[TCN] Thursday, February 18, 2016

 

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Thursday, February 18, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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24/7 SLIM-DEPTH DISPLAY CUBES FOR EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

 

Mitsubishi Electric Display Walls meet the demanding needs of today's modern traffic management center with the introduction of the VS-60HS12U slim-depth rear-projection cubes that not only occupies about half the foot print of conventional rear-projection displays at only 20" deep, but are also amazingly budget-friendly.  Unlike LCD panels, the Mitsubishi Slim Cubes are designed to operate and run 24/7 with no screen degradation, thus minimal or no downtime, making its cost of operations and ownership more efficient than LCD panels.  With each 60" diagonal display cube with full-HD resolution, Mitsubishi slim cubes with virtually seamless bezels let you configure your display wall to meet your display and visualization requirement exactly.  

Visit http://me-vis.com/products/vs-60hs12U/ for more information or schedule a demo.   Also feel free to download our white papers to see how a Mitsubishi video wall can greatly enhance your traffic management process.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) NOTAMs Going Digital

Link to AOPA article

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2016/February/17/Notams-going-digital

 

2) Singapore to Use Space Surveillance to Augment Air-Traffic Management

Link to Channel NewsAsia story

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore-to-use-space/2525878.html

 

3) NASA Tech Could Trim Air Travel Delays

Link to GCN article

https://gcn.com/articles/2016/02/18/nasa-faa-flight-delays.aspx

 

4) Cayman Islands Airports Authority Introduces Parrot Mascot to Market Airport, Reduce Traveler Stress

Link to Cayman Compass article

https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/02/17/airports-authoritys-new-mascot-takes-flight/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Copenhagen's New Traffic Lights Recognize and Favor Cyclists

Link to Wired article

http://www.wired.com/2016/02/copenhagens-new-traffic-lights-recognize-and-favor-cyclists/

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Automated Twitter Account Spits Out Images from DC's Traffic Cameras

Link to Washingtonian article

http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/02/18/dc-traffic-camera-surveillance-weird-twitter-bot/

 

7) Video of Band's Fatal Crash in Sweden Wiped Because Nobody Requested It

Link to Liverpool Echo article

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/vital-viola-beach-swedish-bridge-10908719

Link to Aftonbladet article (in Swedish)

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

8) Popular Waze App Driving Some People in Residential Neighborhoods Crazy

Link to KCBS-TV story

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/02/16/popular-waze-navigation-app-driving-some-people-crazy/

 

MARITIME

 

9) China Aims for Leap in Technology in Maritime Sector

Link to China Daily article

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-02/18/content_23543257.htm

 

OTHER

 

10) High-Tech Pedicab (Rickshaw) to Be Trialed in Nepal

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/high-tech-pedicab-rickshaw-to-be-trialled-in-nepal/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Denver Planning Multi-Pronged Effort to Have Zero Traffic-Related Deaths

Link to Denver Post article

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29527759/denver-working-toward-zero-traffic-related-deaths

Link to news release

 

12) Emergency Alerts Get More Direct

Link to Emergency Management article

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Emergency-Alerts-Get-More-Direct.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

13) Can These New Startups Convince Americans to Carpool?

Link to Bloomberg Businessweek article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-16/can-these-new-startups-convince-americans-to-carpool

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Swiss Transport Card Could Threaten Data Privacy

Link to SWI story

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/fast-track-information_swiss-transport-card-could-threaten-data-privacy/41967436

 

15) Apple Wants to Replace Your Subway and Bus Passes with the iPhone

Link to BGR article

http://bgr.com/2016/02/17/apple-transit-cards-apple-pay/

 

16) Swiftly Mobile App Combines Real-Time and Crowdsourced Info

Link to Transit Wire article

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2016/02/18/swiftly-mobile-app-combines-real-time-and-crowdsourced-info/

 

17) Istanbul Wins Best Smart Transport Ticketing Service Award

Link to Daily Sabah article

http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2016/02/17/istanbul-wins-best-smart-transport-ticketing-service-award

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Smart People Need to Take Driving Tests; Smart Cars Should Too!

Link to The Hill blog

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/269734-smart-people-need-to-take-driving-tests-smart-cars-should-too

 

 

News Releases

1) inflight-online to Launch E-Daily Series at Aircraft Interiors Expo

2) Participants Announced for Chan Wui and Yunyin Rising Star Workshop for Early Career Professionals

 

 

Upcoming Events

Association for Commuter Transportation Public Policy Summit – April 12-14 – Arlington, Virginia

http://actweb.org/events/2016-public-policy-summit/

 

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