[TCN] Tuesday, June 28, 2016

 

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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North Carolina selects HERE to manage traffic congestion

The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently selected HERE, the location cloud company, as the provider of probe-based, Real-Time Traffic services to enhance driver safety and improve traffic congestion, making North Carolina the eighth state along the eastern seaboard to utilize HERE Real-Time Traffic. With real-time traffic data from HERE, NCDOT will be able to communicate up-to-the-minute information about current traffic conditions and travel times on dynamic signs on the roadways. HERE Real-Time Traffic services combine location technology and big data analytics to create a powerful new traffic management tool for transportation departments around the country. HERE is also working with transportation agencies to deploy connected vehicle technologies and close the loop between vehicles and infrastructure. 

 

To read more about this project, click here.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Iris Automation Bringing Eyes, and Situational Awareness, to Drones

Link to TechCruch article

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/27/iris-automation-is-bringing-eyes-and-situational-awareness-to-drones/

 

2) Smart Airports Will Become the Hub of Brand Experience

Link to Huffington Post blog

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/advertising-week/smart-airports-will-becom_b_10703924.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Updated Crosswalks Cause Confusion in Santa Maria, California

Link to KSBY-TV story

http://www.ksby.com/story/32320200/updated-crosswalks-cause-confusion-in-santa-maria

 

4) Tour de France Will Use High-Tech Scanning System to Find Hidden Motors

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/news/tour-de-france-will-use-special-scanners-to-find-hidden-motors/

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Your Car's Photo is Now Being Taken as You Drive Under New Massachusetts Turnpike Toll Gantries

Link to MassLive article

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2016/06/the_new_mass_pike_all_electron.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) Google Sharpens Maps, Earth with Petabyte of Crisp NASA Satellite Imagery

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-sharpens-maps-earth-with-petabyte-of-crisp-nasa-satellite-imagery/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

7) Tech Startup Tests Cellphone Transponder on Central Florida Toll Roads

Link to Orlando Sentinel article

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/technology/os-paytollo-central-florida-expressway-authority-20160627-story.html

Link to PayTollo

 

FREIGHT

 

8) New FHWA Website: The Freight Economy

Link to site

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=997

 

OTHER

 

9) Shared Mobility Conversation with Susan Shaheen

Link to ITE Talks Transportation podcast

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/ite-talks-transportation-podcast-susan-shaheen/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) New Mexico DOT Launches Anti-DWI TV Ads

Link to KOAT-TV story

http://www.koat.com/news/new-dwi-ads-cost-300000-to-produce-and-broadcast/40261256

 

11) Transportation Agencies Take Note: Facebook Matters in a Crisis

Link to Talking Transportation blog

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/transportation-agencies-take-note-facebook-matters-in-a-crisis/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) US Considering Asking Foreign Visitors to Hand Over Their Social Media Information

Link to Quartz article

http://qz.com/718179/the-us-is-considering-asking-foreign-visitors-to-hand-over-their-social-media-information/

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) In Google's Future, Drivers May Exchange Their Data for Infotainment and Other Features

Link to Car and Driver blog

http://blog.caranddriver.com/in-googles-future-drivers-may-exchange-their-data-for-infotainment-other-features/

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Newspaper: Sidewalk Labs Aims to Fix Public Transit in US by Shifting Control to Google

Link to Guardian article

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/27/google-flow-sidewalk-labs-columbus-ohio-parking-transit

 

15) Seattle Metro Commuters Get Chance to Share Stories at Party on Wheels

Link to Seattle Times article

http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/party-on-wheels-celebrates-shares-stories-of-seattle-commuters/

Link to KBCS Radio's What's the Flux?

 

 

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Secures Contract for Next Generation Integrated Transportation Management System in Massachusetts

2) National Weather Service to Study Weather Data from Harris Corporation's Helios Digital Platform

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Nominees Sought – Members of Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) – Federal Transit Administration

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/06/27/2016-15110/request-for-transit-advisory-committee-for-safety-tracs-nominations

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: AASHTO STSMO/SCOHT/TRB RTSMO Annual Meeting Preview – July 8

http://transportationops.org/event/aashto-stsmoscohttrb-rtsmo-annual-meeting-preview-webinar

 

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