Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The people at Iteris make a difference in mobility.  Iteris employees enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging activities.  Openings are across the U.S., from entry-level to practice builders.  Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build.  Innovation is required!

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Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.

AVIATION

1) How Crew Applications Will Make Wearables Worthwhile in Aviation

Link to article on Runway Girl Network:

http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/04/20/how-crew-applications-will-make-wearables-worthwhile-in-aviation/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Hong Kong Judge: Sign Too Confusing, Bicycle-Riding Activist Cleared

Link to article in the South China Morning Post:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1772766/traffic-sign-too-confusing-hong-kong-judge-says

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) ITS America Welcomes House Interest in 5 GHz Spectrum

Link to article on Multichannel News:

http://www.multichannel.com/news/wireless/car-talk-its-welcomes-house-interest-5-ghz-spectrum/389934

MARITIME

4) Port of Longview, Washington Launches New Brand

Link to article in The Daily News:

http://tdn.com/news/local/port-of-longview-launches-new-brand/article_ea5a3a3d-ee01-525d-852c-2eb73637237c.html

OTHER

5) When Smart Cities Talk: Urban Machine Chatter Trends Around the World

Link to article on SiliconAngle:

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/04/21/when-smart-cities-talk-urban-machine-chatter-trends-around-the-world/  

TELEMATICS

6) British Drivers Stuck in First Gear Over Telematics

Link to article in Actuarial Post:

http://www.actuarialpost.co.uk/article/british-drivers-stuck-in-1st-gear-over-telematics-7710.htm

7) GM's OnStar Europe 'Gamechanger'

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/analysis/general-motors-onstar-europe-gamechanger_id158065.aspx

TRANSIT

8) Judge Orders New York MTA to Run 'Killing Jews' Ad

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/new-york-mta-ad-idUSL1N0XI1ED20150421

9) Moovit Updates on Android with Faster Navigation and Accurate Arrival Times

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/04/20/public-transit-guide-moovit-updates-on-android-with-faster-navigation-and-accurate-arrival-times/

Link to news release

10) Singapore LTA Extends Collaboration with Microsoft for Advanced Urban Transport Solutions

Link to article on eGov Innovation:

http://enterpriseinnovation.net/article/lta-extends-collaboration-microsoft-advanced-urban-transport-solutions-546599869

News Releases

1) ARTBA Launches Digital Media Campaign Urging Congress to Fix Highway Trust Fund

2) Innovative State DOT Programs Help Communities Become More Livable and Transportation Systems More Sustainable

3) Illinois DOT Launches Statewide Listening Tour to Discuss Infrastructure Needs, Priorities

4) Raytheon Awarded FAA Contract to Provide Enhanced GPS Air Navigation

5) RTA Becomes First Government Entity to Scoop Dubai Quality Award

6) New Honeywell Service for Pilots Provides Real-Time View of Weather via App and Tablet

7) Ryder Launches Apps Make Renting a Commercial Truck Easier

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – Rail Technology Conferences, Paris 2015

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P4X9CI4eI_ccvh9IGtzOpEBE5e0sogpF0dJUoqbrJXY/viewform?c=0&w=1

Upcoming Events

Webinar: USDOT Decision Support Systems for Integrated Corridor Management – April 23

http://www.itsa.org/dssforicmwebinar

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