PORTAL

PORTAL is the official transportation data archive for the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan region.

PORTAL provides a centralized, electronic database that facilitates the collection, archiving, and sharing of data and information for public agencies within the region. The data stored in Portal includes 20-second granularity loop detector data from freeways in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region, arterial signal data, travel time data, weather data, incident data, VAS/VMS message data, truck volumes, and transit data. Many of these data feeds are received by PORTAL in real time or on a daily basis and for most, the retrieval and archiving process is fully automated.

PORTAL’s multi-modal transportation data archive aims to support Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan, the production of regional performance measures, support for regional transportation agencies and their consultants, and researchers at Portland State and elsewhere. Project objectives include producing tools and performance measures useful to local transportation professionals, exploring new and innovative uses of the data, and making the PORTAL data and system more accessible to agency personnel.

PORTAL is currently supported by funding from Metro, the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC), and the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State. In addition, PORTAL has received funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).