Research Idea Details

Artificial Intelligence Assisted Approach to Updating RIP and TRID

Research Idea Scope

Key databases, including RIP and TRID, used by transportation professionals to track up to date, open-sourced materials from state DOTs, local municipalities and federal sources are woefully out of date. An efficient update approach using AI could fill these gaps and represent a pilot approach for future updates to these and other databases serving resilience professionals and others. Numerous, existing AI tools and algorithms exist to support this proposal and the options are multiplying rapidly.

Urgency and Payoff

The rapid pace of climate change and need for rapid information uptake for timely adaptation requires that information sharing is sharply efficient and free of highly unnecessary gaps and lags. A small investment in future proofing database accuracy and completeness will support trust and use of investments in the database and support the value of research investments generally.

Suggested By:
Paris Edwards
Submitted:
07/22/2025