data E dwa rd Co x, E ng ine e ring Dire c to r o f T ra ffic Ma na g e me nt I ndia na De pa rtme nt o f T ra nspo rta tio n Inc ide nt De te c tion and Afte r - Ac tion Re vie ws Chris L a mb e rt, Syste ms Co nsulta nt fo r I T S K e ntuc ky T ra nspo rta tio n Ca b ine t 3

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting I nno va tio n Source: Unsplash E DC- 5, Ope r ations & Cr owdsour c ing An Ove r vie w 4

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n What is “Every Day Counts” (EDC)? State-based model to identify and rapidly deploy proven but underutilized innovations to:  shorten the project delivery process  enhance roadway safety  reduce congestion  improve environmental sustainability  EDC Rounds: two year cycles Initiating 5 th Round (2019-2020) - 10 innovations   To date: 4 Rounds, over 40 innovations For more information: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/ FAST Act, Sec.1444 5

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n T ransportation Syste ms Manage me nt and Ope rations (T SMO) • Optimizing use o f e xisting fa c ilitie s. • Ma ximizing pe rfo rma nc e o f the syste m. • Buying the mo st mo b ility fo r the le a st c o st. • T re a ting c a pa c ity a s a n a sse t to ma na g e . • Ge tting yo u the re – pe o ple a nd g o o ds. • T a rg e te d so lutio ns to c o ng e stio n c a use s. • Co mple me nt to c a pa c ity pro je c ts. • Appro a c he s to ma tc h de ma nd to supply. E ffe c tive ope r ations is built on a foundation of monitor ing c ur r e nt c onditions. 6

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Re al- T ime Monitor ing: A We akne ss in the F oundation of Ope r ations T he re a re 4 prima ry limita tions in our typic a l a pproa c h to re a l- time monitoring : 1. Big g a ps in g e o g ra phic c o ve ra g e . 2. L a g s in time line ss o f info rma tio n. 3. Co st to b uild-o ut a nd ma inta in fie ld e q uipme nt. 4. Jurisdic tio na l sto ve pipe s. Source: FHWA T he se limitations r e duc e the ability to e ffic ie ntly and (c ost) e ffe c tive ly ope r ate the syste m. 7

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Wha t’s Ne w for Ope ra tions? Che ape r , ac c e ssible , monitor ing, pr oc e ssing, and use of r e al- time data. Machine Learning I o T CAV CLOUD COMPUTING Source: Adapted from FHWA 8

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Crowdsourc ing : A Pote ntia l Solution Whe n inte gr ate d with an age nc y’s e xisting e ffor ts, c r owdsour c ing he lps age nc ie s: • E xpa nd g e o g ra phic c o ve ra g e a nd re so lutio n. • Re duc e info rma tio n time la g s fo r impro ve d re a l- time situa tio na l a wa re ne ss. • Re duc e de pe nde nc e o n a nd c o st a sso c ia te d with ro a dside se nso rs a nd syste ms. • Ove rc o me jurisdic tio na l sto ve pipe s. • I mple me nt pro a c tive o pe ra tio ns stra te g ie s. Cr owdsour c ing is a pr ove n lowe r - c ost solution to impr oving safe ty and ope r ations. 9

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Wha t E xa c tly is Crowdsourc ing ? Crowdsourc ing is the pra c tic e of a ddre ssing a ne e d or proble m by e nlisting the se rvic e s of a la rg e numbe r of pe ople via te c hnolog ie s. Crowdsourc ing :  Addre sse s a ne e d o r pro b le m o utside o f a n o rg a niza tio n’ s re so urc e s o r me a ns b y distrib uting the wo rklo a d a c ro ss a la rg e g ro up o f pe o ple .  L e ve ra g e s the c o lle c tive wisdo m a nd uniq ue insig hts o f a c ro wd.  Use s te c hno lo g y a nd ne w fo rms o f c o mmunic a tio n a nd inte ra c tio n to do c ume nt, sha re , a nd re fle c t o n the wo rld. 10

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Life Lines: 50:50 Phone a Friend Ask the Audience Source: Idea SV, El Salvador Milonario How often is the “ask the audience” life line correct in the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”? A: 95% of the time B: 50% of the time C: 30% of the time D: 75% of the time 11

