ATAC Students Recognized for Accomplishments

Matthew Martimo, a graduate student, was awarded a $500 scholarship from the Transportation Club of Fargo-Moorhead. He also received a $500 scholarship from the North Central Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Matthew earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering at North Dakota State University and is working on his master's degree in civil engineering with a transportation option. His current graduate work focuses on the traffic engineering application development and enhancement. Matthew has worked for ATAC for almost two years.

Ryan Ackerman, an undergraduate student, also received a $500 Transportation Club of Fargo Moorhead scholarship. Ryan is a junior at NDSU majoring in civil engineering. Ryan has worked at ATAC for over six months.

The Transportation Club of Fargo-Moorhead required each candidate to submit an essay describing academic accomplishments and future goals. Scholarship recipients were chosen based on scholastic achievement, involvement and interest in the transportation field. The students were recognized at the awards banquet held at the Holiday Inn on April 25.

ATAC Provides:

Transportation Research Lab

• Advanced Testing of Signal Systems Hardware
• Data Collection Equipment
• Traffic and Transportation Library
• Mobile Video Detection System

Software

• Simulation (VISSIM, CORSIM, SIMTraffic, INTEGRATION)
• Capacity Analysis and Signal Timing Optimization (HCS, TEAPAC, SYNCHRO)
• GIS (TransCAD, ArcView)
• Planning (TRANPLAN, TP+, VIPER, TransCAD)
• Customized Traffic Engineering Software Solutions (CORTOOLS)

Staff

• Customer-Oriented
• Traffic Software and Modeling Expertise
• Experienced in Traffic and Transportation Studies
• Access to resources in civil, electrical and industrial engineering, computer science, logistics, statistics, communications and business

New State-of-the-Art Training Facility

• Opening in October 2001
• Look for more information in our upcoming issue of The SIgnal

In this issue...

• Technology Support
• Relationship with NDDOT
• System Collects Traffic Data
• Critical Element
• Incident Management
• ITS/CVO Business Plan
• VISSIM Training
• Traffic Simulation
• Eno Transportation Foundation
• Traffic Research at HEEP Conference
• ATAC Staff
• Accomplishments
• ATAC Provides