Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
August 6, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Mitsubishi Electric
Display Wall and ACTIVU team up to create real-time situational awareness for
Morris County’s emergency center.
Morris County’s EOC is
manned 24/7/365 with up to 36 public safety telecommunicators at their own
communication consoles. A three-high, six-wide display wall using eighteen
67”Mitsubishi XGA rear-projection cubes gives public safety
telecommunicators and supervisors an at-a-glance view of all emergency activity
going on in the county.
Read more at: http://me-vis.com/morris-county-eoc-new-jersey/
AVIATION
1)
Aromatic Scent Technology Introduced at Phnom
Penh International Airport
Link
to article in Airport World:
2)
Transparent Airfares Act Needs More
Transparency
Link
to commentary from McClatchy News Service:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3)
Singapore's LTA Unveils Master Plan to
Build Intelligent Transport Network
Link
to story on Channel NewsAsia:
4)
How Manila Plans to Use ITS as Part of
Data-Sharing Among Agencies
Link
to article in FutureGov Asia:
5)
New US DOT Professional Capacity
Building ITS Case Study: National ITS Architecture
Link
to more information:
OTHER
6)
Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator –
August 2014
Link
to newsletter:
RAILROADS
7)
Alstom Launches Live 4G Pilot for
Communication Based Train Control
Link
to article in Metro:
ROADWAYS
8)
Latest Status Symbol for Hamptons Elite
is Adopting a Highway
Link
to article in the New York Post:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
Facial Recognition to be Tested at Japan
Airports
Link
to article on Biometric Update:
10)
LED Vests Could Help Drivers See
Pedestrians
Link
to article in The Courier-Journal:
TELEMATICS
11)
Dubai 'Mole' in Trucks to Rat-Out
Speedsters
Link
to article on Emirates 24|7:
TRANSIT
12)
Toronto Transit to Roll Out 'Point and
Acknowledge' to Improve Subway Door Safety
Link
to article in the Toronto Sun:
13)
Pay Your London Bus Fare by Phone – if
You're an EE Customer
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
14)
London Buses Trialing Free Wi-Fi
Link
to article on TechDigest:
VEHICLES
15)
At BMW Welt, Its i-cars Have Eye on the
Future
Link
to article in USA Today:
16)
Platooning Trucks: A Virtual Reality
Link
to article in Fleet Owner:
17)
Why Are Americans so Suspicious of
Self-Driving Cars?
Link
to article on CityLab:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
SNAME Maritime Convention
– October 20-25 – Houston
Today in Transportation
History
1844
**170th anniversary** James Henry Greathead, a pioneering railway
and tunneling engineer, was born in Grahamstown, South Africa.
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