Changing Car Culture: A Case Study at Binghamton University

Binghamton University has a parking problem fostered by the car culture of today. A change in car culture through the shift from single occupancy driving towards higher occupancy transit was identified as a possible solution. An online survey was used to acquire students\u27 opinions and thoughts on the issue. Its 824 responses highlighted variables that were grouped into five overarching themes: Convenience, Quality of Transportation System, Satisfaction with Parking, Comfort with Carpooling, and Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks, which were analyzed under different qualitative and quantitative methods to test for their effect on car culture. Qualitative analysis was conducted using R and SPSS to run Chi-square tests and linear regression models, whilst qualitative analysis was conducted using NVivo to run coding and word frequency queries. These results showed trends in student behavioral intentions, providing the understanding needed to promote initiatives to instigate car culture change and potentially reduce the parking problem

Implementing Mongo DB with Spring MVC to Support Shared Student Web Space

The data storage and retrieval process has always been a challenge for I.T. professionals. Many organizations have created different strategies to persist data. Yet, in this era of big data, retrieving information from the data which is stored, affects the efficiency of the system. Many algorithms have been developed to increase the speed of data retrieval. But still, algorithms don\u27t change the structure of the data and the schema. The traditional way of storing data is the RDBMS (Relational Database Management System), which has been the de facto standard across many sectors, such as banking, insurance, retail, etc. But, unstructured data cannot be handled efficiently by the RDBMS. This is because there may not be a relation (such as a primary orforeign key) between different sets of data. NoSQL databases fill this gap of storing the data without any such relation. But as the name implies, NoSQL means “NOT ONLY SQL” i.e. it also behaves like SQL and handle the SQL queries. The NoSQL concept is preferably used in big data and real-time web applications. Many organizations have designed their databases with the NoSQL concept but are central to their database implementations. This paper is intended to use Mongo DB, which is a NoSQL database, which stores data in the form of “JSON” documents (not as rows and columns as in a relational database). Also, the database is implemented using the Spring MVC framework to check how the queries can be initiated from a web application to store and retrieve data

Multi-Agent Systems

This Special Issue ""Multi-Agent Systems"" gathers original research articles reporting results on the steadily growing area of agent-oriented computing and multi-agent systems technologies. After more than 20 years of academic research on multi-agent systems (MASs), in fact, agent-oriented models and technologies have been promoted as the most suitable candidates for the design and development of distributed and intelligent applications in complex and dynamic environments. With respect to both their quality and range, the papers in this Special Issue already represent a meaningful sample of the most recent advancements in the field of agent-oriented models and technologies. In particular, the 17 contributions cover agent-based modeling and simulation, situated multi-agent systems, socio-technical multi-agent systems, and semantic technologies applied to multi-agent systems. In fact, it is surprising to witness how such a limited portion of MAS research already highlights the most relevant usage of agent-based models and technologies, as well as their most appreciated characteristics. We are thus confident that the readers of Applied Sciences will be able to appreciate the growing role that MASs will play in the design and development of the next generation of complex intelligent systems. This Special Issue has been converted into a yearly series, for which a new call for papers is already available at the Applied Sciences journal’s website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Multi-Agent_Systems_2019

Creating Connections In The City Different: Simplifying Public Transit In Santa Fe, NM

We assisted the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Santa Fe in creating a more user-friendly public transportation system by making the current information available to the public easily understandable and accessible. We compiled a list of specific information on select transportation services in Santa Fe, administered a customer satisfaction survey on the Santa Fe Trails bus system, designed a schematic route map schedule and a transfer point schedule for Santa Fe Trails, created the beginnings for an interactive public transportation map and started the data collection required for Google Transit for the city of Santa Fe. The public transportation network infrastructure in Santa Fe has connections with the potential to increase ridership and interest outside users

