Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Lack of Attention Caused Aeroflot Taxiway Departure: Accident Investigation Board Norway
Deficient cockpit procedures, inadequate signposting cited as contributing to incident.
Link to article on Flightglobal:
2) Airline Ticketers Find Ways to Skirt New Law
Travel sites, carriers mask identity of regional carriers.
Link to article in The Buffalo News:
http://www.buffalonews.com/world-nation/article282269.ece
3) Air Traffic Control in Spain to be Fully Privatized
Link to article on TheReader.es:
http://thereader.es/en/spain-news-stories/5495-air-traffic-control-to-be-fully-privatised.html
CAMERAS
4) Traffic Enforcement Camera Standards Eyed in Tennessee
Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/dec/14/traffic-camera-standards-eyed/
OTHER
5) ITS International – November/December 2010 Issue
Link to magazine:
http://www.itsinternational.com/latest_issue/index.cfm?issue=155 (free registration required)
RAILROADS
6) Articles from November Issue of Progressive Railroading
- Norfolk Southern's Technology Embrace
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article/Norfolk-Southern39s-technology-embrace--24996
- Railroads and Car-Tracking Technology
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article/Railroads-38-cartracking-technology--25010
(free registration required)
TRANSIT
7) They're Baaack: The Live Map of London Underground Tube Trains Returns
Link to blog in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/dec/14/underground-trains-live-maps-tfl-api
Link to map: http://traintimes.org.uk/map/tube/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Most Swear by the SMS Traffic Alerts in Bangalore
Link to article on DNA:
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_more-swear-by-the-sms-traffic-alerts-in-bangalore_1480960
9) Free Online Live Traffic Mapping for South Africa
Link to article on MyBroadband:
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/17287-Free-online-live-traffic-mapping-for-South-Africa.html
VEHICLES
10) Car Tech on the Cheap
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704457604576011811866947504.html
News Releases
2) Siemens and Streetline Join Forces to Deliver Next Generation Parking Solutions
4) New York MTA Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Show Value of Service Information
Upcoming Events
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting – January 23-27 – Washington, DC
http://trb.org/AnnualMeeting2011/AnnualMeeting2011.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1965 **45th anniversary** The US Navy announced the completion of construction of a 1,272 foot radio tower in North West Cape, Australia. At the time it was the highest manmade structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Harold_E._Holt
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1 comment:
Namma Metro (Our metro) also known as Bangalore Metro is the under-construction mass-transit rail system for the city of Bangalore, India. The agency responsible for its implementation is the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL).
http://www.bangaloremetromap.com
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