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Thursday, July 7, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Harris Revolutionizes Air Traffic Control System for FAA

Link to Florida Today article

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/07/06/harris-revolutionizes-air-traffic-control-system-faa/86447192/

 

2) Rio Airport Completes IT Overhaul Ahead of Olympics

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/rio-airport-completes-it-overhaul-ahead-of-olympics/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) US Air Force Wants to Shift More Money Into Troubled GPS Ground System

Link to Space News article

http://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-wants-to-shift-more-money-into-jicspoc-and-troubled-gps-ground-system/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) New York City Police Still Withhold Crucial Traffic Enforcement Data from the Public

Link to Streetsblog NYC blog

http://www.streetsblog.org/2016/07/06/nypd-still-withholds-crucial-traffic-enforcement-data-from-the-public/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Indonesian Government to Establish Digital Security Standards for Transportation

Link to Jakarta Post article

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/07/new-digital-standards-for-finance-transportation-energy-being-developed.html

 

6) New US Standards for Farm Equipment Visibility

Link to Farm and Dairy article

http://www.farmanddairy.com/top-stories/new-standards-for-farm-equipment-visibility/346407.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) How Airports Are Tackling Taxi Queue Congestion with Sensors

Link to Runway Girl Network article

https://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2016/07/06/how-airports-are-tackling-taxi-queue-congestion-with-sensors/

 

8) Massachusetts Should 'Lyft' the Vail on Transport Records

Link to Daily News of Newburyport editorial

http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/editorials/lawmakers-should-lyft-the-veil-on-transport-records/article_dedcaf69-2a40-5ed7-91e1-eedd97e0c9a0.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

9) Minnesota Vikings Traffic Plan Aims to Ease Gridiron Gridlock

Link to Star Tribune article

http://www.startribune.com/vikings-traffic-plan-aims-to-mitigate-gridiron-gridlock/385701031/

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Nashua, New Hampshire Bus Drivers Use Translation App to Ease Communications

Link to New Hampshire Public Radio story

http://nhpr.org/post/nashua-buses-find-new-way-avoid-getting-lost-translation

 

11) Edmonton Advisory Board Calls for More Effective Art in Transit Stations to Attract Riders

Link to CHED Radio story

http://www.630ched.com/2016/07/06/advisory-board-calls-for-more-effective-art-in-transit-stations/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Three Thai Agencies Join to Develop Big Data System for Traffic Information

Link to National News Bureau of Thailand article

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/three-thai-agencies-join-to-develop-big-data-system-for-traffic-information/147941/

 

VEHICLES

 

13) European Commission Asked to Fund Cross-Border Tests of Driverless Cars

Link to EurActiv article

http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/news/commission-asked-to-fund-cross-border-tests-of-driverless-cars/

 

14) DASH Podcast Series Looks at the Future of Radio in the Connected Car

Link to Jacobs Media Strategy podcast

http://jacobsmedia.com/category/dash-podcast/

 

 

News Releases

1) Inrix Redefines Traffic Data Analysis with 'Roadway Analytics'

2) Volvo Survey: New Yorkers and Californians Ready for Autonomous Cars; Texans and Pennsylvanians Skeptical

3) TomTom and sensewhere Team to Bring Location-Based Services Indoors

4) Kentucky State Police to Provide NASCAR Traffic Updates via Social Media

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – MBTA Transit Application Partnership – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

https://www.dropbox.com/s/soysf42shsy16my/App%20Partnership%20RFP.pdf?dl=0

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Supporting Freight Operations with ITS – August 3

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s160803_Supporting_Freight_Operations_with_ITS.asp

 

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