TRB Visualization in Transportation Roundup - April 2021

[Brittany Gernhard]

 

Visualization in Transportation Roundup

Brought to You by the TRB Standing Committee on Visualization in Transportation (AED80)

 

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Visualizing Transportation System Performance

Visualization is a powerful tool that can monitor performance and demonstrate progress on key transportation initiatives. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, May 17, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will illustrate effective uses of visualization techniques. Presenters will describe how these approaches can help clarify complex data sets and improve communication between technical experts and policy makers. They will also identify specific visualization tools that transportation agencies can use to monitor and improve transportation system performance.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Visualization in Transportation.
https://webinar.mytrb.org/Webinars/Details/1491

 

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Transportation Visualization in the News

 

Cool Examples from the US Vessel Traffic Application from Living Atlas [Maps]

The Living Atlas U.S. Vessel Traffic application is a new and fun tool that lets you explore the paths of vessels in and around U.S. waters, look for patterns and trends by time, vessel type, and place, and it provides a simple and efficient way to download manageable-sized, area-specific, excerpts.

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/mapping/cool-examples-from-the-u-s-vessel-traffic-application-from-living-atlas/

 

Air Travel is Already Back to Normal in Some Places [Map]

While airports in major cities are still struggling, some smaller airports that are vacation destinations are busier than before the pandemic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/upshot/flights-rebounding-vacations.html

 

How Safe Are You From Covid When You Fly? [Animated Infographic]

To understand how risky it may be to board a flight now, start with how air circulates in a plane.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/17/travel/flying-plane-covid-19-safety.html

 

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Other News and Events

 

Brexports – Monthly % Change in UK Exports to Europe [Dashboard]

UK exports of goods to the EU plunged by 40.7% in January as the first month since Brexit and the imposition of a new Covid lockdown resulted in the biggest monthly decline in British trade in 20 years.

https://public.tableau.com/en-us/gallery/uk-exports-after-brexit?tab=viz-of-the-day&type=viz-of-the-day

 

USDOT Makes $1B in Infrastructure Grants Available in New RAISE Program

The RAISE program was formerly known as the BUILD program, and the TIGER program before that

https://twitter.com/spren9er/status/1195826547724374018/photo/1

 

Adopting a Data Culture: Four Takeaways from Public Sector Leaders

Adopting a Data Culture is much more than any individual act of magic or heroism. Culture is fostered, not imposed, so adopting a Data Culture is a journey of incremental evolutions.

https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2021/4/adopting-data-culture-four-takeaways-from-public-sector-leaders

 

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