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October 19, 2011 - A Web Conference was held on the new IHSDM 2011 Release (IHSDM 2011 Release Web Conference), focusing on the major enhancements/additions, including: a new Crash Prediction Module (CPM) Calibration Utility and the redesigned Intersection Editor.

September 29, 2011 - The IHSDM - HSM Predictive Method 2011 Release (version 7.0.0, September 29, 2011) is available for downloading. This Release includes six evaluation modules: Crash Prediction, Policy Review, Design Consistency, Traffic Analysis, Driver/Vehicle and Intersection Review. For the 2011 Release, a Calibration Utility was added to the IHSDM Administration Tool, to assist agencies in implementing the calibration procedures described in the Appendix to Part C of AASHTO's Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and applied via the IHSDM Crash Prediction Module. The IHSDM Tutorial was expanded to include a lesson on the new Calibration Utility. In addition, the Intersection Editor was redesigned to help users enter, edit and organize their intersection data.

March 17, 2011 - A Web Conference was held for the New Hampshire DOT (IHSDM 2010 Web Conference for NHDOT).

January 13, 2011 - An Update (version 6.0.2, January 13, 2011) to the IHSDM - HSM Predictive Method 2010 Release is available for downloading. Features in several evaluation modules, the graphical user interface, Highway Viewer, and output / reporting capabilities have all been improved in the Update. (Existing registered users, follow the “Download Login” link to access this update. New users, click on the “Download Registration” link.)

July 15, 2010 - The IHSDM - HSM Predictive Method 2010 Release (version 6.0.0, July 15, 2010) is available for downloading. This Release includes six evaluation modules: Crash Prediction, Policy Review, Design Consistency, Traffic Analysis, Driver/Vehicle and Intersection Review. To the extent possible, the Crash Prediction Module (CPM) faithfully implements Part C (Predictive Method) of AASHTO's 1st Edition Highway Safety Manual (June 2010) for evaluating rural 2-lane highways, rural multilane highways and urban/suburban arterials. The Design Consistency Module (DCM) has been extended to apply to both lower-speed (posted speed 25 to 40 mph) and higher-speed (posted speed greater than 40 mph) highways. Reporting capabilities were enhanced significantly and the Tutorial was expanded to include Lessons on Data Entry and Output/Reporting, and an expanded Crash Prediction Module Lesson (which now includes exercises for rural two-lane and rural multilane highways, and an urban arterial).

June 2, 2010 - A Web Conference was held for FHWA Resource Center staff to provide an overview of IHSDM and the upcoming IHSDM 2010 Release (IHSDM 2010 Web Conference for Resource Center Staff).

May 19, 2010 - A Web Conference on the upcoming IHSDM 2010 Release was held (IHSDM 2010 Release Web Conference), focusing on the major enhancements/additions, including: the Crash Prediction Module -- intended to be a faithful software implementation of Part C (Predictive Methods) of AASHTO's Highway Safety Manual, which provides crash prediction methodologies for two-lane rural highways, multilane rural highways and urban/suburban arterials; an expanded Design Consistency Module, which now accommodates both low- and high-speed facilities; and enhanced reporting capabilities. An overview and status of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) was also provided. The HSM is scheduled to be published by AASHTO in June 2010. The IHSDM 2010 Release will be made publicly available in conjunction with the publication of the HSM.

November 13, 2009 - An update to the IHSDM 2009 Crash Prediction Module (CPM) Beta Release (Version 5.3.1) is available for downloading. This update includes improvements/changes related to Highway Data and Output/Reporting, as well as defect corrections ("bug" fixes), as documented in the Release Notes. The most significant enhancements are to the Highway Editor, including the addition of "Data Generators" for vertical alignment, cross-slope and shoulder section data elements, to generate complete data elements when only summary data are available to the user.

September 18, 2009 - A Web Conference was held for the New York State Department of Transportation (IHSDM Web Conference for NYSDOT)

July 14, 2009 - The fifth IHSDM Web Conference (Crash Prediction Module for Highway Safety Manual Part C - Web Conference 5) was held.

