Building on the success of its predecessor workshops in 2017 and 2019, the 2021 Innovations in Freight Data Workshop aims to bring together the community of freight data users and developers to share, discuss, and learn about recent advances in freight data.  Panelists and presenters will address topics that include, but are not limited to: 

•    Emerging data needs for public and private sector decision-making; 
•    Recent advances in the application of emerging data sources for broad multi-modal freight applications;
•    Experience and lessons learned from integrating new data sources in practice;
•    Advances in data visualization, data collection technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data analytics methods with potential applications for freight; and
•    Promising advances and future needs for continuing advancement in freight data research and practice.

Sessions will be presented in a variety of live formats to enable attendees to directly interact with presenters and to participate in broad discussions on important advances and the future of freight data.

Alison Conway, City College of New York
Chair, TRB Standing Committee on Freight Transportation Data AED70
Chair, 2021 Innovations in Freight Data Workshop Planning Committee