ABJ30-Friends July 2014

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FW: upcoming T-3 webinar - Learn from the Experts: Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit - Maximizing Real Time and Schedule Data-Legalities, Evolutions, Customer Perspectives, Challenges, and Economic Opportunities - Part II.

by Bricka, Stacey

FYI. For more information, please contact Charlene (cc'd here). Stacey G. Bricka, Ph.D. Texas A&M Transportation Institute 512.407.1123 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Learn from the Experts: Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit - Maximizing Real Time and Schedule Data-Legalities, Evolutions, Customer Perspectives, Challenges, and Economic Opportunities - Part II. Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET Cost: All T3 webinars are free of charge PDH: 1.5 View PDH Policy<http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/t3_pdh_policy.asp> http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140807_open_dataII.asp . Speakers: Dr. Larry W. Thomas, J.D., Ph.D, founder of The Thomas Law Firm in Washington, D.C., will discuss whether and to what extent there is legal protection for an agency's real-time or other data. Dr. Thomas will discuss whether data may be protected under the copyright laws and whether there are alternative means that agencies may use to protect their proprietary rights in data. Mr. Lou Milrad, B.A., LL.B, founder of MilradLaw in Toronto, Canada, will relay an overview of the legal framework and economic development opportunities for open data. This will include open data opportunities for collaboration; differentiating open data terms' uses from commercial licensing, addressing privacy and confidentiality concerns, and economic development and community engagement. Dr. Kari Edison Watkins, PE, PhD, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, will share her experiences working as the interface between developers and transit agencies both locally in Atlanta and nationally. She will discuss the evolution of the presentation of transit data, how data standards enable better communication to riders, and case study findings from discussions with transit agencies about open data. Mr. Dan Overgaard, Supervisor, Systems Development and Operations, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA, will address King County Metro's evolution in providing real-time information, managing customer expectations, and the data management and organizational challenges involved in improving the quality of real time information. Mr. Martin Catala, Manager, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Informatics Group, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), University of South Florida, will give a brief overview of the project underway with the Federal Transit Administration on "Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit." The webinar will focus on transit data relating to legal frameworks, 3rd party developers, schedules and situational status, such as passenger load, predictive arrival time, and vehicle location. The findings from this webinar will be incorporated into a guide for transit agencies interested in successfully implementing and sharing open data within the transit industry. Charlene M. Wilder Transportation Program Specialist Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 4th Floor - East Building, E-43-420 Washington, DC 20590 Phone: (202)366-1077 FAX: (202)366-3765 e-mail: charlene.wilder(a)dot.gov<mailto:charlene.wilder@dot.gov>

10 years, 4 months

Presentations from the CTPP webinar

by Mara Kaminowitz

Thanks to everyone who attended today's webinar, especially our terrific speakers, Vladimir Livshits, Brian Bresolin, and Jim Hubbell. The presentations from the webinar are now online at http://trbcensus.com/webinar.htm. *Mara Kaminowitz, GISP*GIS Coordinator ......................................................................... *Baltimore Metropolitan Council* Offices @ McHenry Row 1500 Whetstone Way Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21230 410-732-0500 ext. 1030 mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org www.baltometro.org

10 years, 5 months

AUTO: Anita Vandervalk is out of the office (returning 07/21/2014)

by Anita Vandervalk

I am out of the office until 07/21/2014. Note: This is an automated response to your message "[ABJ30-Friends] FW: NSF-sponsored workshop on Big Data and Urban Informatics - Chicago Aug 11-12, 2014" sent on 7/17/2014 6:34:29 AM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

