Discipline: Weather and Disaster Response

Algo Traffic Website & Mobile App

  • June 26th, 2018
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About

Algo Traffic was developed by CAPS under the joint sponsorship of Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) through funding from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Algo Traffic provides updates on Alabama road and exclusive ALDOT information to its users, including live traffic camera feeds, message sign readouts, incident and construction information, and current road congestion levels.

Users have the ability to create a profile and sign up for push notifications, email alerts, and live camera feeds for their daily commute. Algo Traffic keeps users informed about active alerts for the state, and lets users select “driving mode” to be notified of upcoming events on their route.

Algo Traffic currently supports Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Huntsville, with more locations coming in future phases.

Visit algotraffic.com or download the app for iOs or Android.

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Features

  • Rich information on road events directly from ALDOT
  • Push notifications on events that could impact your drive
  • Access to the network of ALDOT cameras across the state
  • Live message board sign readouts
  • Audible alerts for upcoming events while driving
  • Customizable user routes for your commute
  • Access to road conditions affected by weather across the state
  • Profiles that allow users the ability to personalize their experience

Download the Algo Flyer

UA Safety Mobile App

  • June 26th, 2018
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About

Safety at Your Fingertips

The UA Safety App provides students and employees with immediate access to information in case of an emergency. Features include a built-in GPS to every campus building and shelter locations, AEDs and safety guidelines for potential hazards.

Users also receive exclusive UA Alerts and current UAPD advisories for up-to-date information. Additional features include National Weather Service Information for Tuscaloosa County and an emergency contact list for instant dialing with one push.

The safety app is available for download on iOS and Android devices.
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Features

  • The opening page displays UA Alerts, UAPD advisories and weather alerts.
  • Users can search to locate tornado shelters, refuge areas, and medical resources.
  • Easily get directions to any campus building or storm shelter.

CARE

  • March 19th, 2014
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About

The Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE) is a data analysis software package originally designed for problem identification and countermeasure development in traffic safety applications.

It uses advanced analytical and statistical techniques to generate valuable information directly form data.
Using CARE’s step-by-step on screen menus, it is easy to turn data into enlightening information.

CARE provides:

  • descriptive statistics
  • information mining
  • geographical information system access
  • roadway engineering support
  • dashboard support

CARE’s dashboard support includes access to real-time statistics on key law enforcement systems including:

  • traffic citations
  • crash reports
  • criminal incident reports
  • other critical systems for which we have developed field data capture software

Dashboards have been deployed for:

  • police agencies
  • traffic engineers
  • traffic safety stakeholders

While its primary use is for traffic safety, CARE can be used to process any database including:

  • emergency medical services
  • medical data
  • nursing data
  • questionnaires
  • criminal justice

The CARE software for traffic safety applications is available free of charge. In order to take full advantage of CARE, existing data must be converted into a CARE dataset. In the case of a state, initial state CARE data sets can be created by having the state’s current database read by CARE’s Extract=Translate-Load (ETL) to produce the various CARE datasets that form the CARE warehouse. CAPS can create the initial state CARE dataset for your state for a reasonable fee. Contact Us.

The CARE software exists in both a desktop version for Windows OS and a Web version. CARE can be downloaded here or installed from a CD. Additionally, some highway safety CARE capabilities are also available online at the CARE Online Analysis site.

CARE is an award-winning program:
NHTSA 1995 Administrator’s Public Service Award
Runner-up for the 2015 ATSIP Best Practice Award.

Using the CARE program will undoubtedly assist the traffic safety program of any organization that chooses to use it.