Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Thursday, January 21, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New 'Seat Swap' App Gives Airline Passengers the Chance to Escape Smelly Neighbors

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/5402-new-seat-swap-app-gives-airline-passengers-the-chance-to-move-away-from-smelly-passengers.html

2) Inflight Magazine – January/February 2016

Link to magazine

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/Inflight/janfeb2016/index.html

CAMERAS

3) BART to Replace Decoy Cameras on Trains with Real Ones

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://sfg.ly/1PiSlcy

Link to news release

MARITIME

4) Croatia Extends Coast Watch System

Link to Shephard News article

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/saab-supply-coastal-surveillance-system/

Link to news release

OTHER

5) As Roadwork Increases, Tablet Software Makes Inspections More Efficient

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/As-road-work-increases-tablet-software-makes-6769642.php  

6) Some Florida Drivers Upset with New Batch of License Plates That Spell Out 'GAY'

Link to WFTV-TV story

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/new-batch-orange-county-license-plates-say-gay-the/np8bL/

ROADWAYS

7) New System Will Alert Driver and Officials of Overheight Trucks on I-35 in Texas

Link to KXAN-TV story

http://kxan.com/2016/01/21/new-system-will-alert-drivers-to-low-clearance-on-i-35/

8) Design of Japanese Stop Signs Might Change Ahead of Olympic Tourism Surge

Link to Japan Times article

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/21/national/japanese-stop-signs-might-replaced-ahead-olympic-tourism-surge/#.VqFDulMrIqw

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Washington State ACLU Concerned by License-Plate Data Collection

Link to Wenatchee World article

http://www.govtech.com/data/Washington-ACLU-Concerned-by-License-Plate-Data-Collection.html

SPACE

10) New Bill Could Shift Space Tracking Away from Department of Defense

Link to Defense News article

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/space/2016/01/20/bridenstine-bill-space-pentagon/79024978/

TOURISM

11) San Jose Will Track Super Bowl Visitors' Mobile Devices to Find Out What They Like to Do in Bay Area

Link to Silicon Valley Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/01/20/san-jose-will-track-super-bowl-visitors-mobile.html

TRANSIT

12) Expanding Wireless Service is One Way DC Metro Could Win Back Its Riders

Link to CityLab commentary

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/one-way-dc-metro-could-win-back-its-riders/424797/

VEHICLES

13) Michigan Pushes for Connected Car Test Track on Site of Old GM Plant

Link to Detroit Free Press article

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/01/20/michigan-pushes-connected-car-test-track-willow-run/79063048/

14) GM Starts Maven Carsharing Service in Germany, US

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-starts-car-sharing-germany-050101079.html

Link to news release

15) Competing Demands for Unlicensed Spectrum

Link to New America Weekly article

https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/unlicensed-to-drive/

News Releases

1) Report Gives Guidance on How EU can Make the Most of Connected Cars

2) NextIT Intelligent Assistant for Amtrak Wins Global Award for Best Consumer Application of AI

3) New Jersey DOT Traffic Ops Director Wins 2015 Transportation Award

4) Dumb Ways to Die Partners with Denver RTD

5) New York City's Bus Stops Get Smart

6) Nevada Traffic Incident Management Project Named ITS Project of the Year by ITS Nevada

7) United Airlines Names James T. Olson Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications

8) Frankfurt Airport Offering 'Silent Chairs' with Integrated Speakers and USB Port

Upcoming Events

2016 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium – April 4-7 – Raleigh, North Carolina

http://gis-t.org/

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