[TCN] Friday, February 19, 2016

 

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Friday, February 19, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Anti-Drone System for Airports Passes Tests

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/anti-drone-system-for-airports-passes-tests/

 

2) IATA Head: Gulf Aviation Hubs Need More Coordination to Tackle Airspace Crisis

Link to Arabian Business article

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/gulf-aviation-hubs-need-more-coordination-tackle-airspace-crisis-621815.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) St. Louis City Committee OKs Buying New Traffic Cameras, as Privacy Concerns Are Raised

Link to KWMU Radio story

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/city-committee-oks-buying-new-traffic-cameras-privacy-concerns-are-raised

 

4) Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light-Rail Trains to Get Cameras

Link to AP article

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/02/18/dallas-area-rapid-transit-light-rail-trains-to-get-cameras/

 

5) C-Tran Bus Cameras Strive for Safer Streets

Link to Columbian article

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/15/c-tran-bus-cameras-strive-for-safer-streets/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) Public Transport Maps in Big Cities Baffle Human Brain, Says Study

Link to Guardian article

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/feb/19/transport-maps-in-big-cities-baffle-human-brain-says-study

Link to news release

 

7) Continental's Smart Maps May Hit the Streets This Year or Next

Link to Automotive News Europe article

http://europe.autonews.com/article/20160219/COPY/302199998/continentals-smart-maps-may-hit-the-streets-this-year-or-next

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

8) General: US Could Still Cancel Raytheon GPS Ground System

Link to Reuters article

http://news.yahoo.com/u-could-still-cancel-raytheon-gps-ground-system-180835344--finance.html

 

9) Waze Stealing the Keys to Your City

Link to Strategy Analytics blog

https://www.strategyanalytics.com/strategy-analytics/blogs/automotive/infotainment-telematics/infotainment-telematics/2016/02/19/waze-stealing-the-keys-to-your-city

 

OTHER

 

10) Uber Hosting a Hackathon with USDOT

Link to Technical.ly DC article

https://technical.ly/dc/2016/02/18/uber-celebrating-cities-hackathon/

 

11) Patricia Hendren to Helm I-95 Corridor Coalition as George Schoener Retires

Link to AASHTO Journal article

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/021916coalition.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

12) Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Admits Agency Missteps in Informing Public on Turnpike Project

Link to Oklahoman article

http://newsok.com/article/5479818

 

13) New York City DOT to Unveil New Vision Zero Ad Campaign in Spanish and Chinese

Link to Daily News article

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-dept-transportation-unveils-multilingual-ad-campaign-article-1.2536838

 

14) DC DOT Produces Video on How to Ride New Streetcar

Link to CityLab blog

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/02/how-to-ride-the-dc-streetcar/463821/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Departing Foreigners at US-Mexico Border Crossing Tracked Through Iris, Facial Scans

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune article

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/18/facial-iris-scans-otay-mesa-pedestrian-crossing/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Boston Cites Data for Improving Traffic Flow

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/boston-cites-data-for-improving-traffic-flow/

Link to news release

 

17) Why Your City's Traffic Doctor Probably Can't Cure What Ails It

Link to column in Car & Driver

http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/why-your-citys-traffic-planner-probably-cant-fix-much-of-anything-column 

 

VEHICLES

 

18) More Than 50 Semi-Autonomous Vehicles to Test Platooning on Dutch Motorway

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=77819

 

 

News Releases

1) Volvo Cars Tests Replacing Keys with Smartphone App

2) New SuperShuttle App Lets Customers Book Airport Ride Worldwide

3) Ramco Systems, Air France KLM Open Singapore Aviation MRO IT Lab

4) Federal Railroad Administration Awards Nearly $10 Million to Increase Safety at Railroad Crossings Along Energy Routes

5) Inmarsat Partners with EM Solutions to Develop World's First MilSatCom/GX Maritime Terminal

6) Icelandair First European Airline to Offer Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi

7) Los Angeles Metro Testing New Security Technologies to Crack Down on Fare Evasion

8) UK Smart Mobility Living Lab Launched in London

 

 

Friday Bonus

Thank goodness it wasn't a T-Rex!

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/pranksters-block-off-isle-of-wight-road-with-dinosaur-94032.aspx

 

 

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