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Crowdsourc ing E xa mple s 1906: UK We ig ht Judg ing Compe tition my weight Guess • British sc ie ntist he ld c o mpe titio n @ F a t Sto c k & Po ultry E xhib itio n. • 787 to o k pa rt in ste e r we ig ht-g ue ssing c o nte st. • Ave ra g e 2 lb s. o ff; b e st g ue ss 10 lb s. o ff. Source: K W Reinsch 1995: Ama zon Re vie ws •Custo me rs o ffe r re vie ws & c o mme nt/ vo te o n o the rs’ re vie ws. •Ra ting , b a se d o n ma c hine le a rning , a nd a ffe c t pro duc t visib ility. •Re po rts o f re vie w ta mpe ring surfa c e d in Source: Unsplash 2004. Source: Pixabay 12

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Crowdsourc ing E xa mple s 2000: F olding @home , Sta nford Unive rsity • Vo lunte e rs a llo w use o f the ir c o mpute rs’ idle pro c e ssing po we r to simula te pro te in fo lding a nd drug de sig n. • 2M sig n-ups = 5 th mo st po we rful c o mpute r in the wo rld. Source: Bruce Blaus • E na b le s re se a rc h into Alzhe ime r’ s, Ca nc e r, & mo re . 2008: L e g o Ide a s •Use rs po st the ir ide a s fo r po te ntia l L e g o pro duc ts. •I f a n ide a g e ne ra te s 10,000 vie ws within a ye a r, it q ua lifie s fo r re vie w b y L e g o . •A use r with a suc c e ssful ide a la unc h is e ntitle d to 1% o f the pro duc t’ s re ve nue s. Source: Unsplash 13

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Crowdsourc ing is E ve rywhe re • Airb nb • L e g o • Be st Buy • Ma tte l • Citize nsc ie nc e .g o v (GSA) • Mc Do na lds • De pa rtme nt o f De fe nse • Mic ro so ft • E uc ro wd (E U) • NASA • F a c e b o o k • Ne tflix • F e de ra l Bure a u o f • Ne w Yo rk City Simplic ity I nve stig a tio n • Pa ypa l • Ge ne ra l E le c tric • Pro c te r & Ga mb le • Go o g le • So ny • Ha rle y Da vidso n • Sta rb uc ks • K ra ft F o o ds • Wikipe dia 14

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting I nno va tio n Source: Shutterstock Cr owdsour c ing for Ope r ations 15

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n POL L T HE AUDIE NCE Is your re g ion or Sta te c urre ntly le ve ra g ing c rowdsourc ing for tra nsporta tion ope ra tions? If yes, please share a few words about the application in the chat pod and a point of contact so that we may learn more from you. 16

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n T oda y’s We bina r T opic s & Pre se nte rs E DC- 5, Ope r ations & Cr owdsour c ing: An Ove r vie w Ja me s Co lya r, T ra nspo rta tio n Spe c ia list F HWA Offic e o f Ope ra tio ns Cr owdsour c ing for Ope r ations: Oppo r tunitie s & Co nside r atio ns Gre g Jo ne s, T ra nspo rta tio n Spe c ia list F HWA Offic e o f Ope ra tio ns & Re so urc e Ce nte r UDOT Citize n Re por te r Pr ogr am L isa Mille r, T ra ve le r Info rma tio n Ma na g e r Uta h De pa rtme nt o f T ra nspo rta tio n Managing T r affic with Pr obe Data E d wa rd Co x, E ng ine e ring Dire c to r o f T ra ffic Ma na g e me nt Ind ia na De pa rtme nt o f T ra nspo rta tio n Inc ide nt De te c tion and Afte r - Ac tion Re vie ws Chris L a mb e rt, Syste ms Co nsulta nt fo r IT S K e ntuc ky T ra nspo rta tio n Ca b ine t Que stion & Answe r fr om Chat Box 17

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n E xisting a nd Pote ntia l Cr owdsour c ing Applic a tions in T r a nspor ta tion Crowdsourced Traveler Data Information Crowdsource Applications Incident Citizen Calls Management Data Sources ITS Field Freeway Traffic Devices Management Third-Party Arterial Data Management Road Weather Partner Data Management Service Patrol Planned Events Othe r po ssib le a pplic a tio ns inc lude fre ig ht ma na g e me nt, wo rk zo ne ma na g e me nt, a nd pe rfo rma nc e a sse ssme nt a nd re po rting . 18

Ce nte r fo r Ac c e le ra ting Inno va tio n Sourc e s of Crowdsourc e d Da ta • Da ta e xtra c te d fro m so c ia l me dia pla tfo rms. • Da ta a c q uire d fro m third-pa rty c ro wdso urc e d da ta . • Da ta c o lle c te d fro m spe c ia lly-de ve lo pe d mo b ile a pps. Source: Pixabay 19