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Tuesday, August 30, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey
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AVIATION
1) Why Airports Can't Stop False Alarms
Link to Slate article
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/08/why_we_panic_in_airports_and_why_airports_can_do_almost_nothing_about_it.html
CAMERAS
2) Discussions Underway for CCTV to Link Schools, Transport Center in Jamaica
Link to Jamaica Observer article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Discussions-under-way-for-CCTV-to-link-schools--transport-centre
3) Computer Error Erases Over 2,200 Seattle Police Dashcam Videos
Link to KATU-TV story
http://katu.com/news/local/computer-error-erases-2-days-of-seattle-police-dashcam-videos
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
4) VRE's Map Keeps Getting More Diagrammatic
Link to Greater Greater Washington blog
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/33296/vres-map-keeps-getting-more-diagrammatic/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) Georgia May Give Drivers Credits for Not Using Toll Express Lanes
Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution article
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/thousands-of-i-85-express-lane-drivers-could-get-t/nsNQd/
6) Bulgaria Relaunches 120 Million Euro E-Toll Collection System Tender
Link to SeeNews article
https://seenews.com/news/bulgaria-relaunches-102-mln-euro-e-toll-collection-system-tender-538169
Link to news release (in Bulgarian)
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning for Cars
Link to IEEE Spectrum article
http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/sensors/centimeterlevel-gps-positioning-for-cars
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
8) USDOT Releases New ITS Publications
Link to further information
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=82f1c683-45e9-4b73-9359-7bf3cff75c52
MARITIME
9) Thai Ports to be Outfitted with Monitoring Equipment to Tackle Illegal Fishing
Link to Thai Visa News article
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-ports-to-be-outfitted-with-monitoring-equipment-to-tackle-illegal-fishing/152483/
10) Maritime Professionals from Africa and Asia Improve Maritime Domain Awareness Skills
Link to Volpe News article
https://www.volpe.dot.gov/news/maritime-professionals-africa-and-asia-improve-maritime-domain-awareness-skills
PLANNING
11) Ford, MIT Use Bostonians' Cellphone Location Data for Traffic Planning
Link to Computerworld article
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112845/car-tech/ford-mit-use-bostonians-cellphone-location-data-for-city-traffic-planning.html
Link to MIT news release
12) Investigating Wearable Sensors in Transportation Research
Link to Volpe News article
https://www.volpe.dot.gov/news/investigating-wearable-sensors-in-transportation-research
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
13) Indianapolis Transit Advocates Launch Info Blitz
Link to Indianapolis Star article
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/08/29/transit-advocates-launch-info-blitz-meetings-and-workshops-scheduled/89539678/
RAILROADS
14) BNSF Railway Tests Skies for the Drone Age
Link to Bloomberg article
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-29/buffett-s-167-year-old-railroad-tests-skies-for-the-drone-age
ROADWAYS
15) South Korea to Build Network of Smart Expressways by 2020
Link to Korea Times article
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/08/116_213005.html
Link to news release (in Korean)
16) Core of Texas Highway Sign Ban Tossed by Appeals Court
Link to Houston Chronicle article
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Core-of-Texas-highway-sign-ban-tossed-by-appeals-9191833.php
SAFETY / SECURITY
17) BART Works with LAN Inc. to Deliver Two-Pronged Intrusion Detection System
Link to Progressive Railroading article
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article/Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-works-with-LAN-Inc-to-deliver-twopronged-intrusion-detection-system--49109
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
18) 'Smart Signals' Could Improve University of Georgia Football Gameday Traffic Next Year
Link to Athens Banner-Herald article
http://onlineathens.com/mobile/2016-08-29/smart-signals-could-improve-uga-football-gameday-traffic-next-year
TRANSIT
19) London Tube Launches 'Please Offer Me a Seat' Badges for Hidden Disabilities
Link to Sun article
https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/1696771/london-underground-introduces-baby-on-board-style-badges-for-disabled-passengers/
Link to news release
20) Trends in Mobile Transit Information Utilization: An Exploratory Analysis of Transit App in New York City
Link to Journal of Public Transportation article
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpt/vol19/iss3/9/
21) Read Free E-Books Times to Your Subway Commute Through New York MTA Promotion
Link to amNew York article
http://www.amny.com/transit/read-free-e-books-timed-to-your-subway-commute-through-new-mta-promotion-1.12235474
Link to news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
22) 1,200 People Volunteer to Help Manage Traffic in Mumbai
Link to DNA article
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-1200-helping-hands-to-manage-traffic-in-mumbai-2250128
VEHICLES
23) Uber, Alphabet Autonomous Car Rivalry Heats Up
Link to IDG News Service article
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3113930/uber-alphabet-autonomous-car-rivalry-heats-up.html
News Releases
1) 2016 Highway Safety Information System Research Paper Competition Award Recipients
2) ITS America Joins with Transportation Community Urging FCC to Reject Call for Stay of Safety Spectrum
3) First Satellite-Based Wildlife Monitoring Tool for Airports
4) Total Traffic & Weather Network and Baron Announce Partnership
5) Train Windows that Combine Mobile Reception and Thermal Insulation
6) New Mexico Governor Announces Powerful TV Ad to Combat Drunk Driving
7) Saskatoon Transit Launches Real-Time Transit Tracking
8) Cambridge Mobile Telematics Announces Partnership with Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance to Develop Behavior-Based Telematics Program
9) Oregon DOT Awarded $2.1 Million FAST Act Grant to Test Road-Charging Technologies and Interoperability with Other States
Job Postings
- Traffic Management Center Manager – Gannett Fleming – Chipley, Florida
http://careers.gannettfleming.com/jobsearch/job-details/traffic-management-center-manager/3825/1/1/
Upcoming Events
Smart Transit – October 25-26 – Elizabeth, New Jersey
http://www.smarttransitusa.com/
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