Thursday, September 6, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 6, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES

1) A Handy App to Record Your Painful Bike Accident

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/09/handy-app-record-your-painful-bike-accident/3171/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) EU Navigation System Opens Headquarters in Prague

Link to AP article:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/06/4793226/eu-navigation-system-opens-headquarters.html

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

MARITIME

3) China to Upgrade Maritime Satellite Network by 2020

Link to article in China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-09/06/content_15737037.htm

OTHER

4) Indian Government Says Use of IT-Enabled Traffic Management to Be One Measure for Determining Support of Projects

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/it-enabled-traffic-must-for-aid-under-urban-renewal-mission/articleshow/16282334.cms

5) Traffic Technology International – August/September 2012

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/45672367#/45672367/1

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) New Mexico Releases Anti-DWI Smartphone App

Link to article in The Santa Fe New Mexican:

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/060812DWIapp

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/2a0uy

TELEMATICS

7) The Future of Fleet Telematics, Part II

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/future-fleet-telematics-part-ii

TRANSIT

8) Toronto Transit Commission Bus and Streetcar Stops to Provide Improved Information

Link to story on Citytv:

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/222888--changes-coming-to-ttc-bus-streetcar-stops

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Intelligent Transport Center Informs on Obstructed Roads in Baku, Azerbaijan

Link to article on News.Az:

http://news.az/articles/society/67231

VEHICLES

10) Study: Robot Cars Could Increase Highway Efficiency 273%

Link to story on NBC News:

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robot-cars-could-increase-highway-efficiency-273-percent-study-978760

11) Apple Investigating Syncing Between iPhone and Car

Link to article on AppleInsider:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/06/apple_investigating_syncing_between_iphone_and_car.html

Link to patent application: http://goo.gl/wl5x1

News Releases

1) Airbus Unveils Its 2050 Vision for 'Smarter Skies'

2) Center for Digital Government Recognizes 511 New York for Most Innovative Use of Social Media

3) NATCO Releases Second Edition of Urban Bikeway Design Guide

4) Helen Sramek to Retire as President of Operation Lifesaver November 1

5) Georgia DOT Upgrades Its Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure with Activu

6) GEWI to Exhibit at 19^th Annual ITS World Congress in Vienna

7) Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Complete First Launch Exercise for Next Generation GPS Satellites

8) Air Traffic Control Association Announces 2012 Award Winners

9) New Pennsylvania Law Penalizes Motorists for Ignoring Traffic Control Signs, Devices

Upcoming Events

TransComm 2012 (AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Communications) – September 30-October 3 – Raleigh, North Carolina

http://www.ncdot.gov/transcomm2012/

Today in Transportation History    

1522 **490^th anniversary** The Victoria returned to Spain and became the first ship to circumnavigate the globe.

http://www.marinersmuseum.org/education/victoria

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