Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INRIX Webinar: Real-Time Traffic Data Quality Assurance Program, June 28

The Quality Assurance program will embed data validation in INRIX's data license contracts, with experienced independent validators using proven and well documented methods established and used by the I-95 Corridor Coalition over the past four years. Find out how a QA Program would be created and executed for your agency.  Register now for the June 28, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT webinar.  

AVIATION

1) Canadian Public Safety Minister Orders End to Airport Eavesdropping Pending Privacy Review

Link to Postmedia article:

http://www.canada.com/travel/Toews+orders+halt+airport+eavesdropping/6807181/story.html

BICYCLES

2) Portland, Oregon Experiments with 'Intelligent' New Indicator Light

Link to blog on BikePortland.org:

http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/20/pbot-experiments-with-intelligent-new-indicator-light-73548

CAMERAS

3) New Jersey Slams the Brakes on Controversial Red-Light Cameras

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/nj_slams_the_breaks_on_red-lig.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) The Many Benefits of 3D Maps

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/geospatial/Many-Benefits-3-D-Maps.html

5) How Road Maps Were Made in the 1940s

Link to blog in The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/06/how-road-maps-were-made-1940s/2326/

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Researchers Create the First GPS for the Blind

Link to article on Phys.Org:

http://phys.org/news/2012-06-gps.html

7) Dunkin' Donuts: Many Summer Travelers Use GPS Devices to Track Down Road-Trip Food Options

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/06/20/dunkin-donuts-many-summer-travelers-use-gps-devices-track-down-road-trip-food-options/DTUXLew24cajAJHsOHWijI/story.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/bu2HS

MARITIME

8) How US Navy Supercomputers Help Sailors Beat an Ancient Nemesis

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57456598-315/how-navy-supercomputers-help-sailors-beat-an-ancient-nemesis

OTHER

9) Seven World-Famous Voices: How They Earn a Living Speaking for Machines

Link to articles on AOL Jobs:

http://goo.gl/xLT2g

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) 'Checkpoint of the Future' Takes Shape at Texas Airport

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/story/2012-06-19/Faster-better-airport-security-checkpoints-not-that-far-off/55693916/1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Google Adds Traffic Conditions in Seven New Countries and Updates in 19 Existing Ones

Link to Google Lat Long Blog:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/06/get-traffic-conditions-in-7-new.html

12) Waze Adds Real-Time Gas Prices for Summer Travelers

Link to blog on The Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1077102_waze-adds-real-time-gas-prices-for-summer-travelers-video

13) Helmond, the Netherlands to Continue Operation of Cooperative Mobility Service on a Commercial Basis – a First for Europe

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/helmond-to-continue-operation-of-cooperative-mobility-service-on-a-commercial-basis-a-first-for-europe/

VEHICLES

14) Vehicle Quality Keeps Rising, but In-Car Technology Confounds Consumers

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/06/20/vehicle-quality-keeps-rising-but-in-car-technology-confounds-consumers

15) Car Dealerships Add More Models with HD Radio

Link to article in Radio:

http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio/car_dealerships_add_more_models_with_hd_radio_0619/

News Releases

1) NTSB Issues Safety Alert to Pilots on Limitations of In-Cockpit Weather Radar Displays

2) JetBlue Airways Becomes First FAA-Certified Carrier to Fly Special (Non-Public) RNP AR Approaches with Airbus A320 Fleet at JFK Airport

3) Denver International Airport to Create Largest Digital Experience for Travelers and Advertisers

4) earthmine and Mandli Communications Partner to Bring Integrated Street-Level Data to US State Department of Transportation Market

5) Indian Trails and Michigan DOT Launch First US Bus Fleet with 'Hearing Loop' Technology

6) Research and Markets: Smart Transport System Insights - 2012

7) Vermont's Chittenden County Transportation Authority Selects Transit Center Location in Burlington

Job Posting

 -   Senior Tolls Analyst II – Atkins North America – Atlanta, Georgia

https://atkinsglobal.taleo.net/careersection/atkins_corporate/jobdetail.ftl?job=82940

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Freeway Service Patrol – Hawaii DOT

http://spo3.hawaii.gov/notices/notices/nh-0300-130

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Transportation Management for the Smart City – June 28

http://www.telventblogs.com/transportation/post.cfm/webinar-transportation-management-for-the-smart-city

Today in Transportation History    

1887 **125^th anniversary** Victoria Terminus opened in Bombay, India.

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