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Documenting Truck Activity Times at International Crossings using Available
Mark R. McCordThe Ohio State University, CRESTA
Panel Presentation at Nextrans Conference:Regional Strategies for Trade, Security, and Mobility
Challenges at the U.S.-Canada Border
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN16 November 2009
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Consortium for Remote Sensing of Traffic Activities
• Members– The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)– University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)– Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor,MI)– Center for Automotive Research (Ann Arbor, MI)– Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)– Skycomp, Inc. (Columbia, MD)
• Acknowledgments– P. Goel, C. Brooks, R. Wallace, P. Kapat, D.E. Keefauver,
Hao Dong, Jinjian Liang, Yilin Ma– GM Corporation – Jim Phillips– CEVA Logistics, Inc. – Ray Cossette, Kirk Pettit
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• Sponsorship– US DOT – Research and Innovative Technologies
Administration: Commercial Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Technology Applications Program
– Matching from partners
The views, opinions and statements contained in this presentation are solely those of the presenter and do not represent the official policy or position of the Department of Transportation or the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
Consortium for Remote Sensing of Traffic Activities
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Geo-fence Based Approach
• Geo-fence: electronic polygon encoded into on-board data unit
• GPS-based location triggers a record when truck (OBDU) crosses the fence
• Match records for same truck trip to determine time between locations
• Encode geo-fences to delimit important activities
BWB: CAN to US Customs Screening
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Geo-fence Based Approach
• Uses existing hardware and communications systems (OBDU)
• Roadside infrastructure not required (fewer institutional difficulties)
• Geo-fence crossing records included with many other records in overall data set
• Trip chaining required
CEVA Data Records
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Study Sites: Ambassador and Blue Water Bridge International Crossings
• Ambassador Bridge
– Connects Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON
– Busiest U.S. international/commercial international crossing
– Privately owned and operated
• Blue Water Bridge
– Connects Port Huron, MI and Sarnia, ON
– Third largest U.S. international crossing
– Publicly owned and operated
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Redesigned FencesBlue Water Bridge Crossing
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Spatial Coverage Activity Detail
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Redesigned FencesAmbassador Bridge Crossing
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Spatial Coverage Activity Detail
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Illustrative Results Crossing Time Statistics
Original Distributions Distributions w/o Duty Free Trips
Ambassador Bridge
Crossing
Blue Water Bridge Crossing Ambassador
Bridge Crossing
Blue Water
Bridge Crossing
US to CAN CAN to US US to CAN CAN to US CAN to US CAN to US
Number of Records 4215 5401 2613 2736 4840 1946
Median (50%-ile)
Distance [km (mi)]
4.34
(2.70)
15.62
(9.70)
9.98
(6.20)
9.43
(5.86)
15.62
(9.70)
9.43
(5.86)
Median (50%-ile)
Time [min]
11.70 24.60 9.98 14.68 23.98 13.43
90th Percentile (90%-
ile) Time [min]
20.03 38.45 12.70 30.63 37.03 25.32
Time Variability (90%-ile
- 50%-ile) [min]
8.33 13.85 2.72 15.96 13.05 11.88
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Illustrative ResultsTemporal Patterns in Crossing Times
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AMB Activity Time ON-MI (min) (2008)
Amb usplaza
tollfca Amb ustoll Amb usplaza
Amb
usbridge
Amb
cabridge
Amb
caplaza
Amb
huronchrchrd
Amb
caapproach
# 3383 3333 3395 3394 3395 3395 3392 3395
Median 0.18 0.22 4.88 0.82 1.35 0.95 4.02 7.95
90P 0.27 0.85 15.02 1.08 1.68 3.80 5.82 10.02
90th-Median 0.08 0.63 10.13 0.27 0.33 2.85 1.80 2.07
CA to US Activity Times: Ambassador Bridge Crossing
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Excess Times• Extra time (delays) resulting from congestion or flow
interruptions (customs screening, toll collection, …)• Excess Time = Crossing Time - Free Flow Time
Example: Queuing-induced excess times over 1-mile segment upstream of customs screening
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Example: “Screening gap” excess times
Screening Induced Excess Time
Ambassador Bridge Crossing Crossing
US to CAN CAN to US US to CAN CAN to US
Number of Records 6826 4840 2613 1946
Median (50%-ile) Distance [km (mi)] 0.05 (0.03) 0.02 (0.01) 0.03 (0.02) 0.04 (0.02)
Median (50%-ile) Time [min] 1.10 1.22 0.93 1.46
90th Percentile (90%-ile) Time [min] 1.94 2.36 1.42 2.93
Time Variability (90%-ile - 50%-ile) [min] 0.84 1.14 0.49 1.47
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No time-of-day pattern in “screening gap” excess times
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Air-based Validation
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2009.05.20 10:11:40 Flight 3 Blue Water Bridge USA
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Visualization
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Advanced visualization techniques
• Goal: Ability to rapidly display PNT data and study results using advanced geospatial tools
• PostgreSQL, PostGIS, GeoServer, ArcGIS, Google Earth among software being integrated in analysis.
PNT data being fed to Google Earth from PostgreSQL database of 3,000,000+ records
Crossing time data integrated into ArcGIS from PostgreSQLfor visualizing crossing times
Excess times (study results)being streamed to Google Earthand displayed dynamically via date
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Benefits of Academic Setting?
• Multiple disciplines
• Academic programs often encourage academic “liberties” to pursue things not in original concept
– Activity times
– Visualization
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