Visualization in Transportation Roundup February 2019 No. 1
Brittany Gernhard
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February 27, 2019 is the deadline for abstracts for the 9th International Symposium on Visualization in Transportation, which will be held in Washington, DC on November 5-6, 2019. This symposium is a fantastic opportunity to see the latest in visualization technology and learn from practitioners and agencies across the country.
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Transportation Visualization in the News
Companies in the Cosmos: Gridlock in the Sky – Motion Graphic
The space industry wants to launch more rockets through an already congested airspace. The airline industry says that will lead to more flight delays.
[Soft paywall] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/business/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-faa-air-traffic/?utm_term=.0137712de888
Qualcomm Unveils New AI-Powered Car Dashboard
Noticing pedestrians who are about to cross, measuring driver attentiveness and having Amazon Alexa answer questions on the dashboard are among the perks Qualcomm Inc. unveiled today at CES in the artificial intelligence-powered Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform. The interactive dashboard features face and fingerprint recognition as well as Amazon’s Prime Video and music services. It is Qualcomm’s blend of audiovisual technology and road safety measures through the cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology
Nebraska Launches Snow Plow Tracker for Winter Weather
In addition to checking road conditions with Nebraska 511's system, you can now also see where snow plows have been and where they're heading. The Nebraska Department of Transportation launched its online Plow Tracker, letting drivers get a view of the roadway from plows actively working to remove snow. The tracker can be found here.
https://nebraska.tv/news/local/nebraska-launches-snow-plow-tracker-for-winter-weather
Other News
How Data Visualization Supports Communication
Did you recently read an article, report, or scientific paper and think, ‘I wish there was a picture or diagram showing this information, instead of a lengthy description? Written text is often full of awkward, complicated, descriptions of data. A picture says a thousand words. We’re familiar with that expression and it also holds true when it comes to data.
The Best Data Visualizations in 2018, According to Data Experts
At the end of every year, culture critics get to compile best of the year lists of films, music and books. At Quartz, we think data visualization deserves similar reflection. An increasingly important part of understanding complex information, the number of innovative and beautiful data visualizations produced publicly seems to rise every year.
https://qz.com/1513260/the-best-data-visualization-in-2018-according-to-data-visualization-experts/
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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