Richard McKinney, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Transportation, gave a presentation titled "The Data Tsunami: Making Transportation Safer & Smarter" where he discussed how collecting and analyzing data from vehicles, cameras, sensors and other Internet-connected devices could improve transportation safety and operations. He explained how connected vehicle technologies could help with intersection safety, commercial vehicle safety, and disseminating real-time road weather information. He also discussed potential applications in aviation like improved air traffic control and predictive maintenance, as well as uses in transportation planning such as travel demand modeling and smart parking.

1. Richard McKinney
Lightning Round
Chief Information
Officer, Department
of Transportation

2. The Data Tsunami
Making Transportation Safer & Smarter
Richard McKinney
06 August 2014

3. “Things” in Transportation
Vehicles
Traffic
Cameras
Cellular
Phones
Safety
Sensors
Weather
Sensors
Traffic
Sensors
Toll
Collection
Fare
Collection
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4. Connected Vehicles
• Intersection Safety
• Run-off-road
• Speed Management
• Commercial & transit vehicle
safety
– Enforcement
– Operations
• In-vehicle safety messages
• Real-time data capture and
dissemination
• Mobility decision-making
• Roadway weather
information
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Potential Applications
Source: ITS Image Library

5. Aviation
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• Performance-based
navigation
• Improved air traffic
control decisions
• Predictive
maintenance and
decreased downtime
Potential Applications

6. Transportation Planning
• Travel Demand
Modeling
• Travel Demand
Management
• Congestion
Management & Signal
Timing
• Smart Parking
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Potential Applications
Source: Flowing Data -
http://flowingdata.com
/2014/02/05/where-
people-run/
Source: NYC Taxis: A Day in the Life -
http://nyctaxi.herokuapp.com/