Jumat, 14 Februari 2014

[TCN] Friday, February 14, 2014

♥ Transportation Communications Newsletter ♥

 

Friday, February 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


 

AVIATION

 

1) Georgia Professor Researches New Technology for Airport Communication

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.macon.com/2014/02/13/2935663/mercer-professor-helps-nasa-and.html

 

2) Pilots' Group Opposes Recommendation to Phase Out 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters

Link to article from AOPA:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/February/13/AOPA-opposes-recommendation-to-phase-out-1215-MHz-ELTs.aspx

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) GeoToll CEO Releases Field Test Results for Toll Collection Smartphone Device

Link to interview on TollRoadsNews:

http://tollroadsnews.com/news/tim-mcguckin-talks-with-trn-about-geotolls-emerging-technology-to-turn-smart-phones-into-multiprotocol-transponders-for-electronic-tolling 

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ITS News & Updates – February 14

Link to update from US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=d2833c8e-f595-41a5-8497-b7c7483cb7b0&c=77da6f90-5104-11e3-8e6b-d4ae52a4597c&ch=7a7c1c80-5104-11e3-8e6c-d4ae52a4597c

 

OTHER

 

5) Volunteers at Alabama DOT Emergency Call Center Aid Travelers One Call at a Time

Link to article in the Montgomery Advertiser:

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20140213/NEWS01/302130023/Volunteers-aid-travelers-one-call-time

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Online Information Service Launched with Updates on Metro Manila Projects

Link to article in The Philippine Star:

http://www.philstar.com/nation/2014/02/14/1290381/mmda-launches-info-service-metro-braces-heavier-traffic

 

TRANSIT

 

7) New App Aims to Assist Blind People Navigate Perth's Public Transport Network

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. News story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-14/new-app-helps-blind-to-navigate-public-transport-feature/5258776

 

8) TriMet Works to Protect Rider Privacy with New Electronic Fare Collection System

Link to article in The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2014/02/14/trimet-works-protect-rider-privacy/

 

9) Technology Makes Transit the Next Frontier for Digital Signage Innovators

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/blog/11312093/dse-2014-vendors-appeal-to-mass-transit-customers

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) High-Tech Tolls Help Vermont Agency of Transportation Track Road Conditions

Link to story on WCAX-TV:

http://www.wcax.com/story/24719923/high-tech-tools-help-vtrans-track-road-conditions

 

11) Alabama DOT to Add Electronic Signs on I-65

Link to article in the Montgomery Advertiser:

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20140214/NEWS/302140034/Interstate-signs-inform-drivers

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Automakers Speed HD Radio Adoption

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/automakers-speed-hd-radio-adoption/223687

 

 

News Releases

1) Research and Markets: European Intelligent Transport Systems in the Public Transport Industry 2013-2017

2) MarketsandMarkets: Traffic Management Market Worth $12.69 Billion by 2018

 

 

Friday Bonus

It looks like they're doing a Canadian version of the TV show, COPS.

http://youtu.be/RywcMO7U0BU

 

 

Upcoming Events

TransComm Webinar: Spanning the Digital Divide – February 18

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/710338046

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1779 **235th anniversary** Captain James Cook was killed in a conflict with Hawaiians.

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/voyages/resolution/death.shtml

 

1989 **25th anniversary** The first satellite in the operational constellation of the Global Positioning System was launched.

http://www.afspc.af.mil/news1/story.asp?id=123314911

 

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