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(dramatic music)
(screen whooshing)

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(traffic whooshing)

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- [Narrator] How traffic signals operate

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is traditionally based

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on a set of uniform engineering standards

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but using real-world data gathered

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at local intersections,

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agencies can improve mobility and safety

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while tailoring operations
to specific communities.

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The Texas Department of
Transportation with help

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from the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute

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has developed a set

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of guidelines for identifying
data-driven strategies

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and techniques to improve
traffic signal performance

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and operation more
responsive to local needs.

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- Right now, a lot of
our signals are run sort

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of in an isolated manner,

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which means that we don't get a lot

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of information back and a
technician would have to go

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to the location to be
able to troubleshoot.

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With advanced traffic
signal performance measures,

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we get feedback from Signal
for not only timing purposes

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but also for troubleshooting
purposes for basic maintenance,

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things of that nature.

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- With the advances in technology,

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the newer controllers are able
to log by 1/10 of a second

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everything that's happening
at the intersection.

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Along with that, the advances

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in computation technology allows us tools

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to analyze these data so
that we have a better idea

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of the performance of the
intersection continuously

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so that we can go back

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and see how the intersection is performing

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even before we get a complaint about it,

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so that we can then proactively respond

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to any issues that are
at the intersection.

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(traffic whooshing)

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So this project's
objective was to evaluate

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and assess the various
tools that are available

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to analyze the high-resolution
data that are being logged

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by the controllers, and
understand the needs of TxDOT

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as an agency, understand the
needs of individual districts

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and develop a systems requirement
that would be suitable

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for TxDOT for statewide deployment

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and develop draft specifications.

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- The research objective was trying

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to see what equipment
is needed, see what sort

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of improvements can be
made along the corridors.

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Larger goals are basically to see

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how we can adjust our infrastructure

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to meet these additional needs

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for the ATSPM and make sure

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that we can provide the best
travel solution to the public.

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- The next step that that would help

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in this venture is to have some
technology transfer sessions

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with the individual districts
so that they are more familiar

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with the requirements of ATSPM systems.

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One of the ways this can also be achieved

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is by implementing some pilot
deployments of ATSPM Systems.

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This will facilitate the
transfer of technology

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to the individual districts
so that they are familiar

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with the requirements as well as benefits

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of ATSPM systems, and the
operation of ATSPM systems.

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- [Narrator] For more information

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and to find the publication

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for this project, please visit
the TxDOT research library

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at the link shown below.