[TCN] Tuesday, September 4, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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September 4, 2012 – GEWI's 20^th Anniversary

 

On September 4^th, 1992 in Stassfurt, Germany, Hagen Geppert and Dr. Karl Will formed GEWI to create hardware and software to show traffic information on TV sets, for example at airports.  Sony and Grundig were two of GEWI's early clients along with the Automobile Association (AA) in the UK for which GEWI created TMC Office, the predecessor of what today is TIC.  Ten years ago, TIC was used for the European Road Information Centre (ERIC) to create, collect, and exchange traffic data between 22 countries in 7 different languages. (The project continues today as ARC).   TIC is now in its fourth generation and GEWI has grown from the single office in Germany to now also include offices in the UK, Singapore and the United States. TIC is used for a variety of transportation related projects worldwide, and used by a wide range of public and private sector organizations.   We invite you to visit www.gewi.com to view GEWI's products, read more GEWI history, meet some of GEWI's people (including Holger Kuske, GEWI's first employee and now in his 19^th year with the company) or watch some of the TIC product videos which demonstrate how in over 125 projects worldwide, TIC CONNECTS Systems – Vehicles – Travelers.

 

 

CAMERAS

 

1) Some Arizona Cities Still Snap Speeders on State Highways

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/08/03/20120803arizona-speed-cameras-still-flashing-some-highways.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

2) Shapes, Colors, Words and Symbols are Part of the Message of Signs Produced by Oklahoma DOT Central Sign Shop

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/shapes-colors-words-and-symbols-are-a-part-of-the-message-of-signs-produced-by-the-oklahoma-department-of-transportation-central-sign-shop/article/3706214

 

TELEMATICS

 

3) Telematics or Not? The Pressure is On for Mid-Sized Carriers

Link to article on Property Casualty 360:

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2012/09/04/telematics-or-not-the-pressure-is-on-for-mid-sized

 

4) Telematics Get More Buy-In from UK Men than Women

Link to article in Canadian Underwriter:

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/telematics-get-more-buy-in-from-u-k-men-than-women/1001666184/

 

TRANSIT

 

5) Riders Can Track University of Minnesota Buses with New Technology

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/168375806.html?refer=y

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/X6TpR

 

6) Audience Measurement for Transit Advertising

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167719.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

7) Expanded Traffic Information in TPEG Demonstrated at IFA

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/TabId/64/Default.aspx?ArticleId=215258

 

VEHICLES

 

8) Apple, Atari, AT&T, and How Technology is Changing the Daily Drive

Link to GeekWire on KIRO-FM Radio:

http://www.geekwire.com/2012/geekwire-podcast-apple-atari-att-technology-changing-daily-drive/

 

 

News Releases

1) Indoor Maps and Services to Reach Over $2.5 Billion by 2017

2) 3M Completes Its Acquisition of the Business of Federal Signal Technologies Group

3) Virginia's Arlington Transportation Partners Produces Video Series on Commuting Options

4) BMW and GEWI Connected Vehicle Demonstration

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Director of Electronic Toll Collection – MTA Bridges and Tunnels – New York, New York

http://www.mta.info/bandt/employ/jobp999q_r989.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Airport Expo – September 25-27 – Las Vegas

http://www.internationalairportexpo.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1917 **95^th anniversary** Henry Ford II was born in Detroit.

http://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.95999

 

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