Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, August 21, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
INRIX XD Traffic Data in Action: How Improved Granularity Translates into Improved Operations and Performance Measurement – Register Now!
This webinar focuses on the specific efforts of Purdue University and Indiana DOT to use XD speed data to improve operations and performance measurement, including the first of its kind statewide real-time “back of queue” detection system that was not possible prior to the reporting granularity XD segments enable. Examples of use cases that will be covered:
• Indiana Mobility Reports and Performance Measurement
• Real-Time Performance Measurement Dashboards
• Real-World Applications of INRIX Data
• Arterial Performance Measurement
• Indiana Mobility Reports and Performance Measurement
• Real-Time Performance Measurement Dashboards
• Real-World Applications of INRIX Data
• Arterial Performance Measurement
AVIATION
1) Senator Charles Schumer to Introduce Proposal for Mandatory Drone Geofencing
Link to IDG News Service article:
2) Two Arkansas Airports Adopting One Radio Frequency
Link to article in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:
3) Wright State Develops App for Drone Safety
Link to story on WKEF-TV:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) New Warning System to Alert Pedestrians to Electric Vehicles
Link to article in Auto Express:
CAMERAS
5) Macomb County, Michigan Demonstrates How Traffic Cameras Can Track Severe Weather
Link to article in C&G Newspapers:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Nicaragua to Host Glonass Ground Stations
Link to Sputnik article:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) A Small Canadian City Tries to Drag Intersections Into the 21st Century
Link to article in The Washington Post:
8) Smart Cars, Meet Smart Signals
Link to article in Fortune:
OTHER
9) Uber, GM and Fermilab Share Innovations and Vision for Transportation
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
PARKING
10) National Coalition on Truck Parking Formed
Link to article in Overdrive:
11) Silicon Valley Bets Software Can Take Pain Out of Parking
Link to article on CNET:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Wake Up! How Tech Can Help Fight Drowsy Driving
Link to article on PCMag:
TRANSIT
13) Nightmare Metro Commutes Aside, DC Is Ramping Up Its Transit Tech
Link to article on DCInno:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Delhi Police Launch SMS Traffic Alert Service
Link to story on NDTV:
15) Can Mobile Data Help Reduce Traffic Jams?
Link to icrunchdata News article:
VEHICLES
16) Japan Ministry Eyes Tech to Prevent Hacking of Self-Driving Cars
Link to Jiji Press article:
News Releases
2) San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Introduces Interactive Online Performance Dashboards
Job Postings
- Discipline Leader, Transportation Systems – Iteris – Multiple US Locations
Friday Bonus
Road signs in Canada may require a translator.
Upcoming Events
iMobility Forum Webinar: Implementation Road Maps – September 10
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