Visualization in Transportation Roundup April 2019 No 4
Brittany Gernhard
Visualization in Transportation Roundup
Brought to You by the TRB Standing Committee on Visualization in Transportation (ABJ95)
Upcoming Events
9th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: A Better View
The 9th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium will be held on November 5-6th at the National Academy of Sciences in DC. The theme of this Symposium is A Better View. This symposium will explore the opportunities and challenges of visualization in the diverse transportation industry while presenting examples of how visualization is giving us a better view of problems, solutions, and communication strategies with our colleagues and the public.
Transportation Visualization in the News
DOT’s safety data visualization challenge lands on two finalists
Department of Transportation challenge seeking new data visualization tools for transportation safety data has chosen two finalists — Ford Motor Co. and the University of Central Florida. Both will now proceed to stage three of the Solving for Safety challenge to build out their prototypes into full, working visualization dashboards and vie for a piece of the $350,000 prize pot. DOT hopes data analysis can uncover previously unseen patterns and lead to the creation of better traffic safety policy.
https://www.fedscoop.com/transportation-department-safety-crash-data-dot-challenge/
Neighborland Makes Public Engagement Tool for Transportation
Whether because of a history of failed projects, a skepticism about lofty goals or a disconnect between citizens and officials, state and local governments sometimes find it hard to both include and persuade the public when planning a major project. Parham’s community engagement platform and its new product, Neighborland for Transportation Agencies, purports to do just that.
https://www.govtech.com/biz/Neighborland-Makes-Public-Engagement-Tool-for-Transportation.html
How AI is Revolutionizing Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
When you are moving cargo across the world, it is always good to have a pair of eyes to monitor, and it can be best when it comes with state-of-the-art technology. Now you can see things in a new way by using computer vision which is based on artificial intelligence for the logistics.
Other News
Europe’s First Comprehensive Bus Safety Standard puts Automated Tech to Test
Mayor of London’s Road to Zero transport strategy set a firm target for buses to achieve zero road collision deaths in London by 2030. To ensure this challenge is met, Transport for London (TfL) commissioned the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to deliver a robust programme of research for a new Bus Safety Standard (BSS), which Alix Edwards, Vehicle Safety & Technology Consultant for TRL, details.
https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-articles/77822/bus-safety-standard-trl-tfl/
The mind behind Minority Report is giving PowerPoint a sci-fi overhaul
John Underkoffler made a career out of dreaming up wild human-computer interfaces for Hollywood movies – until real-world businesses asked if he could actually build them
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oblong-minority-report-john-underkoffler
The Importance of Color in Data Visualizations
Colors are an effective medium for communicating meaning. In data visualization, color sets the tone and enforces a message for the underlying visual display. It creates a certain atmosphere and can turn an unassuming visualization into an emotion-filled data story.
The Weekly Visualization Roundup regularly covers transportation research developments in the United States and abroad. This document is not a report of the National Research Council or of the National Academies of Sciences. The opinions expressed in content highlighted in Weekly Visualization Roundup are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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