Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems

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AVIATION

1) Congress Considers Privatizing the Air Traffic Control System

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/congress-considers-privatizing-the-air-traffic-control-system/2015/03/24/b63a38f4-d23d-11e4-8fce-3941fc548f1c_story.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Tampa Bay-Area Cyclists Mounting Cameras on Bikes for Their Protection

Link to story on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/3/24/bicycle_mounted_came.html

3) Atkins Working on System to Create User-Friendly Environments for Cyclists and Pedestrians in Middle East

Link to article in Construction Week:

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-33066-atkins-working-on-cycle-system-at-traffic-lights/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) German Government Paves Way for Passenger Car Tolling

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/berlin-paves-way-passenger-car-tolling-313223

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Satellite Launched from Cape Canaveral

Link to story on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/3/25/delta_iv_launch.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Smart Tech Applied to Manage Vietnam Expressway

Link to article on VietNamNet Bridge:

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/126353/smart-tech-applied-to-manage-expressway.html

PARKING

7) Parkopedia CEO: 'Location-Based Marketing Initiatives Are on the Rise'

Link to interview on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Parkopedia-CEO-Location-Based-Marketing-Initiatives-Are-on-the-Rise_a5367.html

RAILROADS

8) Communications Key to Avoiding Deadly Train, Truck Crashes, Experts Say

Link to AP article:

http://www.pe.com/articles/railroad-763125-train-safety.html

9) Washington State Fire Chiefs Demand Oil Train Disaster Plans from BNSF Railway

Link to blog on seattlepi:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/03/24/fire-chiefs-demand-oil-train-disaster-plans-from-bnsf-railroad/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Video Study Shows Distracted Teenage Drivers Much Worse than Thought

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/video-study-shows-distracted-teen-drivers-much-wor/nkd6y/

Link to news release

TELEMATICS

11) Fleet Operators Overwhelmed by Telematics Data

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142141:Telematics-data-baffles-fleet-operators

TRANSIT

12) Albuquerque Rapid Transit Considers Sponsorship Not Only of Stations But Whole Line

Link to story on KRQE-TV:

http://krqe.com/2015/03/24/rapid-transit-takes-sponsorship-route/

13) Three Advances in Transit Technology

Link to article in Digital Communities:

http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/3-Advances-in-Transit-Technology.html

14) Talking Public Transportation: Mobility Lab Asks 'Where Are We Headed?'

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/talking-public-transportation-mobility-lab-asks-where-are-we-headed/

News Releases

1) SuperShuttle Announces Airport Mobile Self Check-In

2) Transit Operators Get Convenient Mobile Asset Tracking with March Networks GURU Smartphone App

3) Inrix Joins International Transport Forum's Corporate Partnership Board

4) TomTom Introduces Free Android App with Real-Time Traffic Information

5) US Air Force Teaches Aviation English to Afghan Helicopter Pilots in Jalalabad

Upcoming Events

Australian ITS Summit / National Electronic Tolling Forum – May 12-14 – Melbourne

https://www.its-australia.com.au/events/australian-its-summit-netc-2015/

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