Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Thursday, March 5, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Atlanta City Council Wants Full Name of Airport Used

Link to AP article:

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/atlanta-council-wants-full-name-of-airport-used/nkMhh/

Link to news release

2) NASA's Ames Research Center Can Simulate Any Airport in the World

Link to BBC story:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150304-an-airport-at-the-push-of-a-button

CAMERAS

3) Akron, American Traffic Solutions Sue to Stop Ohio's New Traffic-Camera Law

Link to Northeast Ohio Media Group article:

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/03/akron_sues_to_stop_ohios_new_t.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Uber Acquires Mapping Technology Company deCarta

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://skift.com/2015/03/04/uber-acquires-mapping-technology-company-decarta/

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) UPS Focused on Future for Its ORION Navigation Technology

Link to article in Logistics Management:

http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/ups_is_focused_on_the_future_for_its_orion_technology/news

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Journalists Covering Civil Aviation Barred from Entering Indian Ministry

Link to article in Outlook:

http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Journalists-Covering-Civil-Aviation-Barred-from-Entering-Ministry/884401

7) Maryland Legislation Would Encourage Release of GIS Data

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/data/Maryland-Legislation-Would-Encourage-Release-of-GIS-Data.html

RAILROADS

8) Bill Introduced in US Senate to Extend Deadline for Positive Train Control

Link to article in Railway Age:

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/ptc/ptc-relief-on-the-way.html?channel=63

Link to news release

check https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/650?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s650%22%5D%7D

TRANSIT

9) The Hardest Job in Boston: Managing the MBTA Twitter Account

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/03/03/the-hardest-job-boston-managing-the-mbta-twitter-account/S8SAXWw0GtIopJNtsmamJI/story.html

Link to MBTA Twitter feed

10) What Data Can Tell Us About Detroit's Transit System

Link to commentary in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2015/03/05/gogue-data-detroit-transit-system/24394643/

Link to Detroit Transit Labs

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Kane County, Illinois Ready to Break Ground on Arterial Operations Center

Link to article in the Kane County Chronicle:

http://www.kcchronicle.com/2015/01/23/kdot-ready-to-break-ground-on-arterial-operations-center/a9m6zot/

12) Bluetooth Readers Help Monitor Wait Times at International Bridge in El Paso

Link to story on KVIA-TV:

http://www.kvia.com/news/city-updated-on-bridge-wait-time-program/31601810

VEHICLES

13) Volvo CIO: Data Privacy is Now a Priority Alongside Car Security and Safety

Link to article in Computerworld UK:

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3600296/volvo-cio-data-privacy-is-now-priority-alongside-car-security-safety/

News Releases

1) Five Leading Transportation Organizations Join ITS America Leadership Circle

2) University of New Mexico Researchers Use Drones to Assess Infrastructure Damage

3) Waze Integrates AMBER Alerts to Help with Child Abductions

4) UK Air Traffic Partners, NATS and Lockheed Martin, Expand Relationship

Today in Transportation History

1915 **100^th anniversary** The North Carolina State Highway Commission was created.

https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=10845

Upcoming Events

I-95 Corridor Coalition Significant Events Response Conference – May 12-13 – Linthicum Heights, Maryland

http://www.i95coalition.org/i95/Portals/0/Public_Files/Whats-New/I95CC%20Significant%20Events%20Conference%20-%20May%202015.pdf

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