Newsletter – Street Sense

ISSUE 5/12 | May 2012 | PAST ISSUES

In this issue of the Street Sense newsletter:

With the traffic count season in full swing, traffic engineers are busy completing their traffic studies and attending the wide array of tradeshows, conferences and other events.

Miovision is attending many upcoming events and invites you to stop by one of our booths to see how we can improve your data collection process. For all of our upcoming events, review our tradeshow schedule below or in the Events tab on www.miovision.com.

In this May issue of the Street Sense Newsletter, you will find:

• Traffic Count Season: Top 5 factors to keep in mind for the count season
• Signal Timing Research: Update on our first peer-driven research initiative
• Upcoming Events: Miovision is attending a wide array of events this month
• Blog Article:  Proven Safety Countermeasures from the FHWA
• New to Miovision? Check out our complimentary May webinars

As always, if you have comments or questions, please email us at newsletter@miovision.com.

Top 5 Factors to Keep in Mind for the Traffic Count Season

Traffic engineers are right in the middle of the spring count traffic season and working on numerous transportation projects. Here are 5 factors that should be kept in mind for this count season.

National Holidays and Vacation Time

Within North America, there will be a few national holidays as well as summer vacations. This has a direct impact on traffic volumes which can skew traffic volumes significantly. According to a study on traffic volumes by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, national holidays and school not being in session can reduce traffic volumes by up to 35%. If possible, these situations should be avoided and if not possible, should be appropriately factored into any results or reports.

Weather

With cooler temperatures still affecting the spring season, this can drastically change the weather each week. Unforeseen thunderstorms, downpours, excessive winds and hail can interrupt manual traffic data collection. Utilizing Miovision’s traffic data collection, the Scout, allows you to collect accurate traffic data regardless of weather and ensures you can meet your project deadlines.

Budget

June is the end of fiscal year for many government agencies. This is a great time to squeeze in additional traffic data collection projects to use up any remaining budget as well as plan for the following fiscal year.

Renting Units

The traffic count season can have data collection projects of varying size. For larger projects that exceed your current equipment capabilities, Miovision provides the ability to rent our Scout data collection equipment. For additional rental information, view our rental program page.

Safety

Having appropriate safety measures is always a priority for transportation organizations and agencies. Taking the time to follow process protocols may be time consuming or seem unnecessary, but can ensure the safety of transportation professionals, especially those in the road ways. National Work Zone Awareness Week recently passed which emphasized safety for work zones.

Signal Timing Research Initiative

In April, we contacted government agencies to participate in our first peer-driven research initiative about signal timing. We received an overwhelming response and would like to thank everyone who provided their input.

Since we had so much great feedback, we’ll be compiling this information and will provide a report later on this month.

Upcoming Tradeshow Program

This month, Miovision is attending numerous tradeshows and conferences. We invite you to stop by our booth, take in a demo or speak to a product specialist about your traffic data collection needs. If you’d like to see a full listing of events or book a demo time, please visit the events page or click below.
 
Upcoming Events »

Traffic and Safety Conference

This year’s conference is May 15-17th in Columbia Missouri. You’ll have an opportunity to network with your peers, hear local and national experts present on traffic operations and safety topics, and learn about new technologies such as Miovision’s technologies for automated traffic data collection.

ITS America Annual Meeting and Expo

ITSA will be held in National Harbor, Maryland from May 21-23rd and will focus on strategies to create smart cities and communities that are safer, cleaner, more livable and less congested. Visit Miovision at booth #128.

Northern ITE District Meeting

Come visit Miovision at the Northeastern ITE District Meeting at the end of May in the scenic Lake Placid, NY at booth #1.

NCSITE Mid-year Meeting

Miovision will be attending the NCSITE Mid-year Meeting at booth #9 in Wrightsville Beach, California from May 24-25th.

CITE Conference

Visit Miovision at CITE from May 27-30th in Winnipeg, Manitoba at booth #7. The conference combines a leading-edge technical program with an exciting mix of activities and social events.

NATMEC

NATMEC provides transportation professionals the opportunity to exchange and share information related to the collection, management, and use of monitored traffic data in all applications. Visit Miovision at booth #205 in Dallas, Texas from June 4-7th.

Blog Article: Proven Safety Countermeasures

In 2008, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) created a document outlining 9 safety countermeasures which utilize a data driven approach to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on American highways. Based on the most recent research, the FHWA updated the safety countermeasures in January 2012.

This week’s blog, part one of two, we will review the first five safety countermeasures.

Read Blog »

New to Miovision? Check out our free May webinars

We regularly host free webinars on topics relating to traffic data collection and management. Feel free to sign up and participate in any of our webinars.

Our current webinar series are:

Miovision Scout Product Demonstration Webinars

Interested in finding out how the Miovision System for Automated Traffic Data works? This free live webinar will introduce you to our system, show you how the system works, and share some real world examples of how your peers are already using it transform how they gather traffic data.

Miovision Scout Product Demonstration Webinar

Miovision ALPR Product Demonstration Webinars

This webinar series will go in depth to demonstrate Miovision’s new ALPR camera. Those interested in portable Automated License Plate Recognition data collection should attend to learn about the camera and the software used to easily collect license plate records and extrapolate data reports.

Miovision ALPR Product Demonstration Webinar