Transportation Communications Newsletter: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register for IBTTA’s Transportation Summit of South Africa

Register now for IBTTA’s Transportation Summit of South Africa, March 11-13, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. This summit marks the first ever IBTTA meeting in Africa and kicks off our 2012 education series. This summit will focus on the South African experience in toll concessions, technological innovation, policy and finance. You’ll hear expert presentations and best practices, have an opportunity to tour the newly opened Gauteng Open Road Tolling Project (GFIP), attend networking events and meet with exhibitors offering solutions for your company’s business needs. View the preliminary brochure, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! www.IBTTA.org

CAMERAS

1) Armenian Police Force to Post Violations Recorded by Cameras on Website

Link to article on ArmeniaNow:

http://armenianow.com/economy/it_and_telecom/34720/speed_surveillance_cameras_roadpolice

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) How Our Brains Navigate the City

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/01/how-do-we-find-our-way-around-city/967/

Link to abstract in Psychological Science:

http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/12/29/0956797611429467.abstract

MARITIME

3) Carnival Drops as CEO Oversees Shipwreck Response from Miami

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-17/carnival-drops-as-ceo-oversees-shipwreck-response-from-miami.html

Link to video of news conference from Costa Cruises: http://youtu.be/KNqAq2bHtFc

4) IT System to Ease Congestion at Tanjung Priok Port in Indonesia

Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/17/it-system-ease-congestion-tanjung-priok.html

OTHER

5) Introducing the New Trucker Radio

Link to article in Truck News:

http://www.trucknews.com/news/introducing-the-new-trucker-radio/1000823353/?ref=rss#

Link to further information: http://www.truckerradio.com

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Transport for London Schedules 230 Free Workshops to Help Firms Avoid Olympics Delivery Chaos

Link to article in The Drinks Business:

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/01/tfl-helps-firms-avoid-olympics-delivery-chaos/

Link to further information from Transport for London:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/london2012/21677.aspx

7) News Releases Still Matter and Three Reasons You Should Care

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/whynewsreleasesmatter/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Technology Tackles Teen Drivers' Phone Distractions

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/story/2012-01-13/distracted-driving-cell-control-app/52603546/1

9) As Technology Fuels Distracted Driving, Solutions Draw Little Support During Massachusetts Hearing

Link to State House News Service article:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20120115as_technology_fuels_distracted_driving_solutions_draw_little_support

10) Poll: 87% of Idahoans Favor Texting-While-Driving Ban

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jan/16/poll-87-idahoans-favor-texting-while-driving-ban/

Link to news release from AAA Idaho:

http://goo.gl/M7bKp

11) Serious Injuries Triple for Headphone-Wearing Pedestrians

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/17/serious-injuries-triple-for-headphone-wearing-pedestrians/

Link to abstract in Injury Prevention:

http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2012/01/03/injuryprev-2011-040161.short

12) New Satellite Technology a Possible 'Game Changer' for Communications

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/New-Satellite-Technology-Game-Changer-Communications.html

Link to further information on Spaceway from Hughes:

http://www.hughes.com/ProductsAndTechnology/spaceway/Pages/Spaceway.aspx

13) Emergency Texts Aid First Responders in New Mexico

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Emergency-Texts-Aid-First-Responders-in-New-Mexico.html

Link to further information on RPM Remote Print Manager from Brooks Internet Software:

http://lpd.brooksnet.com/

TELEMATICS

14) International Telecommunications Union Forms Focus Group on M2M

Link to article in Voice & Data:

http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/news1/112011608.asp

TRANSIT

15) An R&D Lab for Transit Tech Tools

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/01/rd-lab-tomorrows-transit-tech-tools/947/

Link to further information from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2012/01/05/experimental-real-time-transit-screens-come-to-arlington-and-dc/

16) TriMet Holds Sparsely Attended Twitter Town Hall

Link to blog in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/01/trimets_sparsely-attended_twit.html

Link to transcript:

http://maxfaqs.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/askneil/

17) Great and Not-So-Great Subway Logos

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/01/great-and-not-so-great-subway-logos-world/943/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Space Technology May be Used to Reduce Congestion on Roads

Link to article in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/space-technology-may-be-used-to-reduce-congestion-on-roads/1011428.article

VEHICLES

19) Smartphone to Lead the Way in V2V Deployment

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://uk.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz//lz.aspx?p1=0575795S587&CC=&p=1

News Releases

1) Frankfurt Airport Passengers Lead the Way on Mobile Self-Service Travel Solutions

2) FAA Selects Saab Sensis for Airport Surface Surveillance Capability Program

3) Ten and Two – Travel Time Data

4) Denver to Host Women in Transportation

5) Hertz Acquires Remaining Stake in Navigation Solutions

6) Accenture Unveils 'Connected Vehicle Integrated Solution' to Help Manufacturers Meet Customer Demand for In-Vehicle Services

Solicitations

- Call for Papers – 2012 IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems

http://www.itsc2012.org/callforpapers

- Call for Papers – Special Issue of the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems on 'Behavioral Responses to Mobile Applications for Transportation'

http://goo.gl/6OwPB

Upcoming Events

AASHTO 2012 Washington Briefing – February 27-29 – Washington, DC

http://www.cvent.com/events/2012-washington-briefing/event-summary-c4dd71290c9c476fa2ef0501440b2aee.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100^th anniversary** Robert Scott and four other explorers reached the South Pole, a month after Roald Amundsen and his team of four.

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Robert%20Falcon%20Scott2.htm

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