Friday, March 18, 2016

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Friday, March 18, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Online Petition Demands Improved Website for Chennai Airport

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Online-petition-demands-website-for-city-airport/articleshow/51452219.cms

Chennai Airport website

2) Rhode Island Air Traffic Controller Honored for Feat

Link to Providence Journal article

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160317/NEWS/160319278

CAMERAS

3) Live Traffic Cams For Sanibel, Florida Now Available

Link to Sanibel-Captiva Islander article

http://www.captivasanibel.com/page/content.detail/id/528133/Live-traffic-cams-for-Sanibel-now-available.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Lockheed's GPS Satellites Face New Delays Over a Cracked Part

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-18/lockheed-s-gps-satellites-face-new-delays-over-a-cracked-part

OTHER

5) FIA Prepared to Penalized for 'Coded' Radio Messages During Auto Races

Link to Crash.net article

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/228544/1/fia-prepared-to-penalise-for-coded-radio-messages.html  

PARKING

6) The Smart Meter and the Rise of the Smart City

Link to Parking Today article

http://www.parkingtoday.com/articledetails.php?id=2034

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) BART Gets Candid in Twitter Exchange with Angry Riders

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-gets-candid-in-Twitter-exchange-with-angry-6900683.php

ROADWAYS

8) 'Suicidal Deer' Sign in Iowa Getting Mixed Response

Link to WOWT-TV story

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Suicidal-deer-road-sign-getting-a-mixed-response-372494802.html

9) The Higher-Tech Future of School Bus Stop Signs

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/03/the-higher-tech-future-of-school-bus-stop-signs/474231/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) FBI Warns Automakers, Owners About Vehicle Hacking Risks

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fbi-warns-automakers-owners-vehicle-030028982.html

11) DC-Area First Responders Need a Clearer Path on Communications

Link to FCW article

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/03/17/dhs-capital-region-comms.aspx

12) San Jose, California Improves Traffic Safety with Data

Link to Data-Smart City Solutions article

http://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/news/article/san-jose-tackles-traffic-with-data-802

TRANSIT

13) Motorola Solutions Acknowledges It Proposed 700 MHz TETRA System for New York City Transit Before Filing Protest

Link to Urgent Communications article

http://urgentcomm.com/tetra/motorola-solutions-acknowledges-it-proposed-700-mhz-tetra-system-nyc-transit-filing-protest

14) Wales Assembly Members: 'Smart-Ticketing' Transport System Needed

Link to BBC News story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35833583

15) French Pan-European Transport Operator Adopts Estonian Ticketing System

Link to Estonian World article

http://estonianworld.com/technology/french-pan-european-transport-operator-adopts-estonian-ticketing-system/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Alabama DOT Launches Website with Traffic Information

Link to WSFA-TV story

http://www.wsfa.com/story/31501764/wsfa-your-source-for-traffic-information-with-new-aldot-partnership

Link to news release

17) How Austin Gears Up for the Biggest Part of SXSW: The Traffic

Link to Austin American-Statesman article

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/traffic/how-austin-gears-up-for-the-biggest-event-of-sxsw-/nqnSC/

VEHICLES

18) 12 In-Car Devices to Watch Drivers

Link to EE Times article

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1329238

News Releases

1) Alabama DOT Launches ALGOtraffic.com to Give Drivers Road and Traffic Info Before They Go

2) Oregon DOT Plans Coalition and Comprehensive Campaign to Combat Distracted Driving

3) Free App Tracks Your Flight and Discovers Geological Points of Interest Below

4) Agreement on Uniformed Safety Standards for Inland Navigation in EU

5) European Commission Adopts Common Rules to Facilitate Enforcement and Enhance Road Safety

6) NIRA Dynamics Introduces System to Detect Road Surface Conditions in Real-Time

Friday Bonus

This is one intersection where you don't want to be distracted!

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3035870/filmmaker-creates-worlds-most-terrifying-traffic-intersection

Upcoming Events

NOCoE Webinar: AASHTO SCOTSEM Publication Managing Catastrophic Emergencies – March 30

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5637936459289581569

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