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                SPF Tool
**Description:**
        The SPF Tool is web-based software that uses SPFs to assist with managing transportation systems. The SPF Tool provides network screening, diagnostic, economic analysis, and effectiveness evaluation tools with data visualization and reporting capabilities. The Tool manages and maintains SPFs and data, and assesses how well CMFs fit local conditions. The web-based platform also allows for security through user management tools.
The SPF Tool features include:

Network screening powered by SPFs.
	Support for existing SPF databases.
	Support for jurisdiction-specific SPFs.
	Jurisdiction-specific SPF format entry.
	Automatic evaluation of crash data fit to selected SPFs.
	Customization of data format.
	Automatic data verification process.
	Built-in data visualization tool in the form of interactive 2D, 3D graphs, and maps.
	Diagnostic process.
	Search for abnormal crash patterns.
	Evaluation of existing CMFs to fit local conditions.
	Creation of jurisdiction-specific CMFs (Empirical Bayes before and after analysis).
	Economic analysis at project or individual site level.
	Customization of reports.
	Optimization of calculation time.
    
          **Tool Type:**
        Software
    
    
    
          **Owner Source:**
        private_company
    
          **Sponsor/Owner:**
        Tatum Group LLC
    
        **Published:**
      2018
    
        **Availability:**
      This software is available for a fee at the following link:SPF Tool
    
          **Disclaimer:**
        This information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained herein. This information does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturer's names appear in this information only because they are considered essential to the objective of this publication.
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