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FEMA Asking Digital Signage Networks To Join Oct. 4th National Test Of Alert Systems

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing a national test of its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) in early October, and asking digital signage network operators to help out with the testing. IPAWS provides authenticated, life-saving emergency messages through mobile phones, radio and TV and digital signage through the IPAWS All-Hazards Information …

Spokane’s New Rapid Transit Line Relays Real-Time GPS Location/Stops To Riders

The kind of live positioning visuals motorists routinely use for getting around are being applied to transit rider information screens in Spokane, WA, using technology from Nebraska-based Nanonation. The Spokane Transit Authority has launched a real-time on-bus display system on its rapid transit fleet that relays accurate location information to paying riders. Unlike most transit …