[TCN] Wednesday, December 31, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Happy New Year!

 

AVIATION

 

1) Aspen, Colorado Airport Director: Getting Info to Pilots Key to Alleviating Congestion

Link to article in The Aspen Times:

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/14437718-113/airport-aspen-saturday-aircraft

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Eighth GPS IIF Satellite Operational

Link to article on C4ISR & Networks:

http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/satellites/2014/12/29/gps-satellite-boeing/21000081/

 

MARITIME

 

3) Fiji Ports to Introduce Automated System

Link to article in the Fiji Sun:

http://fijisun.com.fj/2014/12/31/ports-to-introduce-automated-system/

 

4) Smartphone Apps Enable Vessel Identification and Tracking

Link to article in Trajectory:

http://trajectorymagazine.com/component/k2/item/1861-mobile-mda.html

 

5) Geospatial Technology Helping Nations Monitor the Open Ocean

Link to article in Trajectory:

http://trajectorymagazine.com/defense-intelligence/item/1862-watching-the-water.html

 

PARKING

 

6) New York City Explores Mobile Payments for Parking Tickets

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-explores-mobile-payments-parking-tickets-article-1.2061665

Link to RFI

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) VicRoads Defends Speed Advisory Signs After Questions on Accuracy

Link to story on 9News:

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/12/31/19/24/victorian-motorists-reminded-to-read-the-warning-signs-when-it-comes-to-speed

 

8) Columbus, Ohio Adding Borders to Help Traffic Signals Stand Out

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/12/31/city-will-help-traffic-signals-stand-out.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Residents of Hampstead, North Carolina Turn to Facebook to Combat Traffic Issues

Link to story on WWAY-TV:

http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/12/30/residents-turn-to-facebook-to-combat-hampstead-traffic-issues

Link to Facebook page

 

10) Smartphone App Transport Service Stearclear Brings Car Home, Too

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/smartphone-app-transport-service-launched-in-wyckoff-brings-car-home-too-1.1183376?page=all

Link to further information

 

11) How Psychologists Used a Mobile Game to Make Airport Baggage Screening Better

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/318732/how-psychologists-used-a-mobile-game-to-make-airport-baggage-screening-better/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Chicago-Area Transit Board Meetings Will Stream Live

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141230/news/141239854/

Link to news release

 

13) Yakima Transit to Add Live Video Security Feature to Buses

Link to story on KIMA-TV:

http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Yakima-Transit-to-add-live-video-security-feature-to-buses-287169451.html

 

14) New York City Buses Will Test Pedestrian Warnings When Turning

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-buses-blare-alert-warn-pedestrians-article-1.2061529

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Reducing Traffic Congestion with Artificial Intelligence

Link to article on Next Big Future:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/12/reducing-traffic-congestion-with.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Eberle Design Inc. Announces Exclusive Sponsorship of Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – National Rural ITS Conference

http://fs18.formsite.com/MeetingsNorthwest/nrits-abstract-form/index.html

 

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