Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 24, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Loss of Contract Weather Observers Worries Alaska Pilots
Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:
http://www.adn.com/2011/01/23/1663692/loss-of-contract-weather-observers.html
2) Eye in the Sky: Pentagon Tests New Spy Plane
Unmanned aircraft could also serve as a communications platform.
Link to story and video on ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/eye-sky-pentagon-tests-spy-plane/story?id=12744955
3) Need an Airline Ticket? Meta-search is Where Most Travelers Start
Link to Tribune Media Services article:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/22/2600022/need-an-airline-ticket-meta-search.html
CAMERAS
4) CCTV-Based Surveillance System to Monitor Major Gujarat Cities
Link to PTI article:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article1120510.ece
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Groups Urge Freer Access to California GIS Map Info
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22285?c=state_local_security
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Audi Introduces Internet-Based Nav
Link to article on CNET:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20029213-48.html
Link to news release from Inrix:
http://inrix.com/pressrelease.asp?ID=121
7) GPS Testing Might Affect Pilots in Southeastern US
Link to article in The Augusta Chronicle:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-01-24/gps-work-might-affect-pilots
OTHER
8) Iran Bars Tehran Mayor from US Transport Ceremony
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70L16X20110122
Link to additional information from the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy:
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/sustainable_transport_award_cities_tehran/
9) News from ERTICO
- HeERO Triggers the Final Countdown for eCall Deployment
http://www.ertico.com/heero-triggers-the-final-countdown-for-ecall-deployment/
- Interview with Ronald Adams, Chairman of EasyWay Project 2011
http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-january-2011-interview/
- P3ITS Does the Spadework on Pre-commercial Procurement Legal Questions for the ITS Community
10) Intelligent Cities
The evolving, deep-rooted connections between technology and ever expanding cities, including transportation.
Link to articles and video in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2026474,00.html
11) Strategic Approaches to Developing a Social Networking Page
Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/dva/ccc/TRBSocialNetworkingGuidance.pdf
12) US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office Debuts Redesigned Web Site
Link to site:
13) Opportunity to Provide Feedback to the US DOT ITS Professional Capacity Building Program
Link to further information from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/strat_direction.asp
PARKING
14) Huge Parking Fines Inspired Parking Watch App
Link to Reuters article:
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTRE70K4R320110121
Link to additional information from ParkPatrol:
PEDESTRIANS
15) Two States Take Aim at Distracted Pedestrians Who are Texting, Listening to iPods on Street
Link to CP article:
16) Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes for Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Crossing_Solutions_at_Roundabouts_and_Channelized_164715.aspx
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
17) Washington State Bill Seeks to Increase Driver Awareness of Bikes, Walkers
Link to article in The News Tribune:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/24/1514667/bill-seeks-to-increase-driver.html
ROADWAYS
18) Putting Numbers to Drivers' Misery
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/22/AR2011012200147.html
19) New Jersey Mayor Criticizes State DOT Communications on Rush Hour Bridge Reopening
Link to column and video in the Daily Record:
20) Re:Streets Web Site Available
Project plans to create manual for designing streets to accommodate people of all ages and abilities and to serve a wide range of purposes.
Link to site:
SAFETY / SECURITY
21) Man Who Refused to Show ID to TSA at Airport Acquitted
Link to AP article:
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_nm_sunport_id_refusal.html
22) Privacy Issues Hover Over Police Drone Use
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/22/AR2011012204026.html
TELEMATICS
23) Telematics Takes Off
Smart phone technology pushes providers to offer new services.
Link to article in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110124/OEM06/301249994/1436
TRANSIT
24) Customer Service the Focus of GO Transit's High-Tech Control Center
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
25) Cutting-Edge GPS Bus Tracking System Comes to Syracuse's Connective Corridor
Link to article on Inside SU:
http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/01/21/cutting-edge-gps-bus-tacking-system-comes-to-connective-corridor/
26) Using GIS for Measuring Transit Stop Accessibility Considering Actual Pedestrian Road Network
Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT13-4Foda.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
27) Making Life Easier on the Fast Lane
A look at operations on the North Luzon Expressway.
Link to article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
News Releases
1) US Department of Transportation Announces Connected Vehicle Technology Challenge
2) Victoria Regional Transit System Launches Google Transit Pilot
3) TrafficCast Releases BlueTOAD/Connect for Direct Installation in Traffic Signal Cabinets
5) New Research Identifies Trucking Safety Compliance Alternatives
7) Asia Leads in ITS Deployment
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals/Qualifications – Community-Based Outreach and Involvement for the 2013 Sustainable Communities Strategy/Regional Transportation Plan – Metropolitan Transportation Commission
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/contracts/SCS-RTP_CBO_Public_Involvement.pdf
Upcoming Events
i-Mobility Network Webinar: Cooperation Needs on Field Operational Tests – February 3
http://www.ertico.com/webinars/
Today in Transportation History
1961 **50th anniversary** A B-52 Stratofortress, carrying two hydrogen bombs, broke up in flight over Musgrave's Crossroads, North Carolina.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/jan2008/index.html
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