Technical Assistance Subgroup Kickoff

February 1, 2022

Co-Chairs

• Chuck Felice, Technology Project Manager (Utah DOT)
• Curtis Hay, Technical Fellow, GPS, V2X & Maps (General Motors)
• Ross Sheckler, CTO (iCone)
• Shane Zumpf, Technology Services and Solutions Business Unit Leader (Trihydro)

The Technical Assistance Co-chairs presented the linked slide deck which focused on the subgroup’s planned activities for the new cycle.

Purpose

• The Technical Assistance Subgroup will be the lead steward in identifying and prioritizing the technical assistance needs of WZDx data producers and users and sharing best practices to assist in WZDx adoption.
• The group will perform community outreach and engagement activities.

Scope of Activities

• Research and record examples of data security in relation to WZDx and SWZ devices.
• Provide sample policy language for IOOs wishing to include data sharing requirements in their RFPs and RFIs.
• Assist with feed validation by promoting existing tools and developing a guide.
• Create an institutional buy-in document targeting data consumers.
• Collaborate with the Worker Presence Subgroup which will be conducting interviews with data consumers.
• Collaborate with the Smart Work Zone Devices Subgroup to perform outreach to the construction industry.
• Collaborate with the Specification Update Subgroup to develop business rules for any changes to the specification.

If anyone has examples of data privacy best practices or policy language regarding WZDx that they are willing to share, please reach out to Molly Behan.

Discussion/Questions

Jeremy A: Curtis Hay can you share more info about the conference you mentioned? General Motors will be hosting a meeting in April with representatives from several road construction contractors to discuss real-time reporting of work zone data. Reach out to Curtis Hay for more information.

Kali Fogel: Has anyone looked at using call boxes, light poles, or other infrastructure to mount equipment to detect if workers are on the roadway? There was mixed response from meeting participants. Several noted concerns of privacy regarding detecting worker while others noted that technology such as RFID and mobile applications are being tested to detect workers presence.

Participants

• Molly Behan (Volpe)
• Chris Brookes (MDOT)
• Brandon Saylor (KYTC)
• Chuck Felice (UDOT)
• Dan Smith (MO DOT)
• Shane Zumpf (Trihydro)
• Claton Burke (Iowa DOT)
• Nazih Fino (Global Nomad)
• Peter Stresino (Illinois DOT)
• Eric Perry (ATSSA)
• Nicholas Hegemier (Ohio DOT)
• Polly Okunieff (ICF)
• Alexander Lemka (MCDOT)
• Ross Sheckler (iCone)
• Weimin Huang (HERE)
• Aaron Bolton (Ushr)
• Joseph Gorman (MDOT)
• Steve Haapala (WSDOT)
• Curtis Hay (GM)
• Kellen Shain (Noblis)
• Siva Narla (ITE)
• Jennifer Petrario (CT DOT)
• Nate Deshmukh-Towery (Volpe)
• Kali Fogel (LA Metro)
• Ivo Kushkiev (Hill and Smith)
• Michael Schnuerle (OMF)
• Christopher Poe (Mixon Hill)
• Tammy Trimble (VTTI)
• Chad Mann (Oregon DOT)
• Todd Foster (Ver-Mac)
• Jeremy A (HAAS Alert)
• Timothy Fiato (NYSDOT)
• David Craig (GM)
• Will Martin (Microsoft)
• Justin Anderson (Noblis)
• Mark Mockett (Volpe)
• Tony English (Neaera Consulting)
• Hadrian Merced Hernandez (Volpe)
• Jackie Beckwith (AUVSI)
• Robert White (AASHTO)
• Skylar Knickerbocker (Iowa State University)
• David Rush (VDOT)
• Neil Boudreau (MassDOT)
• Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz (Nexar)
• Todd Hartnett (Hill and Smith)
• William Twaite (Hillsborough County)
• Mahsa Ettefagh (BAH)
• Ethan Alexander (Navjoy)
• David Haines (Kimley Horn)
• James Cullins (Hillsborough County)
• Nisar Ahmed (Bay Area Metro)
• Derek White (Civiltronics)
• Stanley Young (NREL)
• Frederick Hahne (CT DOT)
• Eric Kolb (Google)
• Nagham Matout (ATSSA)
• Jingwei Xu (HERE)
• John Berg (FHWA)
• Jim Rhine (ATSSA)
• Russell Holt (RI DOT)
• John Copple (Sanborn Maps)
• Luke Urie (Austin TX DOT)
• Maaza Mekuria (Hawaii DOT)