Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
September 17, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
Check out HERE’s 3D LiDAR Mapping and Big Data Analytics
for Connected and Automated Driving at the AASHTO Annual Meeting
HERE has 30 years of
experience in collecting, processing and distributing vast amounts of map,
traffic, and other dynamic data to support government agencies and the
traveling public. Stop by and ask for a demo at HERE’s booth (location 504).
You can also sign up for a special tour of HERE’s Traffic Operations Center to
see what happens behind the scenes. Contact lauren.pace@here.com to
reserve your spot. Space is limited.
AVIATION
1)
Tech Problems Ground American Airline
Flights at Three Airports, Problems Soon Resolved
Link
to AP article:
2)
EU to Impose Compulsory Flight-Tracking
After MH370 Disappearance
Link
to Reuters article:
3)
Inflight – September/October 2015
Link
to magazine:
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
Apple Acquires Mapsense, a Mapping
Visualization Startup
Link
to article on Re/code:
5)
Transport for London Reveals Secret
Geographically-Accurate London Tube and Rail Map
Link
to article in The Independent:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
Pointr App Aims to Make Sure You Won't
Get Lost in Airports or Malls Again
Link
to article on Tech In Asia:
MARITIME
7)
Mobile Technology Helps Streamline
Dover, England's Ferry Port
Link
to article in Safety4Sea:
PARKING
8)
Your Feedback and an App Helps Virginia
Tech Develop Parking, Transportation Master Plan
Link
to story on WDBJ-TV:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Future New Jersey Transit Train Cuts Will Get
a Public Discussion
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
10) Transportation and Money: Covering New Transit Projects
Link to article from The Reynolds
Center:
11)
Light Pole Banners Tell Drivers to Slow
Down in San Francisco Neighborhoods
Link
to article on Streetsblog SF:
RAILROADS
12)
Report Urges More Time on Train Safety
Technology
Link
to article in The New York Times:
ROADWAYS
13)
Novel New England Bridge a Test Bed for
Sensor Arrays
Link
to article in Engineering News-Record:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
Smartphone App Waze to Remind Drivers of
Dangerous Intersections in Five Cities
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
Link
to news release
15)
User Acceptance of Vehicle Safety
Systems
Link
to article in Nordic Roads:
16)
Technology Could Nearly End Auto Deaths
Link
to commentary in the Asbury Park Press:
TRANSIT
17)
All 26 Los Angeles County Municipal
Transit Agencies Now Accepting TAP Cards as Payment
Link
to story on KABC-TV:
18)
Contactless Payments Taking London
Transport by Storm
Link
to article in The Wharf:
Link
to news release
19)
Testing Begins for Ventra Smartphone App
Link
to story on WBBM Radio:
Link
to news release
20)
Introduction of Transit Smart Cards
Pushed Back Again in Winnipeg
Link
to article in the Winnipeg Free Press:
21)
Who Wins with Transit Rider Loyalty
Programs?
Link
to article on Next City:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
22)
New Technology from Inrix Tracks Rising
Congestion on Seattle Roads
Link
to story on KIRO-TV:
23)
'Waze Unusual Traffic' on Twitter
Introduced
Link
to article on Ubergizmo:
24)
'I Can't Believe It's Free' (Waze)
Link
to blog on LinkedIn:
VEHICLES
25)
Senators Want Answers on Auto
Cyberhacking
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
Link
to news release
News Releases
10)
Maryland Governor Pays Tribute to 66-Year
State Employee, Retiring MDOT Photographer, Timothy Hyman
Job Posting
-
Transportation Specialist –
Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
Upcoming Events
Volpe Center
Webinar/In-Person: Leveraging Opportunities-Modernizing Our National Airspace
System in an Evolving Environment – September 30 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
======================================================================
The
Transportation Communications Newsletter
is published electronically Monday through Friday.
Questions,
comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
No comments:
Post a Comment