Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Wireless Devices Used by Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find

Link to article from UC San Diego:

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/wireless_devices_used_by_casual_pilots_vulnerable_to_hacking_computer_scien

2) Lawmakers: O'Hare Noise Hotline Needs Real People, Kindness

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ohare-noise-hotline-met-1111-20141110-story.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) A 'Twist' on the MBTA's Map Design

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/11/11/mbta-maps-maxwell-roberts-redesign/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) TransCore Offers Toll, Traffic Solutions

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2014/11/10/transcore-offers-toll-traffic-solutions/18828815/

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Tracking Systems Used in Car Dealerships

Link to story on WBTW-TV:

http://www.wbtw.com/story/27348607/gps-tracking-systems-used-in-car-dealerships

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) North Carolina DOT Awards $875,000 Contract to Install ITS Devices on I-85 in Cabarrus County

Link to article in The Stanly News & Press:

http://www.thesnaponline.com/news/ncdot-awards-contract-to-install-intelligent-transportation-system-devices-on/article_1852fa7e-6931-11e4-acb9-8f0d30b44b18.html

7) Traffic Solution Helps Danish Drivers Find Fastest Route from Port to Highway

Link to article in Thinking Highways:

http://thinkinghighways.com/traffic-solution-helps-danish-drivers-faster-from-port-to-highway/

8) Smart Highways – Winter 1014/15

Link to magazine:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=599c5bd91eb1b9d77fc8bc3f0&id=296e00a8aa&e=1a2bd417f0

9) ITS Minnesota Newsletter – Fall 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.itsmn.org/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=85&key=Z2aLf70g&subid=1119-9f82f02aa0b374db337de8e0d97f709e&tmpl=component

MARITIME

10) Japan Asks China to Move Forward on Maritime Hotline

Link to article in The Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/11/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-asks-china-move-forward-maritime-hotline/

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Terror Threat Halts Tours of South Australia Traffic Center

Link to story on 7 News:

https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/25487174/terror-threat-halts-traffic-centre-tours/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) High-Tech Taxi-Dispatch System Fails at JFK Airport

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/2014/11/10/high-tech-taxi-dispatch-system-fails-at-jfk-airport/

TRANSIT

13) Calgary Transit's New Website Launches with Real-Time Information

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-transit-s-new-website-launches-with-real-time-information-1.2830542

14) Bravo's 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' Ad Banned by Los Angeles and New York Transit Systems

Link to article in The Hollywood Reporter:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bravos-girlfriends-guide-divorce-ad-747850

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New Hacking Threat Could Impact Traffic Systems

Link to story on WMAQ-TV:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/series/inside-the-new-hacking-threat/New-Hacking-Threat-Could-Impact-Traffic-Systems-282235431.html

News Releases

1) Linktel to Install, Operate Wi-Fi in 60 Brazilian Airports

2) Penton's Aviation Week & Space Technology to Become Daily Experience for Paying Customers

3) Kongsberg Maritime Launches K-Sim Navigation, Next Step in Realism for Ship's Bridge Simulation

4) Flight Safety Foundation, Eurocontrol Partner on SKYBrary

5) KORE Wireless Group to Acquire RacoWireless

6) CurbStand Rolls Out New On-Demand Features Across Its Growing Valet Parking Network

7) Mass Transit Now Able to Understand Riders with New Technology

8) Videalert and Wavestore Create Technology Partnership

9) NJIT and Thai Conglomerate SCG Agree to Jointly Pursue Research and Technology, Including ITS

Upcoming Events

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