Abstract
Policy Analysis Tools for Modeling Freight Transport Costs/Emissions
Track: Transportation
Author(s): Bryan Comer, Chris Prokop, Karl Korfmacher, James Winebrake, James Corbett, Scott Hawker
This project describes the continuing development of the Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Delaware Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transport (GIFT) model. Through the use of ArcGIS custom commands and Network Analyst, an analysis interface that includes a novel emissions calculator for policy analysts was created, allowing the user to input field data and literature values for environmental, economic, and energy costs related to intermodal freight transportation in North America. Network Analyst uses these values to solve for the optimal route from origin to destination based on a user-defined objective, such as minimized air emissions (such as CO2, PM10, NOx, and SOx), operating cost, and/or energy use. The GIFT model allows an examination of environmental trade-offs associated with different modes of freight shipment including rail, truck, and ship. A case study will be demonstrated during the presentation illustrating our approach and some challenges we have overcome.
Bryan Comer
Rochester Institute of Technology
92 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester , New York 14623
United States
Phone: 585-747-6714
E-mail: bhc4120@rit.edu
Chris Prokop
Rochester Institute of Technology
92 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester , New York 14623
United States
Phone: 585-943-0432
E-mail: cjp2019@rit.edu
Karl Korfmacher
Rochester Institute of Technology
92 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester , New York 14623
United States
Phone: 585-475-5554
E-mail: kfkscl@rit.edu
James Winebrake
Rochester Institute of Technology
1356 Eastman Building
Rochester , New York 14623
United States
Phone: 585-475-4648
E-mail: jjwgpt@rit.edu
James Corbett
University of Delaware
305 Robinson Hall
Newark , Delaware 19716
United States
Phone: 302-831-0768
E-mail: jcorbett@udel.edu
Scott Hawker
Rochester Institute of Technology
134 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester , New York 14623
United States
Phone: 585-475-2705
E-mail: hawker@mail.rit.edu