Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
May 31, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
OmniAir Certification Services & 6C User Group Hold Toll
Interoperability Certification Program Webinar – 11:00AM ET Friday June 8th
OmniAir Certification Services - an affiliate of OmniAir Consortium - and the
6C User Group are holding a Tolling Interoperability Certification Program
Webinar. REGISTER
NOW to learn more about this debut program for the US tolling
community. Background: The need for interoperable systems in the
connected vehicle community - of which tolling is an early and important
stakeholder - and the interest in scalability and competitive markets are
catalysts for road operators to procure, and suppliers to provide,
standards-based interoperable equipment. Still, products from
different sources do not interoperate on their own. History confirms
that a certification program must be in place that provides unambiguous
confirmation of the technology supplier’s compliance to a defined set of
interoperability requirements or specifications. Creating these programs
requires input. For the 6C Certification Program discussed at this
webinar, stakeholders include toll facility operators, suppliers and
integrators, and others with an interest in helping inform a process that
serves the community’s goals for the technology. The objectives of
this webinar are to inform and encourage participation in OmniAir as it works
with the 6C User Group in this first program to enable true, national, 'certified'
interoperability for a tolling protocol. Anyone interested in
learning more about the process of interoperability assurance for toll collection
and other connected vehicle technologies should listen in. The
presentation is followed by an opportunity to contribute your
thoughts. Please do! Register by clicking the words ‘REGISTER NOW’ here or
above. Or to learn more, contact OmniAir Consortium at 703-766-5005 or
via info@omniair.org.
AVIATION
1)
Dulles Airport Hologram is First Test
for US Airport
Link
to article in The Examiner:
2)
Offsite Agents to Improve Passenger
Service Levels
Link
to article on Future Travel:
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Review: A Mapping Contender Emerges in
MapQuest
Link
to AP article:
OTHER
4)
National Rail Enquires Ranked a Top
Brand for Use of Twitter
Link
to article on Rail.co:
5)
National Rail Enquiries Brings Journey
Planning to TV
Link
to article on Tnooz:
6)
Street Light of the Future Would Provide
Wi-Fi, Cell Coverage and More
Link
to article in Time:
PARKING
7)
iPhone App Might Make It Easier to Find Parking in
Austin, Texas
Link to story on KUT Radio:
RAILROADS
8)
Wi-Fi and Amtrak: Missed Connections
Link
to article in The New York Times:
9)
New Digital Magazine Debuts – First
Issue of Future Rail
Link
to magazine:
ROADWAYS
10)
Michigan Attorney General Puts Limits on
Trademarking Highway Signs
Link
to article in the Detroit Free Press:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
Work Zones Benefit from New Mobile Speed
Enforcement Technology
Link
to article in World Highways:
12)
Global
Road Safety Partnership Newsletter – May 2012
Link
to newsletter:
TRANSIT
13)
Six Handy Mobile Apps for City Transit
Link
to article on Mashable:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14)
Travel Tip: Traffic Apps
Link
to audio report on Peter Greenberg Worldwide:
15)
Next Era of Traveler Information
Washington
State DOT seeks public's input on survey.
Link
to The WSDOT Blog:
VEHICLES
16)
Carmakers Find Social Media Hard to
Steer
Link
to article in the Financial Times:
17)
Articles from Research E-News
- Evaluating the Usability,
Potential Distractions of In-Vehicle Signing
-
Effects of Occasional Hazard
Warning Signs on Vehicle Speed
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Workshop:
Cooperative Mobility Services Interoperability Benefits and Deployment
Challenges – June 14 – Versailles, France
http://ertico.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=4bb85daa7f&e=db383a35b9
Today in Transportation
History
1962
**50th anniversary** A freight train crashed into the rear of a
passenger train in Voghera, Italy.
The collision killed 64 people.
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