Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
August 21, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA 80th Annual Meeting & Exhibition
In less than three weeks we will be celebrating IBTTA’s 80th Annual Meeting &
Exhibition in Orlando. This is the last week to register and make
your hotel reservations! The meeting will be held September 9-13, 2012 and
it will be the year’s largest gathering of industry professionals. Delegates
will learn about tolling solutions and experiences from industry experts in the
areas of technology, transportation policies, contemporary issues and
innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges. This year’s generous
meeting hosts include Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade Expressway
Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.
IBTTA’s hotel room
registration deadline ends today, August 21, 2012! Book now to receive the
discounted IBTTA rate!
To see updated information on all aspects of the meeting and to
register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.
GPS / NAVIGATION
1)
Preparations Move Forward for Next
Galileo Launch
Link
to article in GPS World:
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/galileo/news/preparations-move-forward-next-galileo-launch-13362
MARITIME
2)
New Meteorological and Navigational Area
Means More Accurate Forecasts in High Arctic
Link
to article in Meteorological Technology
International:
OTHER
3)
August Issue of eGov Focuses on ITS in India
Link
to issue:
4)
Smartphone-Based Travel Experience
Sampling and Behavior Intervention Among Young Adults
Link
to report:
ROADWAYS
5)
Redesigning Highway Signs to Talk to
Your Smartphone
Link
to article in Fast Company:
SAFETY / SECURITY
6)
National Public Safety Network Begins to
Take Shape
Link
to article in Government Technology:
7)
Emergency Managers' Best Practices for
Evacuating Communities
Link
to article in Emergency Management:
8)
Report on Field Test: Approaching
Emergency Vehicle Warning to Surrounding Vehicles
Link
to report:
(feedback
sought on results)
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9)
Florida DOT Expanding Dynamic Message
Signs to Local Streets
Link
to article in the Sun Sentinel:
VEHICLES
10)
Talking Cars in Yearlong Vehicle Safety
Study in Michigan
Link
to Bloomberg article:
Link
to news release from US DOT: http://goo.gl/J0EEK
11)
Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent
Collision for Enhanced Occupant Safety
Link
to report:
WEATHER
12)
Heading Down the Highway
The
radical use of road weather numerical models and surface observations to
forecast conditions.
Link
to article in Meteorological Technology
International:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Sensys Networks Lunch Time Technical
Seminars – Dates and Locations Vary
Today in Transportation
History
1862
**150th anniversary** The USS New
Ironsides was commissioned. It
spent most of the Civil War supporting the blockade of the Port of Charleston,
South Carolina.
1947
**65th anniversary** Ettore Bugatti, an automobile designer and
manufacturer, died in Paris.
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