[TCN] Wednesday, June 11, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HERE selected by I-95 Corridor Coalition for Real-time Traffic Services

 

The I-95 Corridor Coalition announced that they have selected HERE as one of their preferred providers of real-time traffic services.  HERE provides probe-based speed and travel time data, Cloud-based HERE Platform APIs, and the Iteris iPEMs performance measurement system.  The states will be able to use real-time traffic information and analytical tools to help monitor traffic and analyze travel conditions across the roadways.   

 

HERE looks forward to working with states to enhance operations and provide valuable traveler information to facilitate the movement of people and goods along this corridor and throughout the nation.  Please contact HERE for a demonstration of these services.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) JetBlue Divests LiveTV Unit to Thales Group

Link to article from Zacks Equity Research:

http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/136463/jetblue-divests-livetv-unit-to-thales-group

Link to news release

 

2) Low-Cost Carriers Playing Important Role in Driving Onboard Passenger Experience Improvements

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/06/lccs-playing-important-role-driving-onboard-passenger-experience-improvements/#

 

3) Airport Response to Special Events

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170872.aspx

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Ohio Supreme Court Justices Question, Spar with Attorneys in Traffic Camera Case

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/06/ohio_supreme_court_justices_qu.html

 

5) US House Votes to Ban Purchase of License-Plate Cameras with Federal Funds

Link to blog in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/06/house-votes-to-ban-purchase-of-licenseplate-cameras-190127.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) New York City DOT Updates Vision Zero Interactive Map

Link to article in the Staten Island Advance:

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/the_department_of_transportati_1.html

 

7) Google Buys Satellite Company for Maps, Internet Access

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248999/Google_buys_satellite_company_for_Maps_Internet_access

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

8) Australian Tolling Industry Debates Tag Replacement

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/australian-tolling-industry-debates-tag-replacement/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

9) Enormous Solar Flares Could Affect GPS and Other Signals

Link to article on The Space Reporter:

http://thespacereporter.com/2014/06/enormous-solar-flares-released-by-the-sun-could-affect-gps-and-other-signals/

 

10) Australian Woman Who Gives Directions to 100 Million People Had No Idea She Was Famous Until Friend Recognized Her on GPS

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2654762/I-no-idea-Woman-Australian-Siri-voice-navigation-systems-surprising-phone-call-friend-using-GPS-two-years-recording-50-hours-lines.html

Link to story on Channel 7's Sunrise:

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/24209607/the-voice-of-siri-and-gps/

 

MARITIME

 

11) New Marketing Team Designed as Integral Part of Port of Gulfport's Reformation

Link to article in The Journal of South Mississippi Business:

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/06/10/5640352/new-marketing-team-designed-as.html

 

OTHER

 

12) Indian Metros, Airports and Entertainment Centers Fast Becoming Marketing Hubs

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/brand-equity/metros-airports-entertainment-centers-fast-becoming-marketing-hubs/articleshow/36354837.cms

 

13) Can We Trust Smart Cities?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/data/Can-We-Trust-Smart-Cities.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

14) Yellow Shirt Volunteers Educating Denver Walkers

Link to story on KUSA-TV:

http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/morning-show/2014/06/11/denver-heads-up-pedestrian-safety/10314843/

 

ROADWAYS

 

15) Researchers Testing Sensors Powered by Passing Vehicles

Link to article in Engineering News-Record:

http://enr.construction.com/technology/information_technology/2014/0616-symbiotic-sensors-harvest-power-from-infrastructure.asp

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

16) European Taxi Drivers Stage Uber Protests

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/06/11/uber-taxi-protests-europe/10314489/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

17) Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee Hears Testimony on Crash Responses

Link to article in The Patriot-News:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/06/transportation_officials_say_r.html

 

TRANSIT

 

18) What Will Boston's New, High-Tech Bus Service Bridj Mean for Public Transit?

Link to article on NextCity:

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/bridj-bus-boston-new-city-transit

 

19) World Cup Updates on London Tube

Link to story on ESPN FC:

http://www.espnfc.com/league-name/story/1871254/headline

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) VicRoads to Reassess Victorian Traffic Using IT Systems

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/vicroads-to-reassess-victorian-traffic-using-it-systems-7000030412/

 

21) VDOT Website Provides Info on Virginia Road Projects

Link to AP article:

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/va-website-provides-info-road-projects

 

 

News Releases

1) Arizona DOT Launches 'Safe Phone Zones' at 14 Highway Rest Area Locations

2) New Passenger Information Displays Are Latest Improvements at Baltimore Penn Station

3) Amtrak Website Now Offers Chinese-Language Version

4) Operation Lifesaver Awards $200,000 for Rail Safety Public Education and Awareness Campaigns in 21 States

5) WSI Announces Global Flight Tracking Expansion

6) Dennis Kolar Elected President of ITS Michigan

 

 

Upcoming Events

Smart Airports – October 15-17 – Beijing

http://www.smart-airports.com/China/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1944 **70^th anniversary** The USS Missouri, the last battleship built for the US Navy, was commissioned.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/63a.htm

 

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