Thursday, May 11, 2017

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 11, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

Toronto selects HERE for smart city and traffic mitigation initiative

The City of Toronto announced today that it will utilize HERE location technology to analyze traffic patterns and further establish the City's data-driven approach to improving transportation network performance. HERE is providing the City with real-time and historical traffic data which will be used to better understand travel conditions and the impact of weather, construction works and infrastructure changes. Based on these observations, the City's Big Data Innovation Team can manage the traffic in real-time and in a smart manner for the benefit of all Torontonians.

To read more about this project, click here.


AVIATION

1) Spain Launches Overhaul of ATC Infrastructure
Enaire news release (in Spanish)

2) Gogo’s New Inflight Wireless Strong Enough to Stream YouTube, Facebook Live

3) Development of Guidelines for Airport Roadway Signs
ITE Journal (page 42)

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) 3M to Sell Tolling, License Plate Recognition Business to Neology Inc.

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) How Columbus, Ohio Parlayed $50 Million Into $500 Million for a Smart City Transportation Network

6) Alphabet Aims to Create Dream of a Super High-Tech Smart City in Canada

7) Presentations from 2017 ITS Virginia Annual Conference

MARITIME

8) Port of Rotterdam Releases Online Navigation Tool
Port of Rotterdam news release

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) National Weather Service Employees File Unfair Labor Charge Over Restrictions on Social Media Use

RAILROADS

10) I Wrote a Romance Novel on a Train and Here’s What I Learned

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) More Than 200 Security Cameras Will Monitor Springfield, Massachusetts’ Union Station

12) Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited Creates Integrated CCTV System for Port and Ferry Terminal Security

13) Drug Traffickers Using GPS to Monitor Shipments to US

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Laguna Beach, California Partners with Uber to Provide Transportation for Seniors and the Disabled - a First in the US

TELEMATICS

15) Italian Telematics Services Provider Viasat Group Acquires Bulgaria’s EuroGPS

TRANSIT

16) San Diego MTS’s Rail Unit Adopts LiDAR Tech to Enhance Track Data

VEHICLES

17) Ford Sees Columbus, Ohio as Key to Future

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