[TCN] Tuesday, March 17, 2015

 

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Final Program Now Available for the ITS America Intelligent Freight Network Symposium

 

Join ITS America for our first Symposia Series event of 2015 as we head to Long Beach, Calif., March 26 and 27, and explore the smarter movement of goods in the 21^st century by Advancing an Intelligent Freight Network. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Port of Long Beach, Intelligent Transportation Society of California and Contra Costa Transportation Authority have partnered with ITS America to host this two-day event focused on advancing technology solutions to improve freight efficiency and highlighting the next generation of ITS solutions to address the changing demands in goods movement. The symposium will take place in our most unique location yet -- on board the historic Queen Mary. Special registration rates are available for ITS America members, public sector attendees and students and start as low as $40.00. Learn how you and your organization can get involved, check out the full program and register today at www.itsa.org/freightsymposium.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airports Leverage Technology to Manage Irregular Operations

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/airports-leverage-technology-manage-irregular-operations

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Iowa DOT Orders Removal of City-Operated Traffic Cameras on State-Supervised Roads

Link to AP article:

http://www.kttc.com/story/28543211/state-officials-say-some-traffic-cameras-must-come-down

Link to news release

 

3) Two Broward County, Florida Judges Toss 24,000 Red-Light Camera Tickets

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-red-light-cameras-court-20150316-story.html

 

4) Hanoi Adding More Traffic Cameras to Put Brake on Violations

Link to article in Thanh Nien News:

http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/hanoi-adds-more-traffic-cameras-to-put-brake-on-violations-39877.html

 

MARITIME

 

5) How Do the Technology Leaders at the Port of Portland Protect Sensitive Data?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/How-do-the-technology-leaders-at-the-Port-of-Portland-protect-sensitive-data.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Braille Handbook of Traffic Signs Released in Qatar

Link to article in The Peninsula:

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/327253/braille-handbook-of-traffic-signs-released  

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Florida DOT Gives OK to High-Tech Pilot to Control Traffic Signals Based on Real-Time Conditions

Link to article in the Bradenton Herald:

http://www.bradenton.com/2015/03/16/5694668_fdot-oks-plans-for-high-tech-devices.html

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Maryland Transit Authority's Intelligent Video-Surveillance System Increases Departmental Efficiency, Effectiveness

Link to article in Urgent Communications:

http://urgentcomm.com/video-surveillance/maryland-transit-authority-s-intelligent-video-surveillance-system-increases-depa

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Georgia DOT Rolls Out Smarter, Revamped Website for Travelers

Link to article in the Gwinnett Daily Post:

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/mar/16/gdot-rolls-out-smarter-revamped-website-for/

Link to site

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Ford Turns Back to Microsoft to Build Connected Car Services

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-turns-back-microsoft-build-130000473.html

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) Eberle Design to Host Webinar on Glance & Data Aggregator Series Field Monitoring Device

2) Transport of Rockland Launches Email and Text Message Service Alerts

3) TomTom Telematics Now Offering Real-Time Driving Advice to Professional Drivers

4) Airbiquity Presents First of Four-Part Webinar Series on Improving Consumer Connected Car Adoption

5) FAA Awards Oceanic Data Link Services Contract to Rockwell Collins

6) Rockwell Collins Teams with OneWeb to Provide Unprecedented Connectivity to Aviation

7) Parsons Opens Leading-Edge Cyber Solutions Center

8) FMCSA Announces New Smartphone App Providing Safety Data on Interstate Commercial Truck and Bus Companies

9) Iteris Promotes Ramin Massoumi to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Transportation Systems Division

10) Pierce Transit Selects Apollo Video Technology to Deliver Mobile Video Monitoring Solution

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Managing the Unexpected in Work Zones with Back of Queue Detection, Smart Work Integration and Performance Monitoring – March 24

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6181994596601347074

 

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