Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, May 8, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
The people at Iteris make a difference in mobility. Iteris employees enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging activities. Openings are across the U.S., from entry-level to practice builders. Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build. Innovation is required!
Check here for list of open positions.
Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.
AVIATION
1) FAA Says Media Can Use Drone Photos from Citizen Journalists, Not Professionals
Link to article in Forbes:
2) Inflight – May/June 2015
Link to magazine:
http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/Inflight2015/volume6issue3/index.html
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Uber Joins the Bidding for Here, Nokia's Digital Mapping Service
Link to article in The New York Times:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Metropia App Searches for Better Routes and Travel Times
Link to story on KVUE-TV:
MARITIME
5) Whale Alert App Helps Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Shippers Avoid Whale Collisions
Link to article in the Press Telegram:
Link to further information
OTHER
6) Los Angeles to Appoint Next-Gen Transportation Adviser
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/fs/Los-Angeles-to-Appoint-Next-Gen-Transportation-Adviser.html
Link to news release
PARKING
7) Five Ways Technology Has Changed Parking
Link to article in The Press-Enterprise:
http://www.pe.com/articles/parking-766731-valet-drivers.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) New Federal Rules May Make It Harder to Get Information on Bakken Oil Trains
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/new-rules-may-make-oil-train-info-harder-to-get/303001541/
RAILROADS
9) New Law Allows Alaska Railroad to Issue Bonds to Cover PTC Costs
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
ROADWAYS
10) No, the Feds Are Not Requiring Times Square to Remove Its Billboards
Link to article on CityLab:
TRANSIT
11) Pittsburgh Transit Authority is Trying to Make It Easier to Ride the Bus
Link to story on WHYY Radio:
News Releases
2) Raytheon to Transform US Aviation Weather Data
3) Netherlands Ministry of Defence Partners with Thales for Air Defense Systems and Services
4) Oakville Transit Test Drives Real-Time Bus Tracking
5) Professor Joseph Sussman Inducted Into ITS America Hall of Fame
6) Barnes & Noble, Amtrak, HarperCollins Partner to Offer Free eBooks and eMagazines to Passengers
7) APTA Announces 2015 Bus Safety and Security Excellence Awards
Friday Bonus
As David Letterman prepares to retire, here's a look back to his first week on CBS when he became an amateur traffic reporter.
Upcoming Events
Florida's Transportation Showcase i3 – May 26-29 – ChampionsGate, Florida
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