Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, January 14, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Maryland Sues Federal Government Over Helicopter Crash
Suit claims air traffic controllers didn't provide adequate weather information and were distracted.
Link to AP article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011305037.html
2) Poland Wants Cockpit Voice Recordings of Crashed Plane from Russia
Link to RIA Novosti article:
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110114/162142485.html
Link to story from Polskie Radio:
3) FCC Suspends Prohibition of 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters
Link to article on AVweb:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/fcc_suspend_prohibit_1215_elt_faa_stay_203950-1.html
Link to FCC order:
http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FCC-11-2A1.pdf
4) Delta to Bring Call Center Jobs Back to US
Link to article on TheStreet:
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10973715/1/delta-to-bring-call-center-jobs-to-us.html
5) Aircraft Must be Smart 'Swimmers' to Make NextGen Air Traffic Management Work
Link to article in Flight International:
Link to news release from Airbus:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Apps with Maps: 11 iPhone GPS Apps Compared
Link to article in Macworld:
http://www.macworld.com/article/156720/2011/01/gps.html
OTHER
7) 50 Terrific Transportation Blogs
Link to blog on OnlineEngineeringDegrees.net:
http://www.onlineengineeringdegrees.net/best-transportation-blogs
PEDESTRIANS
8) Crosswalk Marking Field Visibility Study
Link to report from FHWA:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/10068/index.cfm
RAILROADS
9) Federal Railroad Administration Should Report on Risks to the Successful Implementation of Mandated Safety Technology
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-133
ROADWAYS
10) New York Thruway Storm Nightmare Stirs Action by State
New guidelines include improved interagency communications and ways of communicating with travelers.
Link to article in The Buffalo News:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capital-connection/albany/article311792.ece
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Police in US Turn to Drones for Domestic Surveillance
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2011-01-13-drones_N.htm
TELEMATICS
12) NJ Transit Allows Web Domain Name to Expire, Causing Site to Disappear for Some
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/glitch_tells_visitors_to_nj_tr.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Maine DOT Gets Data on Roads from All Kinds of Sources
Link to story and video on WLBZ-TV:
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=144242
14) Tennessee DOT Commissioner Says Maps are Still Important Despite Smart Phones and GPS Devices
Link to AP article:
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-bc-tn--statemap,0,3667533.story
VEHICLES
15) Toyota Tries to be More Entertaining
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/toyota-tries-to-be-more-entertaining
16) Technology Aids Bus Drivers on Narrow Shoulder Lanes
Link to article in UTC Spotlight:
http://utc.dot.gov/publications/spotlight/2011_01/html/spotlight_1101.html
News Releases
1) OnStar Looking for Application Developers of the Future
2) Jet Airways Takes the Next Step in Customer Innovation with Mobile Barcodes
3) DC Metro Provides Customers with Better Online Escalator and Elevator Status Information
4) Idaho 511 Sets Winter Record on Behalf of Drivers – and the Winter's Not Over
5) Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: Wireless Technology is Transforming Transportation
6) Telematics Enhance Driving Convenience
Solicitation
- Request for Proposal – 511 Web Services – Metropolitan Transportation Commission
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/contracts/511_web.htm
Upcoming Events
World Cargo Symposium 2011 – March 8-10 – Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.iata.org/events/wcs2011
Friday Bonus
I'm not sure if reading the TCN makes you a transportation geek, but here are some warning signs.
http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/12/17/you-might-be-a-transpo-geek-if/
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition arrived in Antarctica in the Bay of Whales.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/peopleevents/pandeAMEX87.html
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