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SUMMARY REPORT
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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-14-060    Date:  July 2014
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-14-060
Date: July 2014

 

Cell Phone Data and Travel Behavior Research: Symposium Summary Report

The Exploratory Advanced Research Program

Appendix A: Agenda

FHWA Cell Phone Data and Travel Behavior Research Symposium
February 12, 2014

8:30–8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
David Winter, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Highway Policy Information
Tom Palmerlee, Transportation Research Board

Overview of Exploratory Advanced Research Program
David Kuehn, Federal Highway Administration, Exploratory Advanced Research Program

8:45–9 a.m. Issues to Resolve and Understand Why Are We Gathering?
Tianjia Tang, Federal Highway Administration, Travel Monitoring and Surveys Team
9–10:15 a.m. Data Coverage, Resolution, and Characteristics
Moderator: Brad Gudzinas, Federal Highway Administration, Travel Monitoring and Surveys Team
  • Bill King, AirSage
  • Daniel Rolf, HERE
  • Keith Hangland, HERE
  • Rick Schuman, INRIX
  • Nick Cohn, TomTom
Discussion
10:15–10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Agency and Academic Experience Using Cell Data
Moderator: Guy Rousseau, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Cynthia Chen, University of Washington
  • Xiaowei Xu, University of Arkansas
  • Elizabeth Birriel, Florida Department of Transportation
  • Camille Kamga, City University of New York, Transportation Research Center
  • Anil Yazici, City University of New York, Transportation Research Center
  • Andrew Rohne, Ohio–Kentucky–Indiana Regional Council of Governments
  • Krishnan Viswanathan, CDM Smith
Discussion
12–1 p.m. Lunch
1–2:15 p.m. Linking Trip Information to Behavior Data
  • Deriving Trip Data From Cellular Data
  • Cellular Data, Social-Demographic, and Economic Aspects of the Data Generators
    Moderator: Cynthia Chen, University of Washington
  • Lei Zhang, University of Maryland
  • William (Billy) Bachman, National Cooperative Highway Research Program 08-89: Applying GPS Data to Understand Travel Behavior
  • Shan Jiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion
2:15–3:30 p.m. Relating Census Block and American Community Survey County Data, Demographic, and Economic Data to Derived Trip Data
  • Non-Probability-Based Data for Universe Coverage
    Moderator: Stacey Bricka, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Ben Pierce, Battelle
3:30 p.m. Panel Summary and Next Steps

Brad Gudzinas, Federal Highway Administration, Travel Monitoring and Surveys Team

Adjourn

 

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