Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, January 27, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
The 2011 NRITS Call-for-Abstracts deadline is rapidly approaching!
The 2011 National Rural ITS Conference Planning committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference August 28-31, 2011 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. All abstracts must be received by Monday, February 14, 2011 and authors should take care to ensure that abstracts submitted follow the guidelines. In addition to several general sessions, we are also planning a specialized Transit Track and Public Safety Track.
AVIATION
1) FAA Suggests Markings for Meteorological Towers
Link to article on AVweb:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAASuggestsMarkingsForMetTowers_204020-1.html
2) US Transportation Secretary: Airlines Should Use Tax Savings to Invest in NextGen Equipment
Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/01/lahood-airlines-should-use-tax.html
3) Travel is Going Social, Will Business Aviation Follow?
Link to blog in Forbes:
http://blogs.forbes.com/wheelsup/2011/01/26/travel-is-going-social-will-business-aviation-follow/
CAMERAS
4) Florida Judge Orders Kenneth City, ATS to Turn Over Names of Red Light Violators to Newspaper
Link to article in the St. Petersburg Times:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) Cell Phones Paying Tolls?
Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5113
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Satellite Device Guides Special Needs Pupils to Edinburgh Schools
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-12296739
7) Consumers Wary of Location-Based Services
Link to article in Inc.:
Link to further information from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/privacy/dpd/default.aspx
MARITIME
8) GPS Jamming and Its Impact on Maritime Safety
Link to article in Port Technology International:
http://www.porttechnology.org/technical_papers/gps_jamming_and_its_impact_on_maritime_safety
OTHER
9) Inside Philadelphia's Snow Emergency Response
Link to article in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/Inside-Philadelphias-Snow-Emergency-Response.html
10) Connected Transportation – Vehicles, Passengers, Cameras
Link to article in Mass Transit:
11) Winter 201 Issue of Sensor Newsletter
- SMART-Signal Targets Improved Arterial Intersection Performance
http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2010/03/SMART.html
- Study Shows Relationship Between Technology, Public Policy
http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2010/03/study.html
PARKING
12) China Launches Its First Parking Spot Search Engine
Link to article in the People's Daily:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/98649/7273211.html
Link to Nestca: http://www.nestca.com/
RAILROADS
13) Automation Association Forms Group to Focus on Rail Industry Technologies
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=25606
Link to news release from ODVA:
ROADWAYS
14) I-35 Advisory Group in Texas Makes Recommendations for Operational Improvements
Suggestions include smart phone applications, electronic signs and on-board communication systems with updated traffic information.
Link to story and video on KXAN-TV:
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/My35-committee-recommends-moving-I35
Link to report:
http://www.my35.org/about/reports_plans.htm
15) Framework for a National Database System for Maintenance Actions on Highway Bridges
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Framework_for_a_National_Database_System_for_Maint_164203.aspx
SAFETY / SECURITY
16) San Bruno Pipeline Fire: NTSB Chair Rips Pacific Gas and Electric's Records
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/26/MNMR1HENLJ.DTL
17) Proceedings from 2010 National Summit for Rural Traffic Safety Culture Available
Link to further information:
http://www.ruraltscsummit.org/10proceedings.html
TRANSIT
18) Transit Tech
A look at five Internet-assisted programs aided by Toronto's open data program.
Link to article in Now:
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/webjam.cfm?content=178903
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) First Stage of Automated Traffic Management System in Kiev to be Launched in Autumn, Say Kiev Authorities
Link to Interfax article:
http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/eco/59389/
20) An Integrated Study of Road Capacity at Denali National Park
Link to article in Park Science:
http://www.nature.nps.gov/parkscience/index.cfm?ArticleID=399
VEHICLES
21) Hey Kid! Here Comes the Drivable iPhone
Link to article on CNNMoney:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/autos/download_car_apps/index.htm
News Releases
1) NTSB Chairman Discusses the Future of Transportation Safety
2) Automated Valet Feature Integrates with Flight Database and Airport Valet
3) Navigon Smart Phone Navigation Apps Now Route Around Traffic on Local and Inner City Roads
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) State of the Practice Assessments – February 9
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/AERIS/a02092011_aeris_intro.asp
Today in Transportation History
1961 **50th anniversary** Soviet submarine S-80 sank in the Barents Sea when it flooded. All 68 people aboard were killed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_S-80
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