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Title: Archiving Data from New Survey Technologies: Enabling Research with High-precision Data While Preserving Participant Privacy

Journal Article · · Transportation Research Procedia

Despite the significant effort and expense to collect high-resolution Global Positioning System (GPS) data in travel surveys, privacy concerns often lead to its underutilization. This paper describes development of the Transportation Secure Data Center (TSDC) to address this dilemma of providing data access while preserving privacy. Furthermore, the TSDC operating structure was developed in consultation with an advisory committee and includes: a secure enclave with no external access for backing up and processing raw data, a publicly accessible website for downloading cleansed data, and a secure portal environment through which approved users can work with detailed spatial data using a variety of tools and reference information.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08; AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1772508
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1236610
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5400-64903; S2352146515002999; PII: S2352146515002999
Journal Information:
Transportation Research Procedia, Journal Name: Transportation Research Procedia Vol. 11 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 2352-1465
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 3 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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