[TCN] Thursday, September 24, 2015

 

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Thursday, September 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Transportation Departments across U.S. Select HERE to Provide Real Time Traffic

 

HERE has recently been selected by the Georgia, Alabama and Missouri State Departments of Transportation as the provider of probe based Traffic Services. This data enables the DOTs to communicate to drivers up-to-the-minute information about current traffic conditions and travel times. The agencies also utilize HERE data for traffic operations, situational awareness, and performance management, including bottleneck identification, trend spotting, construction planning, 'before and after' traffic studies and more.  To read more about this, check out a recent announcement here.

 

The Missouri DOT has come up with some creative uses of the HERE data to make both operational and tactical decisions. MoDOT has set up its traffic software to provide HERE-powered text message alerts to its staff, filtered for the roads or regions for which they bear responsibility.  This allows them to quickly react to situations either by putting messages onto dynamic message signage, or by dispatching teams to tackle the problem at the scene.   To learn about how the Missouri DOT's is tackling 'snow fights' using HERE data, click here.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) NASA Tests Traffic Aware Planner App's Flight Planning Support Functions

Link to article on ExecutiveGov:

http://www.executivegov.com/2015/09/nasa-tests-traffic-aware-planner-apps-flight-planning-support-functions/

Link to news release

 

2) United Airlines Suddenly Delays Debut of New and Offbeat Inflight Safety Video

Link to article in the Chicago Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/09/24/united-airlines-suddenly-delaysdebut-of-new-and.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Kansas City Presses on with Emerging 'Smart City' Corridor

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984802/internet-of-things/kansas-city-presses-on-with-emerging-smart-city-corridor-with-video.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Volkswagen Scrubs Diesel References from Social Media, YouTube

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/254705-vw-scrubs-diesel-references-from-social-media-youtube  

 

PARKING

 

5) New Parking App Aims to Help Canberra Motorists Find Vacant Car Spots

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-24/new-parking-app-aimed-at-helping-motorists-find-vacant-car-spot/6800572

Link to news release

 

6) Siemens Launches Radar-Based Parking Space Detection Pilot

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/parking-access-control/news/siemens-launches-radar-based-parking-space-detection-pilot/

Link to news release (in German)

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Data Driven, Optimized Driving Strategies Save US Railroads Millions

Link to article on diginomica:

http://diginomica.com/2015/09/24/the-us-railroads-save-millions-by-optimising-driving-strategies-with-splunk/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Seven Years After Green Light, Smart Traffic System Still in Slow Lane in New Delhi

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/7-years-after-green-light-smart-traffic-system-still-in-slow-lane/articleshow/49096519.cms

 

TRANSIT

 

9) In Commuter Crises, Long Island Rail Road Isn't Up to Speed

Link to editorial in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/lirr-isn-t-up-to-speed-in-commuter-crises-1.10882853

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) New York's Transportation Command Prepares for Papal Disruptions

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/nyregion/new-yorks-transportation-command-prepares-for-the-pope-francis-disruptions.html

 

11) No One Consulted with Washington State Transportation Secretary Before Chinese President's Visit

Link to commentary on KIRO-FM Radio's Seattle's Morning News:

http://mynorthwest.com/813/2815191/No-one-consulted-with-states-highest-transportation-official-before-Chinese-presidents-visit

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Some 2016 Chevy Models Will Get Android Auto in March 2016

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/23/9387509/chevy-android-auto-upgrade-march-2016

 

 

News Release

1) Louisville Partners with Waze by Sharing Traffic Information

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Streetsblog New York City Reporter – OpenPlans – New York, New York

http://jobs.streetsblog.org/jobs/streetsblog-nyc-reporter/

 

 

Upcoming Events

NOCoE CMM Dimensions Webinar Series: Business Processes – October 7

http://www.transportationops.org/event/cmm-dimensions-webinar-series-6-business-processes

 

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