Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Apple Pay Takes to the Skies via JetBlue

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2015/02/10/apple-pay-is-coming-to-jet-blue/23133677/

Link to news release

2) New Database Promises Drone No-Fly Zone Around Your House

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.cio.com/article/2882173/new-database-promises-drone-nofly-zone-around-your-house.html

Link to further information

3) Google Glass Being Trialed at Schiphol Airport

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/09/glass-schiphol/

4) Delta Air Lines Says Its Facebook Page Was Hacked

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-air-lines-says-facebook-222729704.html

Link to news release

5) Humorous Alternate Airport Names on Social Media

Link to blog on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-nicholson/humorous-alternate-airpor_b_6638428.html

CAMERAS

6) Oklahoma DOT Adding 47 More Traffic Monitoring Cameras to Tulsa-Area Highways

Link to article in the Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/more-traffic-monitoring-cameras-coming-to-tulsa-area-highways/article_afaaf84d-a891-596c-962f-16b5ea8166cf.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) 2014 SMART SunGuide ITS Annual Report

Link to report:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/2014%20Annual%20Report%20web.pdf

OTHER

8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – February 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2015/2015-Feb.pdf  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Citizens Transportation Academy to Be Held in Tucson, Arizona

Link to story on KOLD-TV:

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/28059352/pag-rta-to-host-citizens-transportation-academy

Link to further information

RAILROADS

10) Conference Aims to Help Railroads Deal with Big Data

Link to article in Railway Track & Structures:

http://www.rtands.com/index.php/safety-training/university-of-delaware-conference-aims-to-help-railroads-deal-with-big-data.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Proposed New Jersey Bill Would Add Gold Alerts

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/proposed-n-j-bill-would-add-to-color-coded-alert-system-1.1267819

TRANSIT

12) To Save Money on Building Rail, Spend Money on Marketing Buses

Link to commentary in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/business/to-save-on-rail-lines-market-the-bus-line.html

VEHICLES

13) Cable Operators Praise Wi-Fi Legislation But Automakers Say Congress Should Back Off Bill

Link to article in Broadcasting & Cable:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/cable-ops-praise-wifi-legislation/137890

Link to news release

Link to bill

14) Ethernet Evolves to Connect the Connected Vehicle

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1325615

15) Driverless Car Legislation Planned for South Australia as Part of Changes to Road Laws

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-10/sa-government-plans-legislation-for-when-driverless-cars-happen/6083842

16) Technology Can Prevent Car Crashes, if Consumers Will Buy In

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/02/10/peak-fender-bender-technology-can-prevent-car-crashes-if-consumers-will-buy-in/

News Releases

1) ITS America Says Wi-Fi Innovation Act Jeopardizes Future of Automotive Safety

2) FAA Rule Correction Opens Door for Lower Cost ADS-B

3) Michigan's Gerald R. Ford International Airport Launches GRR-TV, Featuring Original Content

4) KSL-TV Reporter Jed Boal Honored by ATSSA for Transportation Coverage

5) GEWI Newsletter: The Incident Response Issue

6) Union Pacific Improves Community Safety Through Training, Technology and Investments

7) NTSB Makes Urgent Rail Recommendation on 'Alerters'

8) New Research Provides Tools to Improve Travel Time Reliability on Congested Roadways

9) US Transportation Secretary Discusses 'Beyond Traffic' at Mineta Transportation Institute

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance

http://isehp2016.org/call-for-abstracts/

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Bicycle Stress Level Mapping: How Does Your Network Measure Up? – February 27

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3976111487273616129

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