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Volpe Talks Transportation Solutions During Cambridge Science Festival

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center shared innovative solutions to transportation challenges with science fans of all ages as part of this year’s Cambridge Science Festival. The event featured a hands-on tour of Volpe’s simulators and transportation experts discussing current projects. 

The Seaway at 60: A Model of Binational Partnership

A ship transiting the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway crosses the international boundary 27 times. Here’s how a U.S.-Canadian partnership that began in the mid-1950s moves more than 200 million tons of freight each year through the Seaway.

Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) Validation

The Volpe Center’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division provides support to FAA's Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) by performing validation of differential global positioning systems (DGPS) and methodology used by noise certification applicants to determine aircraft position and...

Acoustic Instrumentation System Validation

The Volpe Center’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division provides support to FAA's Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) by performing validation of audio measurement, recording and analysis systems, whether fully-integrated or comprised of individual off-the-shelf components used by...