Friday, December 19, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 19, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Orlando International Airport Rolls Out New App

Link to story on WESH-TV:

http://www.wesh.com/news/orlando-international-airport-rolls-out-new-app-in-time-for-holiday-travel-season/30297046

Link to news release

2) Will iBeacon Technology Transform the Passenger Experience?

Link to article on airport-technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featurewill-ibeacon-technology-transform-the-passenger-experience-at-airports-4454751/

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Cameras Legal, Ohio Supreme Court Rules

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/12/18/traffic-cameras-legal-ohio-supreme-court-rules/20587021/

Link to Ohio Supreme Court opinion

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Not Just Tolls: E-ZPass Keeping an Eye on Speeders in Toll Lanes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/19/ez-pass-and-speeding/20558251/

5) Illinois Tollway Testing Apps to Give Travel Info, Pay Tolls by Phone

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-tollway-apps-met-20141218-story.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Eighth GPS IIF Satellite Now Active

Link to article in Military Embedded Systems:

http://mil-embedded.com/news/eight-gps-iif-satellite-now-active/

MARITIME

7) Europe to Begin Testing of UAV-Based Maritime Surveillance System

Link to article on Flightglobal:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/europe-to-begin-testing-of-uav-based-maritime-surveillance-407261/

PARKING

8) New Map Aims to Simplify Residential Zone Parking in Chicago

Link to story on WMAQ-TV:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/chicago-residential-parking-app-286231011.html

RAILROADS

9) Amtrak, Maryland Improve Communication at Washington Union Station

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/news/Amtrak-Maryland-improve-communication-at-Washington-Union-Station--42930

10) US DOT to Loan New York MTA Almost $1 Billion for Positive Train Control

Link to Mid-Hudson News Network article:

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2014/December/19/MTA_pos_ctrl-19Dec14.html

Link to news release

ROADWAYS

11) Articles from Parson Brinckerhoff's Network – December 2014

 -  SCADA System Security for Two UK Road Tunnels (page 71)

 -  CCTV Design for a US Road Tunnel (page 73)

http://pbworld.com/pdfs/publications/pb_network/parsons_brinckerhoff_network_78_tunnel_systems_dec2014.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Wisconsin I-94 Tragedy Evolves into Cause for Move Over Law

Link to article in the Leader-Telegram:

http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_94c798fc-8741-11e4-abbe-df9b042c99d6.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Transport Authorities Struggle to Regulate App-Based Taxis in Bangalore

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/transport-authorities-struggle-to-regulate-app-based-taxis-in-bangalore-2/

14) Los Angeles Taxis May Get Apps to Equalize Competition

Link to story on KNBC-TV:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Changes-on-the-Road--More-taxis-may-get-e-hail-apps-Ride-Shares-Get-Nod-to-Drop-off-at-LAX-286320181.html 

TRANSIT

15) Lessons in Public Education

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12021549/lessons-in-public-education

VEHICLES

16) Sources: Google Aiming to Go Straight into Car with Next Android

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/us-google-cars-idUSKBN0JW2PS20141218

17) Hyundai to Pull CD Play from All Low-End Radios

Link to article on CEoutlook:

http://www.ceoutlook.com/2014/12/19/car-maker-to-pull-cd-from-all-low-end-radios/

News Releases

1) New Report Reveals Trends in Wi-Fi, Social and Mobile at Europe's Airports

2) NextGen Video Kiosk Installed at JFK Airport

3) New Report Shows Wisconsin DMV Wait Times Are Down, Online Services Are Up

4) Volvo Cars and POC to Demonstrate Bike Helmets that Communicate with Vehicles

5) BC Transit Launches Mobile-Friendly Website

Friday Bonus

At Christmastime it's nice to find some heartwarming transportation stories. Here's one from Northern Ireland.

http://youtu.be/bSJW8VYiDIo

Upcoming Events

Digital Signage Expo – March 10-13 – Las Vegas

www.dse2015.com

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