[TCN] Monday, March 10, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 10, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INRIX Expands Arterial Coverage and Accuracy – Learn about the Challenges & Benefits

 

We recently expanded our traffic flow data services to include 600,000 centerline miles of arterial coverage across the US.  In addition to real-time arterial flow data, historic data can be accessed via the INRIX Analytics platform, providing easy computation of key arterial performance measures.

 

Join our webinar to learn about computing accurate arterial flow data:  March 18, 2014 @ 1:30 pm EDT.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Beyond the Black Box: Fixing Aviation's Broken Communication Systems

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/03/09/beyond-the-black-box-fixing-aviations-broken-communication-systems/

 

2) Europe Airlines Embrace Mobile Devices on Board

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101480229

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Intelligent Surveillance System to Check Accidents on Pune-Mumbai Expressway

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Intelligent-surveillance-system-to-check-accidents-on-e-way/articleshow/31699428.cms

 

MARITIME

 

4) KVH Foresees Big Lift from Rising Tide of Maritime Broadband Demand

Link to article on SpaceNews:

http://www.spacenews.com/article/satellite-telecom/39766kvh-foresees-big-lift-from-rising-tide-of-maritime-broadband-demand

 

OTHER

 

5) Traffic Technology International – February/March 2014

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b4efdab8#/b4efdab8/1

 

6) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – March 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Mar.pdf

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Oregon Travel Experience Takes Upscale Approach to Management of Rest Areas

Link to article in The Register-Guard:

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31240799-75/rest-areas-oregon-travel-experience.html.csp

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) India to Follow London, Paris by Introducing 'Intelligent' CCTV on Metro

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2576482/India-follow-London-Paris-introducing-intelligent-CCTV-Metro.html

 

9) TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2014/03/tsa-halts-testing-technology-screen-passengers-online-data/80065

 

10) Law Enforcement Agencies Encrypting Radio Transmissions

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Law-Enforcement-Agencies-Encrypting-Radio-Transmissions.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) Transportation Network Companies Accused of Discrimination

Link to story on KNBC-TV:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california/LA-COPY-Transportation-Network-Companies-Accused-of-Discrimination-249130861.html

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Northstar's Bug-Riddled Alert System Irks Riders

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/249214461.html

 

13) Teaching New Los Angeles Metro Riders the Subway of Doing Things

Link to article from the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11325944/teaching-new-metro-riders-the-subway-of-doing-things

 

14) High-Tech Signs Driving Users of UK Bus Route Mad

Link to article in the Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury:

http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/hi_tech_signs_driving_bus_users_mad_1_3396853

 

15) Networking, Technology Reshaping Transportation Choices

Link to column in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140310/BLOG17/140319978/Networking-technology-reshaping-transportation-choices-

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Abu Dhabi Police to Broadcast Traffic Videos on Smartphones

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/abu-dhabi-police-to-broadcast-traffic-videos-on-smartphones-2014-03-10-1.541059

 

17) Bridge Scandal Relegates 'Traffic Study' to Punch Line

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/nyregion/traffic-study-switches-role-from-research-to-punch-line.html

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Volkswagen Group Anticipates New Era of Auto Industry Digitalization

Link to article on The Auto Channel:

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2014/03/10/105851-volkswagen-group-anticipates-new-era-auto-industry-digitalisation.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Xerox Uses Big Data to Improve Transportation

2) Iteris Launches VantageNext Video Detection Platform

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Research Transportation Specialist – Federal Highway Administration – McLean, Virginia

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/363517900

 

 

Upcoming Events

Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit – May 1 – Dover, Delaware

http://www.bikede.org/2014/02/28/walkable-bikeable-delaware-summit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1849 **165^th anniversary** Abraham Lincoln applied for a patent for a device to lift boats over shoals.

http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/education/patent.htm

 

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