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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) 'Digital Pill' Tells Cabin Crew What You Need

Link to CNET article

https://www.cnet.com/news/fight-jet-lag-with-the-digital-pill-that-tells-cabin-crew-what-you-need/

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Quebec Judge Throws Out Photo-Radar Ticket, Citing Hearsay

Link to Montreal Gazette article

http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-court-judge-throws-out-photo-radar-ticket-citing-hearsay

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) New York City Police Launch Traffic Crash Tracker with Bird's Eye Map

Link to Gothamist article

http://gothamist.com/2016/11/29/traffic_crash_map_nypd.php

 

FREIGHT

 

4) Is Technology Likely to Roil Traditional Global Freight Forwarder Providers?

Link to Supply Chain Digest article

http://www.scdigest.com/ONTARGET/11-11-29-2.php?cid=11596

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) ITS Australia Newsletter – November 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/4958ACC6A6AF3FB32540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

OTHER

 

6) Zimbabwe to Use Electronic Traffic System to Monitor Cops at Roadblocks

Link to Chronicle article

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/electronic-traffic-system-to-monitor-cops-at-roadblocks/

 

7) Hearing-Impaired Recruits Help Manila Authorities Spot Vehicle Violations on Cameras

Link to Inquirer article

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/849583/hearing-impaired-recruits-give-mmda-sharper-eyes

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Transit Police BC Launch Poster Campaign Against Sexual Harassment

Link to North Delta Reporter article

http://www.northdeltareporter.com/news/403663166.html

 

9) CTA, Chicago Public Library Partner to Offer Free Content for Riders

Link to CBS Chicago story

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/27/cta-chicago-public-library-partner-to-offer-free-content-for-riders/

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Kentucky Plows Through Big Data on Winter Roadways

Link to GCN article

https://gcn.com/articles/2016/11/29/kentucky-intelligent-transportation.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) FBI Announces Investigation Into San Francisco Muni Hacking

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfexaminer.com/fbi-announces-investigation-muni-hacking/

 

12) Why Transportation Networks Are Especially Vulnerable to Ransomware

Link to CNBC story

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/29/why-transportation-networks-are-especially-vulnerable-to-ransomware.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Transport Canada Orders Study Into Black Boxes for Passenger Buses

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/transport-canada-study-black-boxes-1.3872851

 

TRANSIT

 

14) TV Shows Begin to Embrace Mass Transit

Link to story on NPR's Morning Edition

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/30/503611740/stand-clear-of-the-doors-tv-finally-gets-on-board-with-mass-transit

 

15) Miami-Dade Transit Launches PayByPhone at Metrorail Station Parking Lots

Link to Miami's Community Newspapers article

http://communitynewspapers.com/coralgables/miami-dade-transit-launches-new-paybyphone-metrorail-stations/

 

 

News Releases

1) European Commission Presents a Strategy Towards Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility

2) New Operation Lifesaver Video Warns Filming on Train Tracks is Illegal, Deadly

3) INRIX Integrates Vizzion Desktop Video Wall Into Incident Operations

4) California DOT, District 2, Announces Single Source for Traffic and Weather Info

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Applications Being Accepted – 2017 Freight Academy – I-95 Corridor Coalition

http://i95coalition.org/2016/11/29/applications-now-being-accepted-for-2017-freight-academy/

 

 

Upcoming Events

NOCoE Webinar: Deployment of Advanced Weather Responsive Traffic Management Strategies Using Mobile and Connected Vehicle Technologies – December 6

http://transportationops.org/event/deployment-advanced-weather-responsive-traffic-management-strategies-using-mobile-and

 

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