[TCN] Friday, June 20, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, June 20, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The Gulf Region ITS, ITS Florida, and ITS Georgia state chapters have joined together to proudly host the ITS 3C Summit meeting September 14-17 in Mobile, Alabama. The highly anticipated premier regional meeting is projected to bring together over 700 transportation industry professionals, local and state officials, engineers, planners, and emergency management personnel from across the southeast. The program will feature informative technical sessions, challenging discussions, advanced training, technical tours, an innovative technology showcase, and of course, some networking and social events you don't want to miss! Additionally, DOT directors from across the southeast will gather for a DOT CEO roundtable to discuss important industry topics and share their state's respective experiences. Stay up to date with ITS 3C Summit happenings on the event website www.its3csummit.com. 

 

Register Today! Event early bird rates, discounted hotel rates and exhibitor opportunities expire at the end of July. Check out the website for the latest news and event updates. See you in Mobile! 

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Nation State-Sponsored Attackers Hacked Two Airports, Report Says

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/06/nation-state-sponsored-attackers-hacked-two-airports-report-says/86812

 

2) System Alerts Drone Haters When to Duck and Cover

Link to story from ABC News Radio:

http://kticradio.com/news/business/index.php?more=34880295

 

3) Gogo Invites Media to Tour Chicago Operations Center

Link to article in Inflight:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/7065

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Nearly Unlimited Transit and Trail Data Coming to an App Near You

Link to article in Outside:

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-current/footprint/Strava-is-Just-the-Start-The-Promise-of-Open-Trail-Data.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) 1,800 of 3,700 GPS Devices Go Missing from Delhi Buses in Advance of Commonwealth Games

Link to PTI article:

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/1800-of-3700-gps-devices-go-missing-from-dtc-buses/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Work to Begin on Greater Manchester's Smart Motorway

Link to article in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2014/6/20/work-to-begin-on-greater-manchester-s-smart-motorway/52772/

 

MARITIME

 

7) Computerization of Angola Port Services Facilitates Maritime Trade

Link to ANGOP article:

http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/economia/2014/5/25/Computerization-port-services-facilitates-maritime-trade,c136e6d1-2fe0-4a1e-aa13-65f2d41bc7a7.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Public Input Missing from White House Meetings on Rail Safety Rules

Link to McClatchy News article:

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/06/19/5659032/public-input-missing-from-white.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Vancouver Transit Police Release New OnDuty Smartphone App

Link to article in The Providence:

http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Transit+Police+release+OnDuty+smartphone/9956424/story.html

Link to news release

 

10) Protecting the Airport Perimeter

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://www.nridigital.com/air-magazine.html?wv=s%2FAIR%2520Magazine%2Fdebc6c14-1eaf-5439-8958-43fe753b38bf%2FAIR1405%2Fperimeter.html

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Toronto Buses to Get Wi-Fi, But Riders May Not Get Access

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2014/06/19/ttc_buses_to_get_wifi_but_dont_fire_up_your_tablets_yet.html

 

12) Nine New Apps to Help You Navigate TriMet

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/06/9_new_apps_to_help_you_navigat.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Interview with Joseph Kopser, CEO of RideScout

Link to interview on IBTTA Radio:

http://www.buzzsprout.com/18987/183204-ibtta-radio-joseph-kopser-ridescout

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Automakers Criticize Bill to Open Part of Spectrum Reserved for Safety

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140620/AUTO01/306200078/Automakers-criticize-bill-open-part-spectrum-reserved-safety

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA Breaks Ground for New Tucson Air Traffic Control Tower

2) Rubio, Booker Introduce Legislation to Expand Unlicensed Spectrum Use

3) ITS America Statement on Rubio-Booker 5.9 GHz Spectrum Legislation

4) FAA Announces Texas UAS Test Site Now Operational

 

 

Friday Bonus

'Honey, I'm going to be a little late getting home…'

http://www.london24.com/polopoly_fs/1.3584178.1399039021!/image/2691710551.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/2691710551.jpg

 

 

Upcoming Events

IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability – July 24-26 – Portland, Oregon

http://sites.ieee.org/sustech/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1914 **100^th anniversary** The SS Bismarck was launched in Hamburg, Germany. It was the largest ship in the world at the time.

http://www.ocean-liners.com/ships/bismarck.asp

 

1974 **40^th anniversary** The last two remaining sternwheelers on the Yukon River were destroyed by a fire in Whitehorse.

http://www.explorenorth.com/library/ships/casca-whitehorse-1974.html

 

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