10 years, 5 months

FW: NSF-sponsored workshop on Big Data and Urban Informatics - Chicago Aug 11-12, 2014

by Bricka, Stacey

Apologies for cross-postings ... Please see below for details for the upcoming "Big Data and Urban Infomatics" workshop. From: Piyushimita Thakuriah [mailto:Piyushimita.Thakuriah@glasgow.ac.uk] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:31 AM To: Bricka, Stacey Subject: NSF-sponsored workshop on Big Data and Urban Informatics - Chicago Aug 11-12, 2014 Dear Stacey, could you please post information on this workshop which we have organized in the ABJ30 list? Includes sessions on transportation. Thanks, Vonu Program: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35674979/CFP/Program.pdf Registration and other details: http://urbanbigdata.uic.edu/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piyushimita Thakuriah (Vonu), PhD Director, UK ESRC Urban Big Data Centre European Commission Marie Curie Fellow Halcrow Chair of Transport Professor, Urban Studies & Affiliated Professor, School of Engineering University of Glasgow, UK Faculty Page URL: http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/vonuthakuriah/ Urban Big Data Centre: http://urbanbigdatacentre.co.uk/ Urban Transport Research Group: http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/urbantransportationresearch/ Email: Piyushimita.Thakuriah(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:Piyushimita.Thakuriah@glasgow.ac.uk> * Phone: +44-141-330-4079<tel:%2B44-141-330-4079> US National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop on Big Data and Urban Informatics: http://urbanbigdata.uic.edu/ The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401

10 years, 5 months

AUTO: Liang Long is no longer employed by Cambridge Systematics

by Liang Long

I am out of the office until 07/04/2024. Liang Long is no longer employed by Cambridge Systematics (please ignore the return date). If you need assistance please contact Jay Evans at jevans(a)camsys.com. Thank you. Note: This is an automated response to your message "ABJ30-Friends Digest, Vol 57, Issue 2" sent on 7/16/2014 1:00:02 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

10 years, 5 months

AUTO: Rich Margiotta/wdc/camsys is out of the office. (returning 07/19/2014)

by Rich Margiotta

I am out of the office until 07/19/2014. I will respond to your message when I return. I will be checking voicemail and email periodically. Note: This is an automated response to your message "[ABJ30-Friends] CTPP Webinar and Discussion - Space is Limited!!!!" sent on 7/15/2014 2:15:47 PM . This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

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CTPP Webinar and Discussion - Space is Limited!!!!

by Clara Reschovsky

Due to high demand, we have had to change the "location" for the CTPP Webinar THIS THURSDAY. Now you need to register IN ADVANCE at the following link: Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/718354904 Title: CTPP Webinar and Discussion Date: Thursday, July 17, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows(r) 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac(r)-based attendees Required: Mac OS(r) X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone(r), iPad(r), Android(tm) phone or Android tablet AGENDA: CTPP Webinar and Discussion Thursday, July 17, 1-3pm EDT The Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (a subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board) invites you to a webinar and discussion on the newest CTPP data release. We will have three speakers present their work with the CTPP data followed by an open discussion on user's experiences accessing and working with the new data set. This will be a great opportunity for CTPP users to share their knowledge as well as see what others in the field are doing. For those who do not work with CTPP, this will be a chance to learn what the data set is about and how it can be used. Agenda: I. Jim Hubbell, Mid-America Regional Council 101 Exciting Uses of CTPP Data II. Vladimir Livshits, Maricopa Association of Governments Developing and validating regional travel forecasting models with CTPP data: MAG experience III. Brian Bresolin, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Santa Barbara County State of the Commute: A comparison of the CTPP and LEHD Commute Flows IV. Participant discussion on CTPP experiences If you have any questions, please contact Clara Reschovsky at creschovsky(a)mwcog.org<mailto:creschovsky@mwcog.org> or Mara Kaminowitz at mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org<mailto:mkaminowitz@baltometro.org>.

