[TCN] Wednesday, March 9, 2016

 

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Iridium CEO: US Could Lag in Airplane Tracking if No Decision Made Soon

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/iridium-commun-faa-idUSL1N16G1QP

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) New GPS Satellite Begins Transmitting to Users Around Globe

Link to Spaceflight Now article

https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/03/09/new-gps-satellite-begins-transmitting-to-users-around-the-globe/

 

3) GPS App Sygic Now Offers Offline Maps for Most of Planet

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11186912/sygic-gps-navigation-app-united-nations

 

RAILROADS

 

4) Should Rail Tracks Have Fence Sensors in Landslide Prone Niles Canyon, California?

Link to Contra Costa Times article

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29613081/derailment-should-rail-tracks-have-fence-sensors-landslide

 

5) Songwriter Creates Music Video from Cross-Country Amtrak Journey

Link to NPR Music story

http://www.npr.org/event/music/469621135/laura-gibsons-heartbreaking-train-ride

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Study Looks at Street Numbering in America

Link to CityLab blog

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/03/mapping-street-numbering-us-new-york-philadelphia/472809/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) RCMP Look for Info Gaps on Threats to Canadian Infrastructure

Link to Toronto Star article

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/03/08/rcmp-look-for-info-gaps-on-threats-to-infrastructure.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Inrix Aims to Create Standard for In-Car App Software

Link to Detroit News article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/03/09/inrix-announces-opencar-acquisition/81516722/

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Reno Transit Officials, Union Spar Over Recording Audio on Buses

Link to KUNR Radio story

http://kunr.org/post/transit-officials-labor-union-spar-over-recording-audio-buses

 

10) New York MTA to Roll Out New Buses with Wi-Fi, Charging Ports and Safety Systems

Link to Metro article

http://www.metro.us/new-york/mta-to-roll-out-new-buses-with-wi-fi-charging-ports-and-safety-systems/zsJpch---GWp2T8HCVYPuE/

Link to news release

 

11) Wristband Device Helps Visually and Hearing Impaired People Use Transit

Link to Transport Systems Catapult article

https://ts.catapult.org.uk/-/teen-s-simple-solution-to-help-visually-impaired-travellers

 

VEHICLES

 

12) When Regulating Self-Driving Cars, Who's at the Wheel?

Link to Governing article

http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-driverless-car-regulations.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Tennessee DOT Joins Waze Connected Citizen Program

2) Xerox to Help New Jersey E-ZPass Enhance Customer Experience, Simplify Operations

3) DC Metro Completes Installation of Traffic-Signal Transponders in 144 Buses

 

 

Upcoming Events

Kansas DOT Transportation Safety Conference – April 18-20 – Topeka, Kansas

http://kupce.ku.edu/transportation-safety

 

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