Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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AVIATION

1) Australian Federal Police Investigating 15 Unauthorized Airport Radio Transmissions

Link to 7 News story

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/afp-investigating-15-unauthorised-radio-transmissions/news-story/f2792505af8e83bce39b1dd904c5e55b

Link to news release

MARITIME

2) Canadian Prime Minister Assures Better Ship Tracking for Indigenous Groups

Link to Globe and Mail article

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/justin-trudeau-assures-better-ship-tracking-for-coastal-indigenous-groups/article32716803/

Link to news release

OTHER

3) To Create a Quieter City, They're Recording the Sounds of New York

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/nyregion/to-create-a-quieter-city-theyre-recording-the-sounds-of-new-york.html

RAILROADS

4) The Path to a New Era of Signaling Across Europe

Link to Railway Technology article

http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurethe-path-to-a-new-era-of-signalling-across-europe-5660894/

5) Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Releases Video Series

Link to Mineral Daily News-Tribune

http://www.newstribune.info/news/20161107/scenic-railroad-releases-video-series

ROADWAYS

6) New York State Thruway Director: Tourism Signs Follow 'Spirit of the Law'

Link to WGRZ-TV story

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/new-york/thruway-director-ny-signs-follow-spirit-of-the-law/349395100

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) IowaRideshare Introduced

Link to Transportation Matters for Iowa blog

http://www.transportationmatters.iowadot.gov/2016/11/finding-someone-to-share-a-ride-just-got-much-easier.html

TELEMATICS

8) Google Brings Android Auto to Every Car

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-brings-android-auto-to-every-car/

News Releases

1) GEWI to Speak on Social Media and Traffic Management at GRITS

2) Rotten WiFi Reveals Annual Rating of Best Wi-Fi Airports Globally in 2016

3) 2017: The Money-Making Year for Mobile Apps in Transportation, According to Unacast

4) Smartphone Integration: Bosch Connects Motorcycles

5) BCHighways App Makes Driving Safer and Easier

6) Anglian Media Appoints Travel for Media as Traffic Information Supplier

7) Introducing T-Mobile DRIVE, the Uncarrier Way to Connect Your Car

8) Idaho Transportation Department Launches New, Redesigned Website

Upcoming Events

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting – January 8-12 – Washington, DC

http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/AnnualMeeting.aspx

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