Worldwide. 2008.11.13 - The
Global Transport Challenge takes place today, November 13, 2008, as a part of World Usability Day.
With a focus on Transport, this year's
World Usability Day is dedicated to "
Making life easy!"
What is the Global Transport Challenge?The Global Transport Challenge is an easy way for you to understand how YOU USE transportation everyday and the impact it has on our environment. It is an initiative of World Usability Day and the Usability Professionals' Association.
You will be able to:
MEASURE your everyday transportation usage
MONITOR your personal carbon travel footprint and compare yourself to others around the world
MINIMIZE your energy usage through alternative transportation choices, carbon offsets, and simple travel changes thereby maximizing the impact on our world.
Why participate?By taking the Global Transport Challenge you will be actively making a difference in your life and in the lives of others. The information you will receive will help you make simple changes in the way you travel each day that will save energy, and have lasting impact on you, your community, and the world. It’s fun, It’s easy, It’s important!
How do I start?The challenge starts on World Usability Day 2008, November 13, 2008 by entering information about your average day into our
Personal Transport Tracker. You will then receive your personal carbon travel footprint and be able to see how you rate , and compare yourself with others around the world.
About World Usability DayWorld Usability Day was founded to ensure that the services and products important to life, are easier to access and simpler to use. More than 40,000 people in 175 cities across 35 countries participated in World Usability Day 2007.
World Usability Day 2008 is focused on exploring and creating awareness for all aspects of transportation: culture, society, security, signage, environment, accessibility, Modes – automobiles, planes, trains and subways, boats, trucks, busses, bikes, animals, etc., Infrastructure – roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, etc., and Technologies and resources supporting transportation – online travel advisory and ticketing, maps, etc.
EVERYONE is affected by usability in transportation. Usability in transportation relates to the interaction between people and vehicles, the challenges and issues infrastructure and modes for moving within our environment.
About the UPAThe
Usability Professionals' Association is an organisation with chapters around the globe. Usability is the formal analysis and testing of a product / web presence to ensure that the user experience is as simple and logical as possible. This includes Accessibility for the vision impaired and people with other disabilities and the adherence to web standards.
About UPA SydneyUPA Sydney is the first chapter to be established in Australia. The objectives of UPA Sydney are to raise the profile of usability, providing and supporting professional recognition, creating networking opportunities, providing professional development, and providing a forum for the sharing of experiences.
Digital Tsunami is a sponsor of the Sydney chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association, providing web development, the DeployControl CMS, webhosting and eNewsletter distribution.
About Digital TsunamiDigital Tsunami has delivered customised, highly efficient and powerful solutions for global brands including Citizen, Daimler Benz, Heineken, and Merck Sharp Dohme through its offices in Australia and Hong Kong, where it was founded in 1996.
