FHWA’s Every Day Counts Round 5 (EDC-5), and now EDC-6, Crowdsourcing for Operations innovation is the best source of information on the current state of practice in the use of crowdsourced data by transportation agencies.
The FHWA Every Day Counts (EDC) program is a state-based model that identifies and rapidly deploys proven, yet underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce traffic congestion, and integrate automation. New innovations are selected every two years, and states implement selected innovations with the support and assistance of the technical teams.
The FHWA Every Day Counts Round 4 (EDC-4) Using Data to Improve TIM innovation continued the TIM data efforts with the objectives of increasing the quantity, quality, and use of data for TIM performance measurement and analysis.
The purpose of the WZDI is to develop a recommended practice for managing work zone event data (WZED) and to create a consistent language, through the development of a data dictionary and supporting implementation documents, for communicating information on work zone activity across jurisdictional and organizational boundaries.
FWHA developed this framework to assist transportation agencies and the work zone stakeholder community in establishing a standardized approach for digitally describing work zones and for communicating WZED with contractors, neighbor agencies, third-party data consumers, and other key stakeholders.
In 2014, TxDOT sponsored a study to integrate data from multiple sources to optimize freight transportation planning efforts in the state. The study team sought to establish data-sharing partnerships from private stakeholders and relay the lessons learned. In addition, the team developed a prototype freight data architecture with supporting descriptions and specifications.
The GBFS is a widely used standard for public dissemination of real-time micromobility data. It provides public, real-time, read-only data on bikeshare (and shared e-scooter) systems. It does not provide trip-level data or historical data.
GTFS defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information. GTFS "feeds" let public transit agencies publish their transit data and developers write applications that consume the data in an interoperable way. The initial and main benefit of this standard included a free online trip planner available to the public to look up transit information and plan transit trips.