Transportation Communications Newsletter: August 2016

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AVIATION

1) Why Airports Can't Stop False Alarms

Link to Slate article

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/08/why_we_panic_in_airports_and_why_airports_can_do_almost_nothing_about_it.html

CAMERAS

2) Discussions Underway for CCTV to Link Schools, Transport Center in Jamaica

Link to Jamaica Observer article

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Discussions-under-way-for-CCTV-to-link-schools--transport-centre

3) Computer Error Erases Over 2,200 Seattle Police Dashcam Videos

Link to KATU-TV story

http://katu.com/news/local/computer-error-erases-2-days-of-seattle-police-dashcam-videos

Link to news release

CARTOGRAPHY

4) VRE's Map Keeps Getting More Diagrammatic

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/33296/vres-map-keeps-getting-more-diagrammatic/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Georgia May Give Drivers Credits for Not Using Toll Express Lanes

Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution article

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/thousands-of-i-85-express-lane-drivers-could-get-t/nsNQd/

6) Bulgaria Relaunches 120 Million Euro E-Toll Collection System Tender

Link to SeeNews article

https://seenews.com/news/bulgaria-relaunches-102-mln-euro-e-toll-collection-system-tender-538169

Link to news release (in Bulgarian)

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning for Cars

Link to IEEE Spectrum article

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/sensors/centimeterlevel-gps-positioning-for-cars

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

8) USDOT Releases New ITS Publications

Link to further information

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=82f1c683-45e9-4b73-9359-7bf3cff75c52

MARITIME

9) Thai Ports to be Outfitted with Monitoring Equipment to Tackle Illegal Fishing

Link to Thai Visa News article

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-ports-to-be-outfitted-with-monitoring-equipment-to-tackle-illegal-fishing/152483/

10) Maritime Professionals from Africa and Asia Improve Maritime Domain Awareness Skills

Link to Volpe News article

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/news/maritime-professionals-africa-and-asia-improve-maritime-domain-awareness-skills

PLANNING

11) Ford, MIT Use Bostonians' Cellphone Location Data for Traffic Planning

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112845/car-tech/ford-mit-use-bostonians-cellphone-location-data-for-city-traffic-planning.html

Link to MIT news release

12) Investigating Wearable Sensors in Transportation Research

Link to Volpe News article

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/news/investigating-wearable-sensors-in-transportation-research

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) Indianapolis Transit Advocates Launch Info Blitz

Link to Indianapolis Star article

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/08/29/transit-advocates-launch-info-blitz-meetings-and-workshops-scheduled/89539678/

RAILROADS

14) BNSF Railway Tests Skies for the Drone Age

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-29/buffett-s-167-year-old-railroad-tests-skies-for-the-drone-age

ROADWAYS

15) South Korea to Build Network of Smart Expressways by 2020

Link to Korea Times article

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/08/116_213005.html

Link to news release (in Korean)

16) Core of Texas Highway Sign Ban Tossed by Appeals Court

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Core-of-Texas-highway-sign-ban-tossed-by-appeals-9191833.php

SAFETY / SECURITY

17) BART Works with LAN Inc. to Deliver Two-Pronged Intrusion Detection System

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article/Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-works-with-LAN-Inc-to-deliver-twopronged-intrusion-detection-system--49109

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

18) 'Smart Signals' Could Improve University of Georgia Football Gameday Traffic Next Year

Link to Athens Banner-Herald article

http://onlineathens.com/mobile/2016-08-29/smart-signals-could-improve-uga-football-gameday-traffic-next-year

TRANSIT

19) London Tube Launches 'Please Offer Me a Seat' Badges for Hidden Disabilities

Link to Sun article

https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/1696771/london-underground-introduces-baby-on-board-style-badges-for-disabled-passengers/

Link to news release

20) Trends in Mobile Transit Information Utilization: An Exploratory Analysis of Transit App in New York City

Link to Journal of Public Transportation article

http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpt/vol19/iss3/9/

21) Read Free E-Books Times to Your Subway Commute Through New York MTA Promotion

Link to amNew York article

http://www.amny.com/transit/read-free-e-books-timed-to-your-subway-commute-through-new-mta-promotion-1.12235474

Link to news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) 1,200 People Volunteer to Help Manage Traffic in Mumbai

Link to DNA article

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-1200-helping-hands-to-manage-traffic-in-mumbai-2250128

VEHICLES

23) Uber, Alphabet Autonomous Car Rivalry Heats Up

Link to IDG News Service article

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3113930/uber-alphabet-autonomous-car-rivalry-heats-up.html

News Releases

1) 2016 Highway Safety Information System Research Paper Competition Award Recipients

2) ITS America Joins with Transportation Community Urging FCC to Reject Call for Stay of Safety Spectrum

3) First Satellite-Based Wildlife Monitoring Tool for Airports

4) Total Traffic & Weather Network and Baron Announce Partnership

5) Train Windows that Combine Mobile Reception and Thermal Insulation

6) New Mexico Governor Announces Powerful TV Ad to Combat Drunk Driving

7) Saskatoon Transit Launches Real-Time Transit Tracking

8) Cambridge Mobile Telematics Announces Partnership with Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance to Develop Behavior-Based Telematics Program

9) Oregon DOT Awarded $2.1 Million FAST Act Grant to Test Road-Charging Technologies and Interoperability with Other States

Job Postings

- Traffic Management Center Manager – Gannett Fleming – Chipley, Florida

http://careers.gannettfleming.com/jobsearch/job-details/traffic-management-center-manager/3825/1/1/

Upcoming Events

Smart Transit – October 25-26 – Elizabeth, New Jersey

http://www.smarttransitusa.com/

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