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:
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:
9) As Technology Fuels Distracted Driving, Solutions Draw Little Support During Massachusetts Hearing
Link to State House News Service article:
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:
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:
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:
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
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'
Upcoming Events
AASHTO 2012 Washington Briefing – February 27-29 – Washington, DC
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th 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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