LTPP Data Analysis Contest
LTPP International Data Analysis Contest is an annual international data analysis contest held by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Federal Highway Administration. As the name suggests, the participants are supposed to use the LTPP data in their analysis.[1] The winners of this data analysis contest are announced in the early January during the Transportation Research Board annual meeting.[2]
History
The LTPP database contains the data of more than 2500 road sections across the US and Canada.[3] The FHWA and ASCE launched a joint effort to encourage researchers around the world The contest was first introduced in 1998 by the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the LTPP of FHWA.[1][4] The goal of the contest is to encourage consultants, academics and data scientists around the world to use the LTPP database for generate knowledge about the behaviour of pavement.
Categories
The LTPP data analysis contest has four different categories:[1]
- Undergraduate Student Category
- Graduate Category
- Partnership Category
- Challenge Category
The first two categories are limited to students. The participants of all categories are required to summarize their work within an article.
References
- ^ a b c Nehme, Jean (September 29, 2016). "LTPP International Data Analysis Contest". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "T&DI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE (LTPP) INTERNATIONAL DATA ANALYSIS CONTEST". ASCE. Retrieved Nov 3, 2017.
- ^ "Data.Gov:Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)". May 26, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "FHWA Announces LTPP Data Analysis Contest". American Concrete Pavement Association. Retrieved Nov 3, 2017.