Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
June 17, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems
Seattle Department of
Transportation and their cutting edge control room was featured in the
April/May edition of Thinking Highways. Read more by clicking here: http://me-vis.com/seattle-dot-washington/
With over 71,000
mission critical display wall installations
worldwide, Mitsubishi Electric plays an essential role in keeping our
modern world moving. From Moscow to Tokyo and New York to
Istanbul, Mitsubishi Electric displays operate around the clock, helping
ensure the smooth running of the network and allowing operators to zoom in
quickly to any potential trouble spots. With an expected lifetime of 100,000
hours. Mitsubishi Electric display wall cubes are designed and built
to meet the most demanding requirements of the end user.
Where there is a need to monitor and control information flows, Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems is there.
Where there is a need to monitor and control information flows, Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems is there.
AVIATION
1)
Radio Communications Jammed at Vietnam's
Tan Son Nhat Airport
Link
to AAP article:
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
Google Maps Now Warns You if You Are
Navigating to a Place that Will Be Closed When You Arrive
Link
to article on Android Police:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3)
Jackson County, Mississippi Supporting
Tri-State Effort for 'Smarter' I-10
Link
to article in The Mississippi Press:
4)
USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office
Releases New Reports on Freight and Transit Technologies
Link
to further information:
MARITIME
5)
Migrant Flow Data to Aid Maritime
Intelligence
Link
to article on IHS Maritime:
OTHER
6)
New TSA Nameplates Aid Travelers Who
Don't Speak English
Link
to AP article:
7)
Illinois DOT Program Aims to Recycle Old
Signs
Link
to story on WICS-TV:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Maine DOT Officials Apologize to
Freeport Residents for Not Informing Them of Controversial Tree-Cutting Project
Link
to article in the Portland Press Herald:
RAILROADS
9)
It's Hard to Stop a Train, But this Tech
Startup Could Have the Answer
Link
to article in the Dallas Business Journal:
ROADWAYS
10)
Audit Project to Evaluate Vulnerability
of Washington, DC Traffic Lights to Cyber Attacks
Link
to story on WJLA-TV:
11)
Traffic Signal in Dresden, Germany Has
Been Red for 28 Years
Link
to UPI article:
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/06/16/German-traffic-light-has-been-red-for-28-years/4071434481096/
Here's
a Google Street View photo of the
intersection
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
DC Metro Train System's Operations
Center is Understaffed and Chaotic, Federal Investigators Find
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
Link
to news release
TELEMATICS
13)
Telematics Technology Can Identify Risky
Drivers
Link
to article in World Highways:
http://www.worldhighways.com/sections/general/news/telematics-technology-can-identify-risky-drivers/
Link
to news release
TRANSIT
14)
Wisconsin's Metro Transit to Discontinue
Audible Turn Signals
Link
to article in The Capital Times:
15)
Smartphone Applications Launched to Help
Lahore Commuters Plan Bus Trips
Link
to article in The Express Tribune:
16)
Your New York Subway Commute Unlikely to
Become a Sonic Delight Anytime Soon
Link
to story on WNYC Radio:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17)
Sanibel Island, Florida Considers Using
Technology to Help with Traffic
Link
to story on WINK-TV:
http://www.winknews.com/2015/06/16/sanibel-island-is-looking-to-use-technology-to-help-with-traffic/
18)
Halifax Regional Council Agrees to Spend
$1 Million on New Electronic Road Signs
Link
to CBC News story:
VEHICLES
19)
Land Rover Shows Off Remote-Control App
and Self-Driving Features
Link
to article in CIO:
Link
to news release
20)
BlackBerry Addresses Needs of Next-Gen
Connected Cars
Link
to article in Connected World:
News Releases
8)
Flyte Systems Delivers Airline Information
to Toronto's Union Pearson Express Rail at Pan Am Games
11)
Richmond Times-Dispatch Reporter Peter
Bacqué Posthumously Recognized for Transportation Coverage
Job Postings
- Tolling Consultant – Traffic Technologies
Inc. – Southern California
-
Toll Operations Manager - Riverside
County Transportation Commission - Riverside, California
Solicitation
- Solicitation Notice –
Technical Support Services for FHWA Office of Operations Research &
Development and the Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory – FHWA
Upcoming Events
IEEE International
Conference on ITS – September 15-18 – Las Palmas, Canary Islands
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