2008 Oct 1. Our first modeling results are in,
and they exceed all expectations. It has been shown that MeTrIS
tracking and optimization modeling can achieve (a)
a 25% reduction of traffic on I-710, and (b) a 25-50% reduction in
stack
rehandles at port terminals. For further information see the progress
update at metris.us.
Scientific papers detailing these results are being prepared.
2008 July 1. Commemorating the end of our first year, we are pleased to announce that USDOT has funded an expansion of the MeTrIS project to track 500 trucks, which represent 3% of the drayage fleet serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
2008 March 14. MeTrIS tracking devices
have been tested successfully, and nearly 20 truck-months of data have
been compiled. We are beginning “production” mode installations. Maps
and
charts of sample analyses are hosted at metris.us
Data modeling and optimization modeling are proceeding on
schedule.
2007
August 21. The first
operational MeTrIS
tracking device was
installed this afternoon in a port drayage truck (confidentiality
provisions prohibit disclosure of the motor carrier or driver details).
2007 July 25. Principal
Investigator Mike
Goodchild has been awarded the Prix Vautrin Lud, regarded by many as
Geography’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The presentation is to be on
October 4 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France. Details.
Separately, Mike and our long time Steering Committee member Don Cooke
are both to be inducted into the URISA Hall of Fame at their
August 20-23 annual conference.
2007
July 13. The U.S. Department of Transportation
has
re-started the NCRST program, creating 7 national university-led
consortia to develop applications of space-based technologies in
transportation (details). The Freight
Congestion Mitigation research agenda on this site, centered on MeTrIS,
reflects the new direction of the program. In the previous round of
NCRST, the UCSB-based Consortium focused on Infrastructure Management.