Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 10, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Marks GPS Approach Milestone
Link to article on AOPA Online:
http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/articles/2012/120209faa-marks-gps-approach-milestone.html
2) How Airlines are Using Google Plus
Link to article and infographic on SimpliFlying:
http://simpliflying.com/2012/infographic-how-airlines-are-using-google-plus/
CAMERAS
3) San Francisco Muni Wants More Cameras to Catch Cars in Bus Lanes
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/09/BAMO1N5E2G.DTL
MARITIME
4) Maritime Broadband Said to be 'Affordable'
Link to article in The Motorship:
http://www.motorship.com/news101/maritime-broadband-said-to-be-affordable
Link to news release from Iridium Communications:
http://investor.iridium.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=647496
OTHER
5) Microchip Off the Old City Block: New Yok City DOT Embraces Technology
Link to story on WNET-TV's MetroFocus:
ROADWAYS
6) Japan Testing Traffic Lights for Color-Blind Drivers
Link to article in The Telegraph:
TELEMATICS
7) UK's AA Latest Insurance Provider to Dive into Telematics
Link to article in Insurance Age:
http://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2145397/aa-provider-dive-telematics
TRANSIT
8) SEPTA Operators Undergo Conflict-Resolution Training
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120210_SEPTA_operators_undergo_conflict-resolution_training.html
9) Cork, Ireland Bus Passengers Kept Up to Speed by New Signs
Link to article in The Cork News:
http://thecorknews.ie/articles/bus-passengers-kept-speed-new-signs-4116
Link to news release from the National Transport Authority:
http://www.nationaltransport.ie/downloads/CORK-RTPI-Announcement-Feb-9-2012.pdf
TRAVEL
10) Trying Travel Apps in Real-Time
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/do-travel-apps-work-we-try-out-a-few.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Tornado? Traffic Snarl? New App Gives Updates for Tennessee
Link to article in The Tennessean:
VEHICLES
12) Don't Look Now: A Car That Tweets
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203824904577213041944082370.html
News Releases
1) NTSB Vice Chairman Testifies on Nationwide Ban on Driver Cellphone Use
2) FAA Approves Use of ARINC's HFDL Network for Air Traffic Control Data Link Communications
3) California Alliance for Jobs Launches High-Speed Rail Radio Campaign
5) 89 Million Insurance Telematics Subscribers Globally by 2017
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Innovation in Machine-to-Machine Platforms, Applications and Standards – February 15
http://www.itsa.org/technologyscanwebinars/m2m-webinar
Friday Bonus
The newest version of traffic enforcement cameras debut in France.
Today in Transportation History
1962 **50th anniversary** U-2 pilot Gary Powers was released in exchange for a Soviet spy at the Glienicke Bridge between Berlin and Pottsdam.
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/strangers-on-a-bridge.html
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