[TCN] Tuesday, June 10, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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IBTTA 82^nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition – Customers & Collaboration – September 14-17

Register Online for a 10% Discount on Delegate Fees!

 

Registration is now open for the IBTTA 82^nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Austin, TX, September 14-17, 2014.Delegates who register online will receive a 10% discount on registration fees! This year's Annual Meeting & Exhibition is shaping up to be one of our best yet, featuring three days packed with presentations, roundtable discussions, technical tours and networking opportunities. This year there will be four breakout tracks – technology/innovation, customers/communication, policy/politics and finance/funding. The full program is available at www.IBTTA.org/austin.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) More Airports Adopt Free Wi-Fi

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/business/more-airports-adopt-free-wi-fi.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) First Atlas of Inuit Arctic Trails Launched

Link to article from the University of Cambridge:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-atlas-of-inuit-arctic-trails-launched

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Orange County Toll Road Payment Options Unclear for Some Drivers

Link to story on KABC-TV:

http://abc7.com/traffic/oc-toll-road-payments-unclear-for-some-drivers/105041/

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

 

4) The Making of a Smart Tunnel

Link to article from the University of Cambridge:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-making-of-a-smart-tunnel

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Articles from ITS International

 -  App Informs Drivers of Delays During Long Beach Bridge Replacement

http://goo.gl/sA0RiC

 -  Monitoring During Construction Reveals Benefits of New Expressway in New Zealand

http://goo.gl/PW8QHy

 -  Glasgow's New Operations Center Has Key Role in City's Future

http://goo.gl/HPboCS

 -  Euromed Countries Warm to Galileo's Services

http://goo.gl/SqTTxj

 

6) Smart Moves – June 2014

Link to ITS newsletter from Florida DOT District 4:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART%20Moves%2038%20Edition%20web.pdf

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Portland, Oregon Neighborhood Buys Drone, Plans to Spy on Union Pacific Railroad

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/se_neighborhood_buys_a_drone_p.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Interpol Chief Says US Won't Join International Aviation Security Program

Link to story on ABC World News:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/interpol-chief-us-join-international-aviation-security-program/story?id=24063373&singlePage=true

 

9) Iowa Responders Break the Silence with New Joint Radio System

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://gcn.com/blogs/pulse/2014/06/geoshape-honduras-hurricane.aspx

 

10) US, Honduras to Test Hurricane Response Simulation

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/blogs/pulse/2014/06/geoshape-honduras-hurricane.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Drones Eyed as Tools in Traffic War

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Drones-Eyed-as-Tools-in-Traffic-War.html

 

12) A New Methodology Developed to Monitor Traffic Flow

Link to article on Phys.org:

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-methodology-traffic.html

 

13) Sharing Operations Data Among Agencies

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170868.aspx

 

VEHICLES

 

14) The Nuts and Bolts of Automotive Photography

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/automobiles/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-automotive-photography.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Lyft and Moovit Partner to Provide Last Minute Alternatives to Transit Delays

2) GEWI to Attend and Exhibit at ITS European Congress

3) American Association of Port Authorities Announce Communications Awards Program Winners

4) TxTag Toll Road Billing Services to be Easier, Faster

 

 

Upcoming Events

The TriMet Hackathon – June 25 – Portland, Oregon

http://trimet.org/developerseries/hackathon.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1829 **185^th anniversary** The first Boat Race between boat clubs from Cambridge and Oxford universities was held.

http://theboatrace.org/

 

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