Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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:
2) Missing Malaysia MH370 Prompts Calls for SOS Data Streaming
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:
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:
CAMERAS
7) Speed-Camera Signs Sufficient, Says New Chicago Transportation Commissioner
Link to article on DNAinfo Chicago:
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:
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
2) Airbus Defense and Space Launches AuroraGlobal, Its New High-Throughput Satcom Services
Upcoming Events
Telematics Detroit 2014 – June 4-5 – Novi, Michigan
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/
Today in Transportation History
2004 **10th 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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