The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University can provide:

• Large scale strategic studies for transportation planning.
• Detailed GIS road and bridge networks for modeling highway connectivity and constraints.
• Modeling techniques for analyzing freight movements to minimize cost while considering capacity limitations and unexpected constraints.
• Spatial models to visualize existing and forecast movements from the spacing unit to a multi-state model of the Bakken formation.
• Experience assembling data sets from electronic logbooks, on-board sensors and other sources to improve service and profitability.
• Real-time information about road status and surface conditions.
• Expertise to guide organizations through the uncertainties and complexities of deploying cost-effective information systems and new technology such as autonomous vehicles.