[TCN] Tuesday, August 21, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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IBTTA 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

 

In less than three weeks we will be celebrating IBTTA's 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando. This is the last week to register and make your hotel reservations! The meeting will be held September 9-13, 2012 and it will be the year's largest gathering of industry professionals. Delegates will learn about tolling solutions and experiences from industry experts in the areas of technology, transportation policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges. This year's generous meeting hosts include Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.

 

IBTTA's hotel room registration deadline ends today, August 21, 2012! Book now to receive the discounted IBTTA rate!

 

To see updated information on all aspects of the meeting and to register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.

 

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) Preparations Move Forward for Next Galileo Launch

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/galileo/news/preparations-move-forward-next-galileo-launch-13362

 

MARITIME

 

2) New Meteorological and Navigational Area Means More Accurate Forecasts in High Arctic

Link to article in Meteorological Technology International:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/42e2ab6c#/42e2ab6c/42

 

OTHER

 

3) August Issue of eGov Focuses on ITS in India

Link to issue:

http://egov.eletsonline.com/2012/08/intelligent-transportation-systems/

 

4) Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention Among Young Adults

Link to report:

http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=2142

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Redesigning Highway Signs to Talk to Your Smartphone

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670572/redesigning-highway-signs-to-talk-to-your-smartphone

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) National Public Safety Network Begins to Take Shape

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/National-Public-Safety-Network-Begins-to-Take-Shape.html

 

7) Emergency Managers' Best Practices for Evacuating Communities

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Best-Practices-Evacuating-Communities.html

 

8) Report on Field Test: Approaching Emergency Vehicle Warning to Surrounding Vehicles

Link to report:

http://cvt-project.ir/En/EnNewsDetail.aspx?SubjectType=109&InfoID=1144

(feedback sought on results)

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Florida DOT Expanding Dynamic Message Signs to Local Streets

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-palm-roads-message-signs-20120821,0,1545385.story

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Talking Cars in Yearlong Vehicle Safety Study in Michigan

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-21/talking-cars-in-yearlong-vehicle-safety-study-in-michigan

Link to news release from US DOT: http://goo.gl/J0EEK

 

11) Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Occupant Safety

Link to report:

http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=2154

 

WEATHER

 

12) Heading Down the Highway

The radical use of road weather numerical models and surface observations to forecast conditions.

Link to article in Meteorological Technology International:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/42e2ab6c#/42e2ab6c/8

 

 

News Releases

1) Montana State University Professor Nicholas Ward Appointed Special Issue Editor of Transportation Journal

2) Las Vegas Airport Teams with Four Winds Interactive for Digital Signage Program

3) BMW Group Announces Launch of ParkNow Mobile Parking Service

 

 

Upcoming Events

Sensys Networks Lunch Time Technical Seminars – Dates and Locations Vary

http://www.sensysnetworks.com/services_support/cap/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1862 **150^th anniversary** The USS New Ironsides was commissioned.  It spent most of the Civil War supporting the blockade of the Port of Charleston, South Carolina.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-n/new-irns.htm

 

1947 **65^th anniversary** Ettore Bugatti, an automobile designer and manufacturer, died in Paris.

http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/the-bugatti-family/ettore-bugatti.html

 

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