Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
May 7, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
TLC to Launch Airport Series, 'On the
Fly'
Link
to story from CNN:
Link
to further information: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/on-the-fly
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
On the Vaunted New York City Subway Map,
Mistakes and Phantom Blocks
Link
to article in The New York Times:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3)
Hungary to Introduce E-Toll System by Mid-2013
Link to article in the Budapest Business Journal:
MARITIME
4)
122 Ships Affected by Suspected North
Korean GPS Jamming
Link
to article in The Korea Times:
5)
Commercial Ship GPS Could Help Track
Tsunamis
Link
to story on KITV-TV:
OTHER
6)
New Publication: A Guide to Open
Transportation Data
Link
to further information from the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy &
Management:
7)
Articles from Latest Issue of Texas Transportation Researcher
-
Looking Out for Pedestrians –
Beacons, Pavement Marking Improve Crosswalk Safety
-
Fighting Congestion with
Technology: The New Frontier
-
Looking Into the Retroreflective
Glass – Could Glass Beads in Pavement Paint be Harmful?
8)
Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – May 2012
Link
to newsletter:
PARKING
9)
O'Hare Upgrade Would Let You Find and
Pay for Parking with Your Phone
Link
to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
RAILROADS
10)
Amtrak Enlists iPhones as a Service Tool
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TELEMATICS
11)
B&B Electronics: The Advent of
'Feature-Rich Systems'
Link
to interview on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
12)
Q&A: Chatting with Rhino Loft – the
Developers Behind Notify4Myki App
Link
to article in Macworld Australia:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Virginia DOT Upgrades Traveler
Information Systems
Link
to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
14)
Study: Our Smartphones are Turning Us
Into 'Real-Time Information Seekers and Problem Solvers'
Report
says 20% have used phone in last 30 days for traffic or transit information.
Link
to article on TechCrunch:
Link
to further information from Pew Internet & American Life Project: http://goo.gl/WqHbs
15)
Articles from Flow – May 2012
- Dynamic Travel
Information Personalized and Delivered to Your Cellphone (page 1)
-
Enabling Cost-Effective Multimodal
Trip Planners Through Open Transit Data (page 4)
16)
Information on the Go: Los Angeles
County MTA Library Figures Prominently in 'Go Metro Los Angeles'
Link
to Primary Resources blog:
VEHICLES
17)
Study: German Buyers' Interest in
Connected Cars Growing
Link
to article in automotiveIT International:
18)
Engineers, Lawmakers Prepare for Driverless
Cars
Link
to article in The Palm Beach Post:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/engineers-lawmakers-prepare-for-driverless-cars-2343469.html
19)
Comprehensive Networking – Audi Connect
and Driver Assistance Systems
Link
to article on 3D Car Shows:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Viajeo
Final Workshop: São Paulo Demo Site Results – May 29 – São Paulo, Brazil
Today in Transportation
History
May
6, 1937 **75th anniversary** The Hindenburg
caught fire when landing at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The disaster killed 36 people.
May
7,1992 **20th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off on its first flight.
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