TRB Webinar: The Making of a Smart Airport: Preparing for the Internet of Things

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 191: A Primer to Prepare for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things.

The Internet of Things (IoT), as defined by the International Telecommunications Union, is “a global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies” (i.e., connecting devices together in new ways through the Internet). IoT may generate new customer-serving and revenue-generating opportunities at airports, optimize airport operations, and create efficiencies that could impact various stakeholders. This webinar explained these potential benefits, described the barriers and limitations to IoT implementation and how they may be overcome, and provided an understanding of current practices and lessons learned.

This webinar was sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program.

The slides are available.






Webinar Presenters

• Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M University Transportation Institute
• Joe Mariani, Deloitte
• Humphrey Loe, San Francisco International Airport

Moderated by: Kevin Carlson, AECOM

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) will provide 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attend this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.