GIFT - Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transportation
GIFT is a collaborative effort between RIT and the University of Delaware to develop a GIS-based tool to evaluate the energy, emission, cost, and time-of-delivery attributes of intermodal freight transport.
Download the GIFT project information sheet: PowerPoint Presentation or PDF
The Challenge:
- Create a tool that will allow for easy and accurate analysis of the costs and benefits associated with multimodal shipping routes.
- Gather reliable data from multiple sources.
- Display routes based on real world times and speed limits.
- Illustrate the environmental impact of each transportation mode based on accurate emissions expenditures.
Recent Milestones:
- Transportation connections between U.S. and Canada completed.
- Road speed data from the U.S. D.O.T. and Transport Canada allow for more accurate travel times between origin and destination points
- Test case studies reveal shipping routes that produce lower emissions and lower costs.