June 30, 2009 - The IHSDM 2009 Crash Prediction Module (CPM) Beta Release (Version 5.3.0) is available for downloading. The 2009 CPM Beta Release includes an extended and updated Crash Prediction Module, intended to faithfully implement Part C of the Highway Safety Manual (Draft 3.1; April 2009). The crash prediction methodology for rural two-lane highways was updated to faithfully implement the predictive method documented in HSM Part C, Chapter 10, to the extent possible. Crash prediction methodologies for evaluating rural multilane highways and urban/suburban arterials were added, to faithfully implement - to the extent possible - the predictive methods documented in HSM Part C, Chapters 11 and 12, respectively. Significant enhancements were also made to: the graphical user interface (GUI), data, output/reporting, help/documentation, and the Administration Tool, as documented in Release Notes for the 2009 CPM Beta Release. To provide feedback to FHWA on the 2009 CPM Beta Release, complete the User Evaluation Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. To provide feedback on your use of IHSDM, complete a Summary of Application Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. For free technical support, e-mail IHSDM.Support@dot.gov or call 202-493-3407. For more information on the Highway Safety Manual, visit the HSM public website at www.highwaysafetymanual.org.

June 19, 2009 - A Web Conference was held for the Nebraska Department of Roads (IHSDM Web Conference for NDOR)

March 12, 2009 - The fourth IHSDM Web Conference (2008 IHSDM - Web Conference 4) was held. The focus was on application of IHSDM in Road Safety Audits (RSA), with three case study applications presented by practitioners.

October 15, 2008 - The IHSDM 2008 Public Release (Version 5.0.1) is now available for downloading. This update to IHSDM 5.0.0 corrects a defect which casued bookmarked results to only display Metric values. It also includes updates to the documentation.

October 8, 2008 - The third IHSDM Web Conference (2008 IHSDM - Web Conference 3) was held. The agenda included a presentation and demonstration of the IHSDM 2008 Public Release software, including the newly added Driver/Vehicle Module (DVM) and enhanced reporting capabilities. An IHSDM application case study was presented by Pennsylvania State University.

September 26, 2008 - The IHSDM 2008 Public Release (Version 5.0.0) is now available for downloading. The 2008 Public Release includes the addition of a fully-functioning beta version of a Driver/Vehicle Module (DVM), as well as significant enhancements to: output/reporting capabilities, the evaluation process/wizard, the graphical user interface (GUI), data handling, the Highway Editor, accessibility features, help/documentation, and the Administration Tool, as documented in Release Notes for the 2008 Public Release. To provide feedback to FHWA on the 2008 Release, complete the User Evaluation Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. To provide feedback on your use of IHSDM, complete a Summary of Application Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. For free technical support, e-mail IHSDM.Support@dot.gov or call 202-493-3407.

May 20, 2008 - The second IHSDM Web Conference (IHSDM 2007 - Web Conference 2) was held. The agenda included a presentation of the relationship of IHSDM to the Transportation Research Board's efforts to develop a Highway Safety Manual [1] (HSM), an overview and status of the HSM, and on-going NCHRP projects to extend Crash Prediction capabilities of the IHSDM to support HSM Prediction Methodologies. Data needs related to the IHSDM Crash Prediction Module and the HSM Prediction Methodologies were discussed, and an IHSDM application case study presented.

May 19, 2008 - The IHSDMDownload Wiki is now live.

March 7, 2008 - An update to the IHSDM 2007 Public Release is now available for downloading (patch1). The update (version 4.0.5, dated March 5, 2008) includes defect corrections related to LandXML data import processing. A complete list of corrections and enhancements for the update are documented in the Release Notes for the 2007 Public Release.

This update also includes a new version (1.6.0_04) of the Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The new JRE includes a significant number of improvements to the JRE. No patch IHSDM download is available.

February 14 and 19, 2008 - The first IHSDM Web Conference (IHSDM 2007 - Web Conference 1) was held. The primary topic was a presentation and demonstration of the IHSDM 2007 Public Release, with a case study to illustrate how this tool can be used to evaluate and improve the safety of a highway project.

December 18, 2007 - The IHSDM 2007 Public Release (Version 4.00) is now available for downloading. The 2007 Public Release includes significant enhancements to the Highway and Intersection Editors, user interface, evaluation process/wizard, output/reporting, help/documentation, Administration Tool, and system configuration, as documented in Release Notes for the 2007 Public Release. To provide feedback to FHWA on the 2007 Release, complete the User Evaluation Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. To provide feedback on your use of IHSDM, complete a Summary of Application Form and e-mail it to IHSDM.Support@dot.gov. For free technical support, e-mail IHSDM.Support@dot.gov or call 202-493-3407.