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From 'The Dispatch Monthly Newsletter - August 2020:
Prince George’s County launched a new online tool with the ability to visualize pedestrian and traffic crash data in the County, helping County officials create safer roadways while providing accessibility and transparency to the public.
Designed for Vision Zero Prince George’s, the geographical data visualization tool was created by information science students from the University of Maryland’s College of Information Sciences (iSchool) as part of a collaboration between Prince George’s County and the University’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program.
“We are Prince George’s Proud to launch this innovative tool in collaboration with students from the University of Maryland, showing that we continue to come together as a community to find solutions to the challenges that we face,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “We know that the loss of even one life on our roadways is too many, and this will be another tool to help us prevent these tragedies.”
Using geolocation data provided by the County, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Transportation, the ArcGIS tool creates a visual of where and when pedestrian and vehicular crashes have occurred across the County. Maps indicate the locations of crashes, including the date they occurred and severity of injuPrince George’s County launched a new online tool with the ability to visualize pedestrian and traffic crash data in the County, helping County officials create safer roadways while providing accessibility and transparency to the public.
Designed for Vision Zero Prince George’s, the geographical data visualization tool was created by information science students from the University of Maryland’s College of Information Sciences (iSchool) as part of a collaboration between Prince George’s County and the University’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program.
“We are Prince George’s Proud to launch this innovative tool in collaboration with students from the University of Maryland, showing that we continue to come together as a community to find solutions to the challenges that we face,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “We know that the loss of even one life on our roadways is too many, and this will be another tool to help us prevent these tragedies.”
Using geolocation data provided by the County, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Transportation, the ArcGIS tool creates a visual of where and when pedestrian and vehicular crashes have occurred across the County. Maps indicate the locations of crashes, including the date they occurred and severity of injuries, enabling viewers to zoom in on specific roadways or intersections.
The new tool can be accessed at VisionZeroPrinceGeorges.com, which is also a platform the community can use to provide feedback and suggestions.
