Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airlines Have Invested Significantly in Mobile Services Over Past Four Years

Link to article in Express TravelWorld:

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/travel/latest-updates-travel/airlines-have-invested-significantly-in-mobile-services-over-past-four-years-sita/46897/

Link to news release

2) UAE General Civil Aviation Authority Hosts Summit on Call Sign Confusion

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/02/gcaa-hosts-summit-on-call-sign-confusion/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) San Francisco MTA Aims to Improve Safety with Bolder Crosswalks

Link to Bay City News article:

http://sfappeal.com/2015/02/transit-agency-aims-to-improve-safety-with-bolder-crosswalks/

4) Wayfinding Kiosks Installed in Boston's Downtown Crossing to Guide Pedestrians

Link to article in The Free Press:

http://dailyfreepress.com/2015/02/24/wayfinding-kiosks-installed-in-downtown-crossing-to-guide-pedestrians/

Link to news release

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Launch of First GPS 3 Satellite Now Not Expected Until 2017

Link to article on Space News:

http://spacenews.com/launch-of-first-gps-3-satellite-now-not-expected-until-2017/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) ERTICO ITS Standardisation Newsletter – 2015 Q1

Link to newsletter:

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612/files/2015_Q1_Standardisation_Newsletter.pdf

MARITIME

7) Royal Navy Official: Sharing of Maritime Security Intel Still a Challenge

Link to Al Arabiya News article:

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2015/02/23/Intelligence-sharing-remains-challenge-in-maritime-security-Royal-Navy-chief-.html

8) Peru May Require GPS Devices in Boats to Fight Illegal Logging in Amazon Basin

Link to EFE article:

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/02/24/peru-may-require-gps-devices-in-boats-to-fight-illegal-logging-in-amazon/

OTHER

9) Pro-Kremlin Group Takes On Traffic Violators

Link to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

http://www.rferl.org/content/nashi-stopkham-kremlin-traffic-violators/26857904.html

ROADWAYS

10) 'Smart Signs ' Talk with Police to Catch Speeders

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/smart-signs-police-speeders/23926951/

TRANSIT

11) Use of Data Can Help Families Benefit from Public Transit Expansion

Link to commentary in The Connecticut Mirror:

http://ctmirror.org/2015/02/24/op-ed-use-of-data-can-help-families-benefit-from-public-transit-expansion/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) DC DOT Links to Waze

Link to story on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Department-of-Transportation-Links-to-Waze-Smartphone-App-293735271.html

Link to news release

13) Traffic Management Centers Keep Watch on Arizona Roads

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2015/02/23/phoenix-area-traffic-management-centers-keep-watch-roads/23916625/

14) SMS Service Launched for Getting Traffic Updates in Peshawar, Pakistan

Link to article in Dawn:

http://www.dawn.com/news/1165600/sms-service-launched-for-getting-traffic-updates

15) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Launches App to Help Beat Notorious Traffic

Link to article on Thaivisa News:

http://news.thaivisa.com/thaivisa-news/bma-launches-app-to-help-beat-notorious-traffic/31636/

VEHICLES

16) North Carolina Looks at Keeping Tabs on Drivers of State Vehicles Electronically

Link to AP article:

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/02/nc-looks-keeping-tabs-drivers-electronically

17) Vehicle Technology Bill to Improve Safety Gains Backers

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2015/02/24/technology-bill-endorsed/23945023/

18) The Driver Seat – February 2015

Link to newsletter from the National Advanced Driving Simulator:

http://www.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/media/pdf/NADS_newsletter_2015_Feb.pdf

News Releases

1) FHWA Announces $2.6 Million in Grants to Expand Real-Time Travel Information in 13 Cities

2) Mobile Phones Improve Passenger Experience at Brussels Airport

3) Idaho Transportation Department's New Citizen-Focused Annual Report Recognized for Excellence, Serves as National Model

4) Riyadh Officials Select TransCore to Deploy Traffic Management System

5) Idaho Transportation Department's Teen Driver Website Goes Mobile Friendly

6) DC Metro Launches New Anti-Harassment Campaign Ads

Upcoming Events

Webinar: National Operations Center of Excellence 101 – February 27

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/nocoewebinar.htm

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