♥ Transportation Communications Newsletter ♥
Friday, February 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Georgia Professor Researches New Technology for Airport Communication
Link to article in The Telegraph:
http://www.macon.com/2014/02/13/2935663/mercer-professor-helps-nasa-and.html
2) Pilots' Group Opposes Recommendation to Phase Out 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters
Link to article from AOPA:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) GeoToll CEO Releases Field Test Results for Toll Collection Smartphone Device
Link to interview on TollRoadsNews:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4) ITS News & Updates – February 14
Link to update from US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office:
OTHER
5) Volunteers at Alabama DOT Emergency Call Center Aid Travelers One Call at a Time
Link to article in the Montgomery Advertiser:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Online Information Service Launched with Updates on Metro Manila Projects
Link to article in The Philippine Star:
TRANSIT
7) New App Aims to Assist Blind People Navigate Perth's Public Transport Network
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. News story:
8) TriMet Works to Protect Rider Privacy with New Electronic Fare Collection System
Link to article in The Transit Wire:
http://www.thetransitwire.com/2014/02/14/trimet-works-protect-rider-privacy/
9) Technology Makes Transit the Next Frontier for Digital Signage Innovators
Link to article in Mass Transit:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/blog/11312093/dse-2014-vendors-appeal-to-mass-transit-customers
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) High-Tech Tolls Help Vermont Agency of Transportation Track Road Conditions
Link to story on WCAX-TV:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24719923/high-tech-tools-help-vtrans-track-road-conditions
11) Alabama DOT to Add Electronic Signs on I-65
Link to article in the Montgomery Advertiser:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20140214/NEWS/302140034/Interstate-signs-inform-drivers
VEHICLES
12) Automakers Speed HD Radio Adoption
Link to article in Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/article/automakers-speed-hd-radio-adoption/223687
News Releases
2) MarketsandMarkets: Traffic Management Market Worth $12.69 Billion by 2018
Friday Bonus
It looks like they're doing a Canadian version of the TV show, COPS.
Upcoming Events
TransComm Webinar: Spanning the Digital Divide – February 18
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/710338046
Today in Transportation History
1779 **235th anniversary** Captain James Cook was killed in a conflict with Hawaiians.
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/voyages/resolution/death.shtml
1989 **25th anniversary** The first satellite in the operational constellation of the Global Positioning System was launched.
http://www.afspc.af.mil/news1/story.asp?id=123314911
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