Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – April 15, 2010

April 15, 2010 at 11:35 pm

Thursday, April 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

IC3 From GEWI – It’s A Whole New Ballgame!

TIC3 from GEWI is the latest generation of the globally popular traffic data processing software. TIC3 is a whole new approach to collecting, storing, creating, monitoring, viewing and distributing traffic (and other) data. TIC3’s revolutionary new architecture allows for quick and easy configuration for any data type and data format. With new technologies being created for generating traffic data including RFID, GPS, camera-generated speed data, Bluetooth and more, it’s critical that your system can accept these new data types.  TIC is a highly configurable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform proven in over 100 commercial and government projects operating worldwide.  COTS means TIC can be deployed more quickly and affordably than build-your-own solutions.   See TIC3 in GEWI’s booth #333 at ITS America in Houston May 3-5th, or to discuss your requirements, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com.

CAMERAS

1) $500 for Running a Red Light? Blame the Camera

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125990368

RAILROADS

2) CSX Hikes Crash Avoidance Costs to $1.2 Billion

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/csx-hikes-crash-avoidance-costs-12-billion

3) UK Rail Passengers to Get TV Service

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/7588377/Rail-passengers-to-get-TV-service.html

ROADWAYS

4) F3 Traffic Fiasco Report ‘Will be Made Public’

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/15/2873333.htm

5) Adaptive Traffic Control Systems: Domestic and Foreign State of Practice

Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Adaptive_Traffic_Control_Systems_Domestic_and_Fore_163323.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Wireless in the Wilderness Brings Risks, Rewards

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-04-14-wireless-state-national-parks_N.htm

TRANSIT

7) The Route to Smart Transit

Explore Web sites, mobile applications, open data, and APIs for public transportation.

Link to article from IBM:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-transit/

News Releases

1) 2010 TRB Environment and Energy Research Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended Until April 30

2) Toshiba’s New 200GB 2.5-inch HDD for Automotive Applications has Industry Largest Storage Capacity

Upcoming Events

SISTER Project Final Workshop – May 26-27 – Brussels

http://www.sister-project.org/en/news/sister_project_final_workshop.htm

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100th anniversary** Japanese ‘Submarine No. 6’ sank in Hiroshima Bay with the loss of all aboard.

http://tinyurl.com/y5z3ccs

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