Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Germany Eyes Britain's Air Traffic Control Service
Link to article in The Telegraph:
2) Libyan Air Traffic Controllers Stage Strike
Link to AFP article:
3) Common-Use Passenger Processing and Smart Technology Permeate Sacramento's Terminal B
Link to article in Airport Improvement:
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00337
4) The Santa One Story
How NextGen technology helps Santa's sleigh, the Santa One, navigate the skies.
Link to further information from the FAA:
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) New Generation GPS Satellite Starts Tests in Colorado
Link to AP article:
OTHER
6) Network of National ITS Associations Meets in Poland
Link to article from ERTICO - ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/its-network-meetings-in-poland-24-25-november-201/
ROADWAYS
7) The Stop Sign Wasn't Always Red
Link to article in The New York Times Magazine:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/magazine/stop-sign.html?nl=automobiles&emc=wheelsemb2
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Driver was Texting in Fatal Missouri Traffic Pileup
Link to AP article:
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2011/12/12/news/doc4ee6c1dad9ee3272271865.txt
Link to further information from the National Transportation Safety Board:
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2011/gray_summit_mo/index.html
9) NTSB Recommends Full Ban on Use of Cellphones While Driving
Link to story on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html
Link to news release from the NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2011/111213.html
10) Checkstops: To Tweet or Not to Tweet?
Police wish motorists wouldn't tell others where checkpoints are located.
Link to article in Metro Calgary:
http://www.metronews.ca/calgary/local/article/1048866--checkstops-to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet
11) New Tech Allows Cops to Spot and Cite Tailgaters
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Tech-Allows-Cops-Cite-Tailgaters.html
TOURISM
12) Digital Traveler: Websites Link Travelers to Tour Guides
Link to article in USA Today:
TRANSIT
13) Integrated Ticketing Card Launched in Ireland
Link to article in The Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1212/breaking41.html
Link to news release from the Ireland Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport:
http://www.dttas.ie/pressRelease.aspx?Id=468
VEHICLES
14) Hackers Could Attack Modern Cars Without Even Touching Them
Link to article on ITBusiness.ca:
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=65324
News Releases
1) Florida DOT Receives Six Millionth Call to 511 Traveler Info System
2) EarthCam.net Delivers New Software Features for Its Network Camera Service
3) Stalker Radar Introduces New Line of Transportation and Traffic Control Sensors
4) Major Technology Breakthrough Unveiled to Counter Abuse of Disabled Parking
Job Postings
- Economist – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/303534700
Upcoming Events
Third International Summit on the State of the Connected Vehicle – January 18-19 – Troy, Michigan
http://www.connectedvehicle.org/Summit2012.pdf
Today in Transportation History
1962 – Relay 1, the first satellite to transmit a television broadcast from the US to Japan, was launched from Cape Canaveral.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1962-068A
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