RE: TRB Data Viz Roundup - May
Brittany Gernhard
Visualization in Transportation Roundup
Brought to You by the TRB Standing Committee on Visualization in Transportation (AED80)
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Transportation Visualization in the News
Data Visualization’s Breakthrough Moment in the COVIS-19 Crisis
Charts and graphs have played an important part in policy for years but never have they been such a major component in the way we communicate and understand something like they have during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Shneiderman, one of the top scientists in the field of data visualization, explains what this means in a historic and social context.
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Compares Highways, Railways, and Rivers
The roadway map traces the path of the major interstate highways, railroads, and rivers of the United States. Comparing the two images, you quickly see how the cities and settlements align with the transportation corridors.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31121
The Orbital Path of SpaceX’s First Dragon Crew
This SpaceX map shows the orbital path of the Demo-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station.
https://www.space.com/spacex-demo-2-crew-dragon-night-sky-visibility.html
Other News
All U.S. Energy Consumption in One Chart
The 2019 energy flow chart recently released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory details the sources of energy production, how Americans are using energy and how much waste exists.
https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2020/03/inside-innovation-weather-integration-with-bim-on-horizon
Charting New Territory: How The Economist Designs Charts for Instagram
As social-media platforms go, Instagram is one of the most visual. Though it is a natural home to photos, other types of visual journalism also have a place.
https://medium.economist.com/charting-new-territory-7f5afb293270
Last Mile Delivery Infographic: Identifying the Challenges to Find Solutions
Before the boom of e-commerce, the delivery endpoint of goods are the brick and mortar stores where consumers must go to and purchase the goods physically. But now, the last mile delivery has made things more complicated since the goods must be delivered to each of the consumers who purchased the goods at different destinations.
https://www.gopeople.com.au/blog/last-mile-delivery-challenges-and-solutions/
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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