Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s 79th Annual Meeting & Exhibition: Making the Difference ― September 11-14, 2011 in Berlin, Germany
Join IBTTA in Berlin for what promises to be the year's largest gathering of toll industry professionals. With presentations from more than 90 industry experts, representing 25 countries around the world, the IBTTA Annual Meeting offers a unique learning and business opportunity! An outstanding technical program with tracks on interoperability, tolling infrastructure around the world, communications, and environment/social responsibility – make your plans today! Visit www.IBTTA.org/BERLIN to view the preliminary brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
AVIATION
1) FAA Seeks Contractor for NextGen Data Communications Network
Link to article in Aviation International News:
2) Interoperable Identification and Access Control Cards are in the Works
Link to article in Airport Improvement:
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00291
CAMERAS
3) Los Angeles Motorists Outraged at Paying 'Voluntary' Red-Light Camera Tickets
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
4) Tim Eyman Challenges Monroe, Washington's Camera Information Campaign
Link to article in The Daily Herald:
http://heraldnet.com/article/20110726/NEWS01/707269961/-1/NEWS07
5) A Video-Based Commercial-Vehicle Route-Tracking System
Link to article in the Oklahoma Transportation Center Newsletter:
http://www.oktc.org/otc/OkTC%20Summer%202011%20Newsletter%20Final.pdf (page 13)
OTHER
6) Hotel-TV Media Provider Uses Cloud-Hosted Weather and Flight Apps
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to news release from LodgeNet:
http://www.lodgenet.com/News/Pages/Envision_Installed_at_TheChatwall_NY.aspx
7) CTS Report – July 2011
- 'CrashHelp' to Improve Emergency Medical Response for Rural Crashes
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/CTSReport/2011/07/crashhelp.html
- Research Explores Benefits of Distance-Based Fees for Trucking
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/CTSReport/2011/07/trucking.html
- Cyclopath and Cycloplan: Collaborative Bicycle Planning and Routing
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/CTSReport/2011/07/bicycle.html
8) ITS International – May/June 2011
Link to magazine:
http://www.itsinternational.com/latest_issue/index.cfm?issue=162
TELEMATICS
9) Interview with The Hands Free Company
Firm specializes in fleet communications.
Link to interview on TMCnet:
TRANSIT
10) Corner Brook, Newfoundland Transit System Takes on High-Tech Trial
Link to article in The Western Star:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Traffic Cameras Being Installed in Luanda, Angola to Manage Traffic
Link to article on AngolaPress:
12) Regional 511 Could Help Riders Amid Patchwork of Agencies in DC, Maryland and Virginia
Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:
13) Effective and Efficient Deployment of Dynamic Message Signs to Display Travel Time Information
Link to report from the University of Florida Transportation Research Center:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/research-center/Completed_Proj/Summary_TE/FDOT_BDK77_977-09_rpt.pdf
14) Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler and Weather Information System US Highway 89 Project
Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:
http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W0173_Final_Report.pdf
15) California and Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems Phase 3: Final Report
Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:
http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W1684_Final_Report.pdf
VEHICLES
16) Can Technology Prevent the Death of Children Left Behind in Cars?
Link to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
1) Vehicular Communications a Life or Death Matter According to Leading IEEE Journal
2) Garmin Completes Acquisition of Navigon
3) First Amendment Protects Access to New York City Transit Violation Hearings
4) United Airlines Offers One-Touch Access with New App
Job Postings
- Director of Electronic Toll Collection – MTA Bridges and Tunnels – New York, New York
http://mta.info/bandt/employ/jobp999_UR920.html
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar: Urban Goods Movement – Techniques to Improve Decision-Making and Freight Operations – August 17
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=745
Today in Transportation History
1946 **65th anniversary** Aloha Airlines began service as Trans-Pacific Airlines.
http://www.alohaaircargo.com/about.html
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