The University of Maryland's Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) supports National, State, and local efforts to provide safe and efficient transportation systems through improved operations and management by means of research and development, technology implementation, training and education.WHO WE ARE
The CATT Lab is supported by an interdisciplinary staff of graduate and undergraduate student researchers, affiliated faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering, and a permanent team of ITS professionals. Additional information about the staff makeup can be found on our "People" section of this website or by clicking here.
WHAT WE DO
The CATT Lab's research and development activities provide a bridge between the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) community, the information technology community, and other disciplines essential to the successful application of ITS. Though a complete list of our research initiatives can be seen in the research section of this website, the CATT Lab specializes in:
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LAB RESOURCES
The primary resource of the CATT Laboratory is the interdisciplinary group of over 45 undergraduate and graduate researchers and talented staff. CATT Lab staff and students have (or are seeking) degrees in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geography & Geographic Information Systems, and Art.
The lab has access to sophisticated process control & sensing software, mathematical software, modeling and simulation software, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, and a collection of video detection and sensing hardware. The lab also has over 50 high-end workstations and laptops plus an impressive array of servers and VM-ware machines in its networking and data center.The lab has also established a T1 connection with the Maryland State Highway Administration's (SHA) Coordinated Highway Action Response Team (CHART) system that enables the lab to monitor CHART databases, live video feeds, Dynamic Message Signs, and incidents. The CATT Lab maintains a CHART operator workstation, and archives CHART databases for real-time simulation and modeling, traveler information systems, traffic prediction algorithms, and for future research initiatives.