Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
July 8, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
ITS International
features an impressive display wall at COP-BH, the Brazilian control room that
helps Belo Horizonte's Municipal Guard monitor security and traffic operations.
Belo Horizonte,
Brazil’s sixth largest city and third largest metropolitan area, with a
population of 2.5 million people, has made significant investments in its
roadways and mass transit system along with their state-of-the-art control
room. Read more about COP-BH’s control room at: http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/features/close-shave-for-brazilian-project/
AVIATION
1)
United Airlines Suffers Second Major
Grounding in Two Months
Link
to AP article:
2)
United's Global Computer Outage Was a
Big Communications Fail
Link
to blog in Forbes:
CAMERAS
3)
Fresno, California Police Use Traffic
Cameras as Part of State-of-the-Art Tracking System
Link
to article in The Fresno Bee:
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
Google Maps for iOS Updated with
Redesigned Transit Directions, More
Link
to article on 9To5Mac:
GPS / NAVIGATION
5)
Indiana Court: Warrant Needed for Search
of Car GPS
Link
to article in The Herald Bulletin:
Link
to decision
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
'Smart' Motorway Aims to Speed Traffic
in Wellington, New Zealand
Link
to article on Stuff:
MARITIME
7)
Ship Safety Center Opens in Vancouver,
British Columbia
Link
to article on IHS Maritime 360:
Link
to news release
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Iowa DOT Uses Social Media to Keep in
Touch with Customers
Link
to Transportation Matters for Iowa blog:
RAILROADS
9)
Minnesota Emergency Managers Want More
Railroad Communications to Improve Oil Train Safety
Link
to Forum News Service article:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
TSA Selects Airports for FBI's Real-Time
Criminal History Monitoring Pilot
Link
to article on Biometric Update:
11)
Arizona DOT Using Digital Billboards to
Promote Dust Storm Safety
Link
to story on KPHO-TV:
Link
to news release
12)
Glendale, California Posts Crosswalk
Warnings in English, Armenian and Spanish
Link
to article on Aysor:
TRANSIT
13)
Indian Banks Want Credit and Debit Cards
Used as Smartcards for Transport Systems
Link
to article in The Times of India:
14)
Western Australia Government Asks ISPs
to Set Up Public Transport Wi-Fi for Free
Link
to article on iTnews:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
New Traveler 511 Service for Santa Cruz
County, California, Cruz511
Link
to story on KION-TV:
16)
Hong Kong Government Discusses Providing
Motorists with Traffic Information
Link
to further information:
VEHICLES
17)
University of North Carolina Researching
Self-Driving Vehicles
Link
to story on WNCN-TV:
18)
AMALTHEA Project Seeks to Develop More
Powerful Computers and Complex Software for Autonomous Vehicles
Link
to article on New Electronics:
News Releases
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