| Proposed Term |
NTL Recommendation |
Term Source |
Relationship |
Placement |
Notation |
NTL Post-Research Discussion Notes or SME Comments |
Michael Kleiber's Comments |
TRT Subcommittee Comments |
TRT Subcommittee Conference Call Decisions |
| Air Traffic Control Simulators |
Add to TRT |
March 2009 Uncontrolled Term List |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Training simulators |
Qtpstsa |
|
"Is TRIS UT and its use as TRT term is precoordination." |
AE: Diagree. This term can be semantically factored. Suggest that Air Traffic Control and Training Simulators be used instead
ST: Disagree with adding term. Agree with AE.
SP: Disagree w/adding term. |
Do Not Add |
| Automobile factories |
Add to TRT |
Proposed as 'Automobile assembly plants' November 2008 Term List |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Motor vehicle industry |
Ncemp |
|
"No comment" |
AE: Agree
ST: Disagree with adding term. The need is not explained. Very few instances in TRIS. Existing term, automobile industry, covers both automobile assembly plants and parts manufacturing.
SP: Disagree w/adding term. |
Do Not Add |
| Equivalent Standard Axle Load |
Add to TRT |
May 2009 Recently added terms list |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Axle Loads |
Smimce |
|
"Agree" |
AE: Agree
BP: I don't really have a problem with adding Equivalent standard axle load. However, the term Michael suggested which is used more frequently in TRIS Equivalent single axle loads. Shouldn't the term be plural.
ST: Equivalent single axle load does appear to be used more, although generally in the singular as a concept rather than plural as a thing. Examples: ESAL levels, ESAL miles, ESAL range. To be consistent with the broader term Axle loads, it may need to be plural. How about the poly-hierarchy issue? Axle loads appears in both the Q and S facets
SP: Term should be "Equivalent single axle load" |
Temporarily Parked-NTL will research further for Q4 2009 terms w/ special attention paid to multiple hierarchies |
| Excise Taxes |
Add to TRT |
Not available |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Types of Taxes |
Cfdae |
|
"Agree" |
AE: Agree
ST: Hmm. Are the excise taxes that are distributed to the HTF and the AATF mostly fuel taxes? Should Fuel taxes and Carbon taxes be subordinate to Excise taxes? (Income taxes do not appear in the TRT because they are not used to fund transportation?)
SP: Agree |
Temporarily Parked-NTL will solicit expert review for Q4 term cycle |
| Local Taxation |
Add to TRT |
MK in Oct. 08 new uncontrolled term list |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Taxation |
Cfdal |
For next round of terms - NTL will propose federal taxation |
"OK" |
AE: Agree
ST: Agree
SP: Agree |
OK; NTL will research Federal taxation as potential PT for Q4 2009 term review |
| Train delays |
Add to TRT |
October 2009 Term List |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Traffic Delay |
Bthd |
|
BT modified added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr. Kleiber's Initial Comment:"Train delays" is a type of Traffic delay, not Railroad traffic." ….."But the BT should be Traffic delay. Note that "Traffic delay" is not just highway." |
AE: Agree. However, this term brings up issues with the Traffic Operations facet. We should look more closely on how this facet is organized. Why is a traffic delay under traffic characteristics? Characteristics is too generic a term. Everything has characterisitics. The way is this facet is organized is one reason I don't use the TRT and prefer to create and maintain my own thesaurus.
ST: Disagree because Train delays appears to be an ambiguous term that is likely to be misapplied. For highway traffic delays caused by trains, use Traffic delays and Trains and Highways - not pretty, but we avoid compounding the problem Andy describes. Do we need Traffic delays subordinate to Highway traffic?
SP: Disagree. ST is correct about the ambiguity |
Do Not Add |
| Transportation Economics |
Add to TRT |
March 2009 Term List |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Economics |
Tgmu |
Sr. Economist: BTS - "Engineers teach their own version of transportation economics." It is a dumbed down version. Transport Economics is more common within transportation research." |
BT added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr. Kleiber's Initial Comment: "What I really wanted the NTL to add was "Highway economics" but I noted that Highway economics is a part of Transportation economics. Both could be added in the T facet. It is not OK to use "Transport" economics unless you live in Liverpool. |
AE: Agree. Suggest that be added as Highway Economics USE Transportation Economics Also suggest that Transportation Economics have RT of Congestion Pricing.
