AASHTO Innovation Initiative

[Proposed] Nomination of Innovation Ready for Implementation

Sponsor

Nominations must be submitted by an AASHTO member DOT willing to help promote the innovation. If selected, the sponsoring DOT will be asked to promote the innovation to other states by participating on a Lead States Team supported by the AASHTO Innovation Initiative.

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Innovation Description (10 points)

The term “innovation” may include processes, products, techniques, procedures, and practices.

3. Name of the innovation:

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4. Please describe the innovation.

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5. What is the existing baseline practice that the innovation intends to replace/improve?

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6. What problems associated with the baseline practice does the innovation propose to solve?

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7. Briefly describe the history of its development.

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8. What resources—such as technical specifications, training materials, and user guides—have you developed to assist with the deployment effort? If appropriate, please attach or provide weblinks to reports, videos, photographs, diagrams, or other images illustrating the appearance or functionality of the innovation (if electronic, please provide a separate file). Please list your attachments or weblinks here.

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State of Development (40 points)

Innovations must be successfully deployed in at least one State DOT. The AII selection process will favor innovations that have advanced beyond the research stage, at least to the pilot deployment stage, and preferably into routine use.

9. How ready is this innovation for implementation in an operational environment? Please select from the following options. Please describe.

☐ Prototype is fully functional and yet to be piloted

☐ Prototype has been piloted successfully in an operational environment

☐ Technology has been deployed multiple times in an operational environment

☐ Technology is ready for full-scale implementation

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10. What additional development is necessary to enable implementation of the innovation for routine use?

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11. Are other organizations using, currently developing, or have they shown interest in this innovation or of similar technology?? ☐ Yes ☐ No

If so, please list organization names and contacts. Please identify the source of this information.

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Potential Payoff (30 points)

Payoff is defined as the combination of broad applicability and significant benefit or advantage over baseline practice .

12. How does the innovation meet customer or stakeholder needs in your State DOT or other organizations that have used it?

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13. Identify the top three benefit types your DOT has realized from using this innovation. Describe the type and scale of benefits of using this innovation over baseline practice. Provide additional information, if available, using quantitative metrics, to describe the benefits.

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14 How broadly might this innovation be deployed for other applications. in the transportation industry (including other disciplines of a DOT, other transportation modes, and private industry)?

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Market Readiness (20 points)

The AII selection process will favor innovations that can be adopted with a reasonable amount of effort and cost, commensurate with the payoff potential.

15. What specific actions would another organization need to take along each of the following dimensions to adopt this innovation?

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☐	Communicating benefits	Click or tap here to enter text.
☐	Overcoming funding constraints	Click or tap here to enter text.
☐	Acquiring in-house capabilities	Click or tap here to enter text.
☐	Addressing legal issues (if applicable) (e.g., liability and intellectual property)	Click or tap here to enter text.
☐	Resolving conflicts with existing national/state regulations and standards	Click or tap here to enter text.
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16. Please provide details of cost, effort, and length of time expended to deploy the innovation in your organization.

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17. To what extent might implementation of this innovation require the involvement of third parties, including vendors, contractors, and consultants? If so, please describe. List the type of expertise required for implementation.

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