Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) International Aviation Agency Proposes Improved Tracking of Flights, Information Exchange on War Zones

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-agree-measures-aviation-calamities-28701941

Link to news release

Link to news release

2) Survey Highlights Information Needs of Airline Travelers

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/article/MTT-day-of-travel-stress/

Link to news release

CARTOGRAPHY

3) A Surprisingly Accurate Map of the US Made with 600,000 Bridges – and Nothing Else

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/03/a-surprisingly-accurate-map-of-the-u-s-made-with-600000-bridges-and-nothing-else/

MARITIME

4) US Navy Tests Tactical Reachback Communications for Maritime Applications

Link to article in Machine Design:

http://machinedesign.com/news/navy-tests-tactical-reachback-communications-maritime-applications

Link to news release

5) Google's Street View Sets Sail on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/article/googles-streetview-sets-sail-royal-caribbeans-quantum-seas/

OTHER

6) Apple Reportedly Testing Cars with Roof-Mounted Cameras

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/02/04/apple-is-reportedly-testing-cars-with-roof-mounted-cameras/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Transit Group Sues Chevy Chase, Maryland Over Purple Line Information

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.gazette.net/article/20150204/NEWS/150209803/1007/transit-group-sues-town-of-chevy-chase-over-purple-line-information

Link to news release

8) Public Notification of Oil Train Schedules Sparks Debate in Washington State Hearing

Link to article from Crosscut Public Media:

http://crosscut.com/2015/02/03/under-the-dome/123844/oil-trains-how-much-information-should-be-disclose/

ROADWAYS

9) Boston Activates a New Snow-Removal Tracking Tool

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/state-local/2015/02/boston-snow-stats/104514/

Link to news release

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) West Virginia Lawmakers May Lift Ban on Transportation Apps Such as Uber, Lyft

Link to story on WHSV-TV:

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Lawmakers-Looking-into-Lifting-Ban-on-Transportation-Apps-290625661.html

TRANSIT

11) Jefferson Transit Introduces Real-Time Bus Transit Feature

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/02/jefferson_transit_to_introduce.html

12) SkyTran Levitating Pods, a Taxi for the Sky?

Link to CNN story:

http://www.kspr.com/skytran-levitating-pods-a-taxi-for-the-sky/21051390_31063988  

13) Toronto Transit Removes 'Phallic-Looking' Sign from Downsview Station

Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/03/ttc-removes-phallic-looking-sign-from-downsview-station

14) Transit Agencies Finally Catching Up to Private Sector on Use of Social Media to Improve and Increase Public's Trust

Link to column in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-social-media-transit.html

Link to Co-Monitoring for Transit Management

VEHICLES

15) Tesla App for Apple Watch Could Let You Control a Car from Your Wrist

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2015/02/02/tesla-app-for-apple-watch/

Link to further information

News Releases

1) New Report Ranks 70 Major American Cities' Tech Transportation Options

2) US Defense Department, Civilian Partners Evaluate Cyber Threats During Honolulu Maritime Cybersecurity Exercise

3) FCC Adopts Rules to Help Responders Better Locate Wireless 911 Callers

4) Maritime ICT Cloud Enables Ships to Join the Networked Society

5) Important Road Safety Events Will Gather Expertise from All Over the Globe this Year

6) Air Control Service Improvements Over Europe to Receive EU Support

7) Aireon Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking Service Response Center to be Located in Ireland

8) Idaho Project Uses GPS, Satellites to Map Wildlife Paths Across US 20

9) EU Transport Commissioner Presents 2015 Road Safety Awards

10) Big Blue Bus Launches Information Improvements Including Foldout System Map, Trip Planner

11) Siemens Tops ABI Research's Traffic Management Systems Vendor Ranking

Job Postings

 -  Lead Transportation Specialist – Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA – Washington, DC

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/393390100

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Roles of Transportation Management Center in Incident Management on Managed Lanes – February 25

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s150225_TMC_TIM.asp

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