Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
February 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Australian Air Traffic Control System
Will Monitor Both Civilian and Military Aircraft in 'World First' Approach
Link
to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:
2)
FAA to Use Data Fusion to Prevent
Near-Misses
Link
to article in Air Traffic Management:
3)
North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station
Takes Over Local Air Traffic Control from FAA
Link
to article in the Marine Corps Times:
4)
Why 40-Year-Old Tech is Still Running
America's Air Traffic Control
Link
to article in Wired:
5)
Facebook: How Airlines and Airports Can
Use Apps, Mobile Tech and Social Media to Optimize the Travel Experience
Link
to article in Future Travel Experience:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
6)
DIY Wayfinding Signs Are About to Go
Mainstream
Link
to blog on CityLab:
Link
to news release
CAMERAS
7)
Colorado Congressman Seeks Federal Ban
on Enforcement Cameras
Link
to article on Autoblog:
Link
to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
8)
Want to Know if the Mall is Crowded?
That's Just One of the Promises of Future Maps
Link
to story on PRI's Science Friday:
9)
Apple Extends 3D Flyover Support and
Strikes New US Partnerships
Link
to article on The Next Web:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
10)
Good to Go Passes Fail in Certain Cars
Link
to story on KING-TV:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
11)
ITS Australia Newsletter – February 2015
Link
to newsletter:
MARITIME
12)
Conference Told Asean Countries Should
Look Into Information Sharing to Prevent Maritime Terrorism
Link
to article from Bernama:
OTHER
13)
China's Biggest Ride-Hail App Wants to
Be an All-Around Transportation Platform
Link
to article on BuzzFeed News:
14)
North Carolina DOT Looks to Recruit
Girls for Careers in Engineering
Link
to article in Governing:
PARKING
15)
Ada County, Idaho Highway District OKs
Boise's Parking Sensors
Link
to article in the Idaho Statesman:
16)
Siemens to Ease Parking-Space Hunt with Finder
App
Link
to Bloomberg article:
Link
to further information
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
17)
New York MTA Aims to Raise Awareness of
Grade-Crossing Safety
Link
to article in the Times Herald-Record:
ROADWAYS
18)
Two FCC Commissioners Advocate New Uses
for DSRC
Link
to article on FierceWirelessTech:
SAFETY / SECURITY
19)
Arizona DOT 'Wrong Way' Study Resumes
Next Week
Link
to story on KPNX-TV:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
20)
The Decline of Carpooling – Can
App-Based Carpooling Reverse the Trend?
Link
to blog on Planetizen:
TELEMATICS
21)
World of Fleet Management Evolving,
Experts Say
Link
to article in Daily Commercial News:
TRANSIT
22) Civic Hackers Open Transit Data
Maryland Transit Administration Said Would Cost Too Much to Share
Link to article on Ars Technica:
23) Bridj, a Start-Up Using Big Data to
Improve Bus Transit, Set to Launch in Washington, DC
Link to article in The Washington Post:
Link
to news release
24)
Apps to Track Boston T in Real Time
Link
to article in the Boston Herald:
25)
New Real-Time Transit Data from Sound
Transit, Metro
Link
to Seattle Transit Blog:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
26)
Moscow Models Traffic Conditions in
Real-Time
Link
to article in ITS International:
27)
Life in the Bangalore Traffic Nerve
Center
Link
to article in the Bangalore Mirror:
28)
Vehicle Counter on Noida-Greater
Expressway to Make Smart Traffic Control Smarter
Link
to article in The Times of India:
29)
Quick Communication Key to Avoiding
Gridlock
Link
to editorial in The Island Packet:
VEHICLES
30)
Soon American Highways Could Be Overrun
with Self-Driving Trucks
Link
to article on Quartz:
31)
The Safer, Faster, More Efficient Commute
of the Future
Link
to article in Popular Science:
32)
Articles from automotiveIT
-
Audi, BMW, Mercedes Embrace
Digital
-
Visiting VW's New Data Lab
News Releases
Solicitation
- Request
for Information – Accessible Transportation Technology Research Initiative
Program – FHWA
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Accessible Transportation Technologies
Research Initiative: Understanding the Travel Needs of People with Disabilities
– March 3
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