Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Wednesday, December 31, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

Happy New Year!

AVIATION

1) Aspen, Colorado Airport Director: Getting Info to Pilots Key to Alleviating Congestion
Link to article in The Aspen Times:

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Eighth GPS IIF Satellite Operational
Link to article on C4ISR & Networks:

MARITIME

3) Fiji Ports to Introduce Automated System
Link to article in the Fiji Sun:

4) Smartphone Apps Enable Vessel Identification and Tracking
Link to article in Trajectory:

5) Geospatial Technology Helping Nations Monitor the Open Ocean
Link to article in Trajectory:

PARKING

6) New York City Explores Mobile Payments for Parking Tickets
Link to article in the Daily News:
Link to RFI

ROADWAYS

7) VicRoads Defends Speed Advisory Signs After Questions on Accuracy
Link to story on 9News:

8) Columbus, Ohio Adding Borders to Help Traffic Signals Stand Out
Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Residents of Hampstead, North Carolina Turn to Facebook to Combat Traffic Issues
Link to story on WWAY-TV:
Link to Facebook page

10) Smartphone App Transport Service Stearclear Brings Car Home, Too
Link to article in The Record:

11) How Psychologists Used a Mobile Game to Make Airport Baggage Screening Better
Link to article on Quartz:

TRANSIT

12) Chicago-Area Transit Board Meetings Will Stream Live
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
Link to news release

13) Yakima Transit to Add Live Video Security Feature to Buses
Link to story on KIMA-TV:

14) New York City Buses Will Test Pedestrian Warnings When Turning
Link to article in the Daily News:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Reducing Traffic Congestion with Artificial Intelligence
Link to article on Next Big Future:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Call for Abstracts – National Rural ITS Conference

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