Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Making Roads Work Smarter: Data Behind Planning, Safer Roads & Emergency Response
INRIX XD™ Traffic provides a look at the next generation of urban mobility, a new system and new way of understanding traffic on a granular level with increased quality and coverage of the road network. This means traffic, incident, and alert data on ramps, primary and secondary arterials, and roads currently under served by existing technologies.
Register today:
Making Roads Work Smarter - Data Behind Planning, Safer Roads & Emergency Response
INRIX Webinar Nov 19, 2013
AVIATION
1) US Aviation Organizations Push to Protect Contract Tower Program
Link to article from Aviation Week Intelligence Network:
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_10_28_2013_p0-631170.xml
2) Airports Battle Algae, Rust and Fading to Maintain Effective Airfield Markings
Link to article in Airport Improvement:
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00514
CAMERAS
3) Iowa DOT Looking at Recording Traffic Cameras
Link to story on WOI-TV:
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/23812337/traffic-cameras-cant-help-officers-figure-out-what-happened
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Mozilla Developing Geolocation Data Service for Public Use
Link to IDG News Service article:
Link to announcement: http://goo.gl/r887Ol
5) Mercedes Integrates Navigation System with Google Glass
Link to article in Automotive News Europe:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6) Noida Expressway Expected to be First Public Sector Highway in India to Implement Intelligent Traffic Management System
Link to article in the Hindustan Times:
OTHER
7) Cyber Attack Snarls Israeli Traffic
Link to article in Israel Today:
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24210/Default.aspx
RAILROADS
8) Amtrak Exec: Time to Move Beyond Ticketing to Mobile Experiences
Link to article on Mobile Marketer:
http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/strategy/16476.html
9) Wireless Headphones Turn Los Angeles' Union Station Into an Opera Stage
Link to article on GigaOM:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/28/wireless-headphones-turn-las-union-station-into-an-opera-stage/
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) TSA to Design Calm, Stress-Free Checkpoints
Link to article on Fodor's Travel:
http://www.fodors.com/news/tsa-to-design-calm-stressfree-checkpoints-7231.html
TRANSIT
11) KNBC-TV Playing to Viewers on Los Angeles County Buses
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
12) Verizon Cell Service Expands to MBTA Tunnels
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
13) Mosaics Could Make Navigating DC Metro Easier
Link to blog on Greater Greater Washington:
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/20486/mosaics-could-make-navigating-metro-easier/
VEHICLES
14) New Edison Research Videos Show a 'Barrage of New' in Connected Cars
Link to article in the Radio And Internet Newsletter:
15) Technology Playing a Big Role in Limousine Business
Link to article on Business 2 Community:
http://www.business2community.com/business-innovation/transportation-tech-world-big-business-0662776
16) Infotainment Systems Are Complicated and Trouble Prone
Link to article in Consumer Reports:
17) Reviews of DASH Conference
- JacoBLOG
http://jacobsmediablog.com/2013/10/28/dashtakeaways/
- Alan Cross: A Journal of Musical Things
News Releases
1) Digital Displays Promote Business and Safety at Florida Rest Areas
2) Inrix Partners with San Francisco on Expanding Traffic Information Services for Bay Area Drivers
3) FCC Adopts Technical Rules for Use of Public Safety Spectrum Licensed to FirstNet
4) RTC of Southern Nevada Offering Wi-Fi on Select Routes
Upcoming Events
OneBusAway Workshop and Launch Event – November 16 – Arlington, Virginia
http://mobilitylab.org/2013/10/25/introducing-onebusaway-for-the-dc-region/
Today in Transportation History
1618 **395th anniversary** Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer, was beheaded in London.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Execution_of_Sir_Walter_Raleigh.jpg
2013 The Marmaray tunnel, the first to connect Asia and Europe, opened in Istanbul.
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