A Carbon Footprint Study of the Center of Science and Culture in San Jose, CR

As Costa Rica attempts to become the first carbon neutral country, our project consisted of assisting the CCCC to take the initial steps to become a carbon neutral organization and receive certification for it. We achieved this by calculating their carbon footprint and polling employees and the public on the topic of carbon neutrality. Ultimately, we provided the center with in-depth recommendations on how to reduce emissions, achieve certification, and sponsor vegetation growth to remove carbon from the environment

An Icon for Saint Paul: Minnesota Vikings Training Facility

Stadia are increasingly being seen as tools of urban regeneration. Once regarded as single entities of limited interest beyond specific uses, they are now seen as having the potential to attract different groups at different times for different events. Having people using the spaces within and around a stadium is considered successful. Having people using the site for multiple reasons on a daily basis is going above and beyond expectations of stadia design. This design will help to create a new dimension of sports venue design in America. The stadium will be designed as a mixed-use matrix which will include such amenities as retail spaces, restaurants, and outdoor spaces. These types of areas are critical pieces of a community; they help to bring a community together by giving them a common place. The design will serve as a gathering place both during event and non-event times. New life will be given to the riverfront, with redesigned river-walks, gathering areas and green spaces all being incorporated in the design. This project will create an icon for the city of Saint Paul that will serve as a basis for regeneration in the downtown district

Door to door: Future of the vehicle future of the city

International audienceLes véhicules écologiques et la communication numérique embarquée, à l’ère des flux intelligents et de l’Internet des objets, transforment l’architecture et la ville contemporaines. Door to door, Futur du véhicule, futur urbain, repense les situations urbaines, théorise et imagine les modèles futurs de développement, les nouveaux programmes architecturaux qui en découlent. Il propose et présente les « espaces de l’accès », l’extension-multiplication de l’accessibilité « porte-à-porte » sur six métropoles européennes, et la fonction réparatrice de ces nouveaux outils de « l’auto-mobilité » communicante, résolvant par leur usage les dysfonctionnements urbains.Le parking devient un programme d’avenir pour l’architecture, tandis que le Véhicule Ecologique Communicant (VEC), un outil bientôt automate, ni bruyant, ni sale, côtoie humains, nature et animaux dans les bâtiments – le partage des présences et des activités dans un « grand espace commun ». Le VEC est l’exemple le plus puissant de l’interaction entre la pratique des territoires urbanisés et les TIC. Il est le marqueur le plus incisif du retour du modèle des flux pour penser l’urbain, sous une forme cohérente avec la demande ou les injonctions de la société des échanges et du partage qui s’est mise en marche : la mobilité-accessibilité est redevenue le programme premier, la structure du futur. Que devient l’urbain lorsque l’accès en est le trait le plus dominant ? Les « pôles d’accessibilité et d’échange » sont des dispositifs de transformation de la vie urbaine, qu’ils reconfigurent pour plus de confort et d’efficacité.L’arrivée des nouveaux véhicules accélère ainsi l’interférence entre l’urbanisme des usages et des services et l’urbanisme spatial. A ce niveau, les véhicules sont équivalents à des bâtiments

RoadAhead - Removing Uncertainty in Travel. Creating a Data Warehouse for Green Transportation Nudging

This paper describes a data warehouse approach to environmentally friendly transportation nudging. Transportation makes up a significant part of global carbon emissions. These emissions impacts both the climate and the health of individuals. As such, efforts should be done to address transportation patterns and habits. In addition to the reduction of air pollution, making people more active through active transportation has health benefits of its own. Nudging is a tool meant to affect a person's choice in a non-coercive manner. An example of a transportation nudge is giving reminders of when a bus to a chosen destination is close to a nearby bus stop. The goal of this project is to nudge people to use healthier and greener transportation options by providing certainty in travel. We believe that we can affect a person's choice by providing them with relevant information about their travel paths. In this thesis research into relevant data sources are investigated and an initial system was created to reach the goal of this project. An IoT device was also developed and tested for this purpose. The system created provides information relevant for in-city traveling based on data analysed from multiple sources. In addition to the initial system, research into possible enhancements and the future of the system is investigated