Thursday, July 12, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Restaurateur Bringing 7,000 iPads to Airports: 'We're Seeing 15-20% Revenue Boost'

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/restaurateur-bringing-7000-ipads-to-airports-were-seeing-15-20-revenue-boost-7000000733/

2) SAS Scandinavian Airlines Opens Crowdsourcing Portal to Solicit Customer Ideas

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2012/07/sas-asks-for-customers-ideas-on-improving-passenger-experience/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/DD34o

ROADWAYS

3) Motorcycle Safety Signs Going Up Around Pittsburgh

Link to story on KDKA-TV:

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/11/motorcycle-safety-signs-going-up-around-city/

TRANSIT

4) How the Apple-Google Fight and the New iOS6 Might Be Good for Open Source

Link to article on TechPresident:

http://techpresident.com/news/22550/open-plans-kevin-webb-apples-ios6-will-promote-innovations-public-transit-information

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Behind the Scenes at TMCs

Link to article in Public Roads:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/12julaug/02.cfm

6) Katie O'Shea Recalls Years as Bay Area Traffic Reporter

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_21061221/oakland-resident-recalls-years-local-air-traffic-reporter

VEHICLES

7) Nuance, Apple's Siri Personal Assistants Hit the Road

Link to article in Investor's Business Daily:

http://news.investors.com/article/617900/201207121350/apple-nuance-could-steal-garmin-gps-market-share.htm

News Releases

1) Virginia DOT Announces Call for Proposals to Enhance Transportation Operations Centers

2) New Jersey's BurLink Bus Routes Now Available on Google Maps

3) PortVision Brings Advanced Marine Vessel-Tracking Capabilities to Smartphones

4) ERTICO Meets with Radio Association of China

5) In-Vehicle Navigation Sales to Quadruple by 2019

6) ITS-NY Receives Membership Increase Award and Welcomes Six New Members

7) Washington Governor Tours London Traffic Operations Center

8) US Seaway Corporation Announces New Vessel Safety Technology

9) Battelle, Central Ohio Transit Authority Work to Reduce Bus Accidents with New Technology

Upcoming Events

Andean Highway Congress – Innovation, Solutions and Sustainability – August 20-22 – Lima, Peru

http://www.irfnews.org/news-events/event-detail/high-elevation-andes-road-engineering-conference/

Today in Transportation History    

1812 **200^th anniversary** US forces invaded Canada during the War of 1812.

http://www.warof1812-history.com/Invasion-of-Canada.aspx

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