[TCN] Tuesday, March 11, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, March 11, 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) Interpol Providing Two Airlines Direct Access to Stolen Passport Database

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Interpol-tests-airline-access-to-passport-database-5306177.php

 

2) Missing Malaysia MH370 Prompts Calls for SOS Data Streaming

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/03/missing-malaysia-aircraft-prompts-calls-emergency-data-streaming/

 

3) iBeacons and Airports: Results from a Real-World Test

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/article/ibeancons-airport-real-world-test/

 

4) Airports Take on Fear of Flying

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2014/03/10/fear-of-flying-airports-airlines/6084677/

 

5) Expert: Radio, Aviation Complemented Each Other

Link to article in The Saratogian:

http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20140310/expert-radio-aviation-complemented-each-other

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

6) Study: Education Programs Reduce Florida Pedestrian Fatalities

Link to story on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/3/7/walkwise_programs_wo.html

 

CAMERAS

 

7) Speed-Camera Signs Sufficient, Says New Chicago Transportation Commissioner

Link to article on DNAinfo Chicago:

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140310/ohare/speed-camera-signs-sufficient-says-new-transportation-commissioner

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

8) Apple Maps Screw-Up Isn't Funny, Until It Is

Link to column in the York Daily Record:

http://www.ydr.com/mike/ci_25319321/mike-argento-apple-maps-screw-up-isnt-funny

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Design Ideas from the 1950s for the Interstate Highway System Markers

Link to story on WLRN Radio:

http://wlrn.org/post/here-what-it-looks-when-traffic-engineers-design-highway-signs

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Using Peer Exchanges to Improve the Effectiveness of Strategic Highway Safety Plans

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170403.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Melbourne Tram, Train, Bus Users Stranded with Unusable Data

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/melbourne-public-transport-tram-train-bus-users-stranded-with-unusable-data-20140310-34hxv.html

 

12) The Race is on for the Transit Ticket of Tomorrow

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/03/race-transit-ticket-tomorrow/8594/

 

13) Will the Smartphone Save Public Transit?

Link to blog on Mother Nature Network:

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/will-the-smartphone-save-public-transit

 

VEHICLES

 

14) AT&T Rolls Out Pricing Plans for In-Car 4G Broadband

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246879/AT_T_rolls_out_pricing_plans_for_in_car_4G_broadband

 

15) BlackBerry's QNX: Why It's so Valuable to Apple, Google, Auto Industry

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blackberrys-qnx-why-its-so-valuable-to-apple-google-auto-industry-7000027169/

 

 

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, CSX Sign Agreement to Share Info on Movement of Hazardous Materials

2) Airbus Defense and Space Launches AuroraGlobal, Its New High-Throughput Satcom Services

3) Texas DOT's Award-Winning 'Don't Mess with Texas' Campaign Partners with Fresh New Voices to Help Reduce Roadside Litter

 

 

Upcoming Events

Telematics Detroit 2014 – June 4-5 – Novi, Michigan

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

2004 **10^th anniversary** Terrorist bombs exploded on Spanish commuter trains killing 191 people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2004/madrid_train_attacks/default.stm

 

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