ABSTRACT Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) promise a low cost means to achieve a"
bird's eye view" and a rapid response for a wide array of transportation operations and …

Abstract The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has been interested for the
past several years in obtaining data on traffic trends and to monitor and control traffic in …

Traffic and emergency monitoring systems are essential constituents of Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS) technologies, but the lack of traffic monitoring has become a …

Roadway networks span large distances and can be difficult to monitor. Most efforts to
collect roadway usage data either require a large fixed infrastructure or are labor intensive …

The increasing costs of bridge inspections are a concern for the Minnesota Department of
Transportation (MnDOT). The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) may help alleviate …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is defined by the FAA as an
aircraft flown with no pilot on board. UAVs are sometimes referred to as drones and the …

For next-generation smart cities, small UAVs (also known as drones) are vital to incorporate
in airspace for advancing the transportation systems. This paper presents a review of recent …

This project explored the feasibility of using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) in Georgia
Department of Transportation (GDOT) operations. The research team conducted 24 …

Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as devices for traffic data collection exhibits many
advantages in collecting traffic information. This paper introduces a new vehicle detecting …

The focus of this paper is on surveying UAV-based systems for traffic monitoring and
management. Although there has been voluminous research on the subject, unmanned …