Room Reservation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab (ITS Lab) is available for reservations. The lab is scheduled on a first come-first served basis. We reserve the right to change a room reservation based on occupancy.
To submit a request email to:
Software Used for Research Projects
PTV Suite
Creates virtual scenarios, models a city network, and predicts traffic flow.
Synchro plus SimTraffic
Modeling, micro-simulation, and animation capabilities.
Stata
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Statistical software for managing and analyzing data.
AutoCAD
General drafting and design application for technical drawing.
SPSS Statistics
Statistical software suite for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, and more.
ArcGIS
A comprehensive geospatial platform. It is the leading geographic information system (GIS) technology.
Visual Studio
Development environment that programmers use to create websites, web applications, web services, and mobile applications.
Highway Capacity Software 7 (HCS7)
Used to analyze traffic flow and capacity on various road types.
MATLAB
Programming and numerica computing platfrom to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models.
PTV Group
Software company for traffic planning, simulation, an real-time management.
About the Lab
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Lab is a 2000 square foot lab in the Prem Paul Research Center at Whittier School at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The layout of the lab, Room 260, includes the following elements:
Room 260
- Main research focuses are on safety and operations
- The lab is used to validate the HCM methodology for the State of Nebraska
- 6' x 12' Video Wall
- Nine Workstations capable of:
- Accessing the City of Lincoln Traffic Fiber Network
- Displaying information on the video wall
- Accessing 3 test beds (Railway, Arterial, Highway)
- Raised floors for cabling
Room 262B
- ITS and NTC/MATC Server Room
- Video Data Storage
- External Generator with 9-second switch-over times
- UPS to maintain power during switch-over to generator power
- State-of-the-Art Fire Suppression System
- Dual Heating and Cooling Systems to maintain optimum temperature
Lab Software
VCS Control
Used to select which computer is displayed on the video wall. Very similar to how Traffic Management Centers are operated.
AVIGILON Enterprise
Used to display the City of Lincoln and Test Bed cameras.
Velocity
Bluetooth Software used to communicate with the Travel Time and Congestion Monitoring System.
