DOT 70-18 Friday, October 26, 2018 Contact: pressoffice@dot.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Safety Data Challenge Semi-Finalists
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the five semi-finalists who are advancing to the next stage of its Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge. The challenge, announced on June 14, seeks innovative analytical visualization tools that can improve safety on our nation's road and rail systems.
"These advanced applications show the potential for data-driven safety solutions that the Department wants to support," said Under Secretary of Transportation Derek Kan. "Combining new sources of data, new methods of data integration, and new means to visualize and communicate the insights from this data can help the Department provide tools to transportation professionals, public safety officials and the public that can save lives."
The challenge was created to advance the use of safety data visualizations for answering analytical questions related to surface transportation system safety. Analytical visualization tools can cast new light on the data to reveal insights into safety and prevention of serious crashes not seen through traditional analysis. The five semi-finalists were selected from 54 submissions were chosen from the pool of proposals evaluated by DOT technical experts that were received after the challenge was announced in June.
The five semi-finalists are:
DOT has invited each semi-finalist to advance to Stage II of the competition, which challenges contestants to create proofs of concept for their analytical visualization tools. After demonstrating their prototype, two finalists will be invited to develop their proofs of concept into full working tools.
Stage I was a six-week ideation development stage in which applicants provided a conceptual idea of the proposed analytical visualization tool. Following Stage II, finalists will enter a third stage in which they will develop their proofs of concept into full working tools and compete for a portion of the $250,000 final prize. For more information, visit: https://www.transportation.gov/solve4safety.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Safety Data Challenge Semi-Finalists
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