Sarjinder Singh, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Model Assisted Statistics and Applications (MASA) organized a booth STAT-HAWKERS at the Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) of the American Statistical Association, during July 28 August 2, 2012, in San Diego, CA. The First International Meeting of the MASA members of the Editorial Board, reviewers, and guests of the journal, in July 31, at the JSM is...

Integrating fixed and mobile roadway data 2 ABSTRACT Fixed-site and mobile data sources have distinct strengths for representing roadway conditions, and unique insights can be generated by combining the two. Ongoing research on an urban arterial roadway corridor combines distinct data sources for multi-criteria transportation facility performance assessment. The roadway is instrumented with an ...

The use of newly emerging sensor technologies in traditional roadway systems can provide real-time traffic services to drivers through Telematics and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs). This paper introduces a smart roadside system that utilizes various sensors for driver assistance and traffic safety warnings. This paper shows two road application models for a smart roadside system and senso...

The EU directives on air quality force member states to inform the public on the status of the ambient air quality. The Internet is commonly used for this purpose and often air quality is being presented as an index ranging from good to bad. A review of existing websites and air quality indices shows that the way air quality is interpreted differs considerably. The paper presents a new air qual...

Three different drainage systems were built in a roadside car park located on the outskirts of Oviedo (Spain): two sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), a swale and a filter drain; and one conventional drainage system, a concrete ditch, which is representative of the most frequently used roadside drainage system in Spain. The concentrations of pollutants were analyzed in the outflow of all...

The transmission technology for intelligent transportation systems can be typically classified into two categories, namely, road-to-vehicle communication (RVC) and inter-vehicle communication (IVC). RVCs perform the information communication service offer from road to vehicle whereas the IVCs perform the information communication through vehicles. This work proposes quality of service (QoS)-awa...

The measurement of tissue oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter is of proved value in the hospital setting. The development of a portable oximeter has allowed this investigation to be performed during the prehospital phase of a patient's care. Pulse oximetry was performed at the roadside in 25 patients with abnormal trauma scores and found to be of benefit in detecting and monitoring hypoxia ...

Advertisement disseminations based on Roadside Access Points (RAPs) in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) attract lots of attentions and have a promising prospect. In this paper, we focus on a roadside advertisement dissemination, including three basic elements: RAP Service Provider (RSP), mobile vehicles and shops. The RSP has deployed many RAPs at different locations in a city. A shop wants t...

The American public thinks of its highway network as a necessary convenience but rarely gives much thought to roadside environment. Yet, driving for pleasure is one of America’s most popular outdoor recreational activities. This area, however, has recently been brought into sharper focus. President Johnson, when recently discussing high­ way beautification said: “ By making our roads highways t...

In conditions with heavy traffic and crowds of people on roadside areas under skytrain stations in Bangkok, the natural air ventilation may be insufficient and air quality may be poor. A study of 350 air samples collected from the roadside, under skytrain stations in Bangkok, was carried out to assess microbial counts (210 air samples) and particulate matter (PM10) levels (140 samples). The res...