10 years, 5 months

Call for Posters - ABJ30(1) ACS & CTPP Data

by Mara Kaminowitz

*Call Title* *Applications for Small-Area ACS and CTPP Data: New Data, New Challenges* *Sponsoring Committee* Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee, ABJ30(1) *Call Description* The Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee, ABJ30(1) invites you to submit posters for a session focusing on the innovative use of small area ACS and CTPP geography for transportation planning and related applications. Posters will be displayed at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, January 2015. Authors of the most innovative posters will be invited to present at the subcommittee meeting. *Background* The American Community Survey 5-Year data and the Census Transportation Planning Products special tabulation have given practitioners access to a wealth of current data in geographic units as small as Census Block Groups. Data topics include a wide range of demographic, social, economic, and transportation data including journey-to-work ("commuter") flows. This level of geographic detail allows for a finer level of detail in activities such as transit planning, site selection, model validation, program analysis, and community outreach. While these data sets have significant potential it is not a panacea for all programmatic and research tasks. High margins of error mean small-area data may not be as accurate as is needed for a project and it is a challenge to display it without giving a false sense of precision. Aggregation and derived margins of error create further challenges to statistical analysis. Small area data may not fit well into locally created geographic boundaries (towns, watershed, etc.). Transferring data from older geographies such as 2000 Census tracts to newer small area geographic units is often needed for analysis but can be hard to accomplish without further reducing the accuracy of the data. *Evaluation Criteria* A broad range of abstracts relating to the topic are welcome. Preference will be given to posters which emphasize the following: · Practical and applied ("real world") uses of small-area geography · Posters that display solutions for the statistical challenges that come from working with small-area geography · Innovative visualization of margins of error · Topics that address applications towards urban planning A session-development subcommittee will review all abstracts to identify those that most effectively demonstrate innovative analyses and communication techniques conveying the value of small geography ACS and CTPP data. The subcommittee hopes to identify posters representing a diverse array of uses and applications. Applicants will be notified in late-September of their selection. *Poster Session Guidelines* Those selected for this session will prepare a poster for presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting in January. *Participants are not required to prepare a paper*. Each presenter will be provided with a table and a 4’ x 8’ vertical panel for displaying posters and other materials. An electrical connection will be available at each station. Telephone and internet connections will not be available. TRB's guidelines for poster presenters are available at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/archive/Guidelines/PosterPresenters.pdf. Presenters are expected to attend and participate in this session. Presentation teams are welcome. *Submission Instructions* A special deadline for submittals has been established. Interested candidates should submit an abstract explaining their project and poster concept by 11:59 pm EDT on *Wednesday, September 3, 2014*. The abstract should be no more than a single one-sided page in length (approximately 500 words) and include: · Contact information (name, agency/organization, phone number, email address) · Title of your proposed poster for use in the Annual Meeting agenda · Explanation of the project, research, or process using CTPP/ACS data and how the data were used · Any innovative discoveries or lessons learned about small-area use of this data that would be useful to the transportation community · Preliminary description of the information to be conveyed in your poster You are welcome to include links to on-line materials that illustrate visualization or graphic communication concepts described in your abstract but this will not substitute for the information requested in the abstract. The subcommittee will not consider sales presentations on products or services. Abstracts should be in a PDF format and submitted to: Mara Kaminowitz mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org Include the term “*ABJ30(1) Poster Abstract*” in the subject line. *For More Information* Questions about the poster session or the abstract submittal process should be directed to: Clara Reschovsky creschovsky(a)mwcog.org 202-962-3332 Mara Kaminowitz mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org 410-732-0500

10 years, 5 months

CTPP Webinar and Discussion

by Mara Kaminowitz

CTPP Webinar and Discussion Thursday, July 17, 1-3pm EDT The Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee (a subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board) invites you to a webinar and discussion on the newest CTPP data release. We will have three speakers present their work with the CTPP data followed by an open discussion on user's experiences accessing and working with the new data set. This will be a great opportunity for CTPP users to share their knowledge as well as see what others in the field are doing. For those who do not work with CTPP, this will be a chance to learn what the data set is about and how it can be used. Agenda: I. Jim Hubbell, Mid-America Regional Council 101 Exciting Uses of CTPP Data II. Vladimir Livshits, Maricopa Association of Governments Developing and validating regional travel forecasting models with CTPP data: MAG experience III. Brian Bresolin, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Santa Barbara County State of the Commute: A comparison of the CTPP and LEHD Commute Flows IV. Participant discussion on CTPP experiences If you have any questions, please contact Clara Reschovsky at creschovsky(a)mwcog.org or Mara Kaminowitz at mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org. How to join the meeting: 1. Please join my meeting. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/248570913 2. Join the conference call: Phone: 866-528-2256 Access Code: 763-7719 Meeting ID: 248-570-913 GoToMeeting® Online Meetings Made Easy® Not at your computer? Click the link to join this meeting from your iPhone®, iPad® or Android® device via the GoToMeeting app.

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