Welcome to the ROPS Database!
The Research in Operations (ROPS) database is a centralized, on-line repository for sharing and rating new transportation operations research ideas. The National Operations Center of Excellence maintains and supports ROPS with support from AASHTO.
Anyone with a free NOCoE account can:
- Submit new research ideas into ROPS
- Search all ideas ROPS database
- Rate ideas in the ROPS database
To register for a new account, please click here.
Submit Your Idea
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View and Rate Ideas
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Recent Ideas
06/19/2025 | Adam Hopps
Connecting Traffic Management Systems (TMSs) with Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) Systems
06/19/2025 | Adam Hopps
Assessing Opportunities to Use Data from OEMs in Managing and Operating TMSs
06/19/2025 | Adam Hopps
Methods and Tools to Monitor, Report, and Assess Performance of TMS Operators
06/10/2025 | Tracy Scriba