ST: No opinion - I'm confused. What in TRIS that pertains to economics is not transportation economics? If you search TRIS for economics in the title, there is quite a variety in the subject matter.
SP: Term should be parked. ST's comments need to be discussed. |
"Transport economics" and "Transportation economics" will be added as NPTs for "Economics" |
| X-ray Spectroscopy |
Add to TRT |
March 2009 Uncontrolled Term List |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Spectroscopic analysis |
Gmce |
|
Mr. Kleiber suggested BT |
AE: No opinion
ST: No opinion. Placement seems correct, based on other types of spectroscopy, but it appears that there are only 3 instances in TRIS more recent than 1986.
SP: No opinion |
Do Not Add |
| Offshore Oil Industry |
Add to TRT |
Not available |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Mining and extractive industries |
Ncgmo |
|
Term added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr. Kleiber's Initial Comment: "Suggesting a narrow term (such as Offshore Oil Industry) become a "NPT" to a broader term Petroleum industry is not proper.""Used almost 400 times in TRIS. Term is needed. Not the same as Petroleum industry." |
AE: Agree
ST: Agree
SP: No opinion |
OK |
| Spray Control |
Add to TRT |
Not available |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Vehicle Safety |
Haavc |
|
Term added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr Kleiber's Initial Comment: Suggesting "Road spray" at a NPT to "Hydrodynamics" is clearly odd." "This (spray control) is a vehicle safety/engineering term and has no relation to hydrodynamics other than both are associated with liquids. Term needed to index the concept of prevention of sprays from trucks and other heavy vehicles causing visibility/ safety problems for motorists." |
AE: Disagree as proposed. Suggest that Road Spray be PT to BT Vehicle Safety and Spray Control be NT to Road Spray. Spray Control is not a Vehicle Safety issue Road Spray is. Spray Control is a way to prevent Road Spray
ST: Agree with AE that road spray is the safety issue. Road spray might suffice as the term needed for the TRT. TTI has a fake rain facility for "splash and spray" research. The broader TRT term for Splashing is Motion. We also have the term Splash guards under Vehicle accessories.
SP: Disagree w/term. AE & ST have valid points. |
Do Not Add |
| Lead-Lag phasing |
Add to TRT |
March 2009 N. Choudhry |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Traffic signal phases |
Dcmthcskpl |
FHWA traffic engineer. |
Term added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr Kleiber's Initial Comment:"See NCHRP report 493, p. 293. This has been an industry term for years. Plenty of material in TRIS, just not indexed because of no term."
|
AE: Agree
ST: Agree
SP: No opinion |
OK |
| Movable Barriers. |
Add to TRT |
Not available |
Add as Preferred Term |
BT Lane use control signals |
Dcmthcwm |
|
Term added as a result of Mr. Kleiber's recommendation. Mr Kleiber's Initial Comment: "Since the concept of work zone safety/traffic control began, the term has been "Movable barriers". NOT: mobile barriers; NOT: portable barriers; NOT: Transportable barriers. Term is needed." |
AE: Disagree on term. term used is 'Temporary Barrier' not movable barrier. I documented and helped design WSDOT Roadside Feature Inventory System. I did extensive research on barriers. The WSDOT engineers and the barrier industry uses the term 'Temporary Barriers' not movable barriers. We use temporary barrier in our manual on Work Zone safety not movable barrier. I also question location in the TRT suggest Dcmthr.
ST: I checked with Hong Yu of the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse. Her response to my question moveable or temporary and Dcmthcwm or Dcmthr: "I personally would prefer "Temporary barriers". But both terms have been used. Regard the Dcmthcwm or Dcmthr, I don't see perfect fit in either. Below would be the hierarchy if I were to create. But this is just my person opinion.
Work zone traffic control >Traffic control devices>Temporary barriers
But if I have to choose one between Dcmthcwm or Dcmthr, I would bo with Dcmthr since Temporary barriers have applications outside work zones as well.
SP: Disagree. Prefer "Temporary barriers" |
"Temporary barriers" will be PT with "Movable barriers" as NPT; notation: Dcmthcwu |