Nontraditional Data Collection Methods: Success and Challenges

• Activity Number: 287
• Type: Topic Contributed
• Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
• Sponsor: Government Statistics Section
• Author(s): Gary Baker*+ and Gareth Colville*+ and Alan F. Karr*+ and Kevin Hathaway*+
• Companies: U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center and MITRE Corporation and NISS and RSG
• Keywords: Non-traditional data collection ; Global Positioning System (GPS) ; metrics ; transportation ; travel time modeling ; sampling smartphones

Abstract

Non-traditional data collection is the new way to collect data. Various fields in transportation, health, economics, energy, and beyond now use creative ways to collect data rather than traditional surveys. Current non-traditional data collection methods include, but not limited to, GPS, RFID tag, and administrative records. This session provides insights from today's data collection leaders about lessons learned and challenges they encounter.