CATT Lab?s Inaugural Coverage

President-elect Barack Obama wasn?t the only one getting media coverage during the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday. The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) at the University of Maryland, College Park was highlighted by several news outlets for its three-dimensional, real-time traffic monitoring (virtual helicopter) software. This software was utilized during the numerous inaugural events around the D.C. Metropolitan region.  

The following stories were reported:

• 4D Imaging Helps Manage Inauguration Traffic - New Technology Lets Users Fly Over Virtual World to Monitor Real-Time Traffic (ABC.com)
• 4-D Imaging To Help Inauguration Tourists (NPR.org)
• Officials Shoring Up Inaugural Traffic, Security Plans (CNN.com)
• University of Maryland's High Tech Traffic Viewer to Shine on Inauguration Day (Dailytech.com)
• Controlling Traffic During the Presidential Inauguration - High-tech solutions facilitate real-time monitoring (Softpedia.com)

For more information about the virtual helicopter software visit the CATT Lab at www.cattlab.umd.edu

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