Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
March 9, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Iridium CEO: US Could Lag in Airplane
Tracking if No Decision Made Soon
Link
to Reuters article
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
New GPS Satellite Begins Transmitting to
Users Around Globe
Link
to Spaceflight Now article
3)
GPS App Sygic Now Offers Offline Maps
for Most of Planet
Link
to The Verge article
RAILROADS
4)
Should Rail Tracks Have Fence Sensors in
Landslide Prone Niles Canyon, California?
Link
to Contra Costa Times article
5)
Songwriter Creates Music Video from
Cross-Country Amtrak Journey
Link
to NPR Music story
ROADWAYS
6)
Study Looks at Street Numbering in
America
Link
to CityLab blog
SAFETY / SECURITY
7)
RCMP Look for Info Gaps on Threats to Canadian
Infrastructure
Link
to Toronto Star article
TELEMATICS
8)
Inrix Aims to Create Standard for In-Car
App Software
Link
to Detroit News article
Link
to news release
TRANSIT
9)
Reno Transit Officials, Union Spar Over
Recording Audio on Buses
Link
to KUNR Radio story
10)
New York MTA to Roll Out New Buses with
Wi-Fi, Charging Ports and Safety Systems
Link
to Metro article
Link
to news release
11)
Wristband Device Helps Visually and
Hearing Impaired People Use Transit
Link
to Transport Systems Catapult article
VEHICLES
12)
When Regulating Self-Driving Cars, Who's
at the Wheel?
Link
to Governing article
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Kansas DOT Transportation
Safety Conference – April 18-20 – Topeka, Kansas
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