Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Wednesday, July 25, 2012


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) NextGen Air Traffic Control Vulnerable to Hackers Spoofing Planes Out of Thin Air
Link to article in Forbes:

2) Arkansas' Clinton National Airport Unveils Technology Upgrades
Link to article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:

BICYCLES

3) China Crowdmaps Pedestrian and Cyclist Problem Areas
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

CAMERAS

4) Some New Zealand Speed Camera Vans to be Marked
Link to story on TV3 News:

OTHER

5) Dunkin' Donuts Sprays the Smell of Coffee Onto South Korean Buses to Increase Sales
Link to blog on BostInno:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Trucks Deliver Message of Safety on Nebraska Highways
Link to article in The North Platte Telegraph:

7) Measuring Communication? Five Tips to Help Start a Performance Measurement Program
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Warning Sirens: A Dying Technology?
Link to article in Government Technology:

TELEMATICS

9) Allstate Crowdsources to Test Usage-Based Insurance Product
Link to article in Insurance & Technology:

10) Machine-to-Machine Telematics: Ready to Grow, Part II
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

11) New South Wales Government Opens Transport Data to Google Maps, Developers
Link to article on ZDNet:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/tbN3P

12) Advertising Copywriter Offers Suggestions on How Boston T Might Make More Money
Link to blog on Six Stories Up:

13) Questionable Practices and the QR Code
QR code on the back of a bus encourages driving distraction.
Link to The 1to1 Blog:

14) Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to Economic Development
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

VEHICLES

15) Mobile Tech's Future isn't in the Phone, It's in Your Car
Link to article on GigaOM:

16) Latest Edition of The iCar Support Newsletter
Link to newsletter:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Webinar: Learn How to Provide Seamless Connectivity to Enhance the Driver Experience – August 8


Today in Transportation History    
1962 **50th anniversary** Skyphone air-to-ground telephone service began.

======================================================================
The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. 
To subscribe (for free) or unsubscribe, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
Become a TCN fan on Facebook!

Questions, comments about the TCN?  Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.      
© 2012 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.bwcommunications.net

No comments: