WORK PACKAGES

Work Package 1

The main objectives of this WP are to identify all transport research databases EU, US, Japan and Australia, and establish a dialogue between database managers, determine how they are all informed, assess their content, any shortcomings of the system, identify the barriers to accessibility of their content and provide solutions to eliminate those.

The objective of this WP is undertake all necessary activities for the creation of a common portal that will allow access to all identified transport research databases within the EU, US, Australia and Japan.

Work Package 2

Work Package 3

The main objective of this WP is to create the environment for long term international collaboration in transport research. To achieve this objective HERMES wil adopt a bottom up approach by bringing together researchers from the EU, US, Australia and Japan, with similar research interests, to engage in a dialogue to examine avenues for and identify obstacles to closer long term collaboration. This WP will collate the information from this dialogue and will draw up the enabling policies that need to be in place for the establishment of long term collaboration.

Work Package 4

The main objective of this WP is to identify similar transport research projects that have been conducted in the EU, US, Australia and Japan and compare and assess them in terms of their impact and where appropriate provide recommendation for future targeted research.

Work Package 5

The main objectives of this WP is undertake dissemination activities for the HERMES database portal and set up the framework for long term international collaboration in transportation research.

Work Package 6

Project Management.