Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Houston Plays Key Role in FAA's Efforts to Modernize US Airspace
Link to story on KTRK-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8608018
Link to news release from the FAA: http://goo.gl/BTWmm
2) A Satellite System That Could End Circling Above the Airport
Link to article in The New York Times:
3) FAA Clears iPad for Takeoff Throughout Agency
Link to article in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/mobile/232800190
4) Another €17 Million Down the Drain as Air Traffic System Scrapped in Cyprus
Link to article in the Cyprus Mail:
OTHER
5) JetBlue's Website is Fastest of Travel Sites, Survey Finds
Link to article in USA Today:
6) Smartphones Can Make Smart Planners
Link to blog in the California Planning & Development Report:
http://www.cp-dr.com/node/3164
PEDESTRIANS
7) Pedestrian Tracking System Monitoring Shoppers on Auckland CBD
Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/compute/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501832&objectid=10796468
TRANSIT
8) All Systems Go for Notify4Myki
App will alert transit riders when fare card needs to be topped off.
Link to article on StartUpSmart:
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/business-ideas/all-systems-go-for-notify4myki/201204045932.html
Link to further information: http://goo.gl/B1YpH
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Local Official Slams Council Over Secrecy About Irish Open Traffic Management Plans
Link to article in the Coleraine Times:
http://www.colerainetimes.co.uk/news/local/alexander-slams-council-secrecy-over-irish-open-1-3692266
10) How a Student Used Open Data to Beat UK National Rail Enquiries at Its Own Game
Link to blog in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/apr/02/rail-timetable-open-data
VEHICLES
11) The Mobile Mess: Why Isn't Car Connectivity Better?
Link to article in Popular Mechanics:
12) euroFOT: Bringing Intelligent Vehicles to the Road
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/eurofot-bringing-intelligent-vehicles-to-the-road/
euroFOT – Data Analysis: A Gargantuan Task
http://www.ertico.com/eurofot-data-analysis-a-gargantuan-task/
13) Driver, Text that Car! Service Sends Messages to License Plates
Link to story on Fox News:
News Releases
2) Promoting a National Telematics Standard for Heavy Vehicles in Australia
4) Solar-Powered SpeedInfo Sensors Bring Real-Time Traffic Data to Ohio Drivers
5) Iteris Awarded $12.4 Million Contract for National ITS Architecture Evolution and Support
6) Travelers Marketing Announces New Jersey Safety Service Patrol Sponsorship Program
Upcoming Events
FCC Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Webinar with State and Local Governments – May 2
http://www.fcc.gov/events/office-intergovernmental-affairs-iga-webinar-state-and-local-governments-0
Today in Transportation History
1812 **200th anniversary** US President James Madison ordered a 90-day trade embargo against Great Britain.
http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/215092
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