Transportation Communications Newsletter: Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 ? ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 80^th?Annual Meeting & Exhibition

In less than three weeks we will be celebrating IBTTA?s 80^th?Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando. This is the?last week?to register and make your hotel reservations!?The meeting will be held September 9-13, 2012 and it will be the year?s largest gathering of industry professionals. Delegates will learn about tolling solutions and experiences from industry experts in the areas of technology, transportation policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges. This year?s generous meeting hosts include Florida?s Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.

IBTTA?s hotel room registration deadline ends today, August 21, 2012! Book now to receive the discounted IBTTA rate!

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Preparations Move Forward for Next Galileo Launch

Link to article in GPS World:

MARITIME

2) New Meteorological and Navigational Area Means More Accurate Forecasts in High Arctic

Link to article in Meteorological Technology International:

OTHER

3) August Issue of eGov Focuses on ITS in India

Link to issue:

4) Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention Among Young Adults

Link to report:

ROADWAYS

5) Redesigning Highway Signs to Talk to Your Smartphone

Link to article in Fast Company:

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) National Public Safety Network Begins to Take Shape

Link to article in Government Technology:

7) Emergency Managers' Best Practices for Evacuating Communities

Link to article in Emergency Management:

8) Report on Field Test: Approaching Emergency Vehicle Warning to Surrounding Vehicles

Link to report:

(feedback sought on results)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Florida DOT Expanding Dynamic Message Signs to Local Streets

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

VEHICLES

10) Talking Cars in Yearlong Vehicle Safety Study in Michigan

Link to Bloomberg article:

11) Ultra Reliable Detection of Imminent Collision for Enhanced Occupant Safety

Link to report:

WEATHER

12) Heading Down the Highway

The radical use of road weather numerical models and surface observations to forecast conditions.

Link to article in Meteorological Technology International:

News Releases

Upcoming Events

Sensys Networks Lunch Time Technical Seminars ? Dates and Locations Vary

Today in Transportation History? ??

1862 **150^th anniversary** The USS New Ironsides was commissioned.? It spent most of the Civil War supporting the blockade of the Port of Charleston, South Carolina.

1947 **65^th anniversary** Ettore Bugatti, an automobile designer and manufacturer, died in Paris.

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