Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Air Carriers New Early Warning Policy Gives Passengers Chance to Book Options

Link to AP article:

http://durangoherald.com/article/20121030/NEWS04/121039962/-1/s

2) The Airport of the Future

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2034-reality-bytes

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Just Wave and Go with Electronic Tolls at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Link to article in The Windsor Star:

http://goo.gl/JmuN4

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) New York MTA Filmmaker Documents Sandy's Disastrous Effects

Link to article on Indiewire:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/nycs-transit-authority-filmmaker-documents-sandys-disastrous-effects

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Study Launched to Determine Effects of Wildlife Warning Reflectors on Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions in Wyoming

Link to article on County 10:

http://county10.com/2012/10/30/study-launched-to-determine-effects-of-wildlife-warning-reflectors-on-wildlife-vehicle-collisions/

6) TSA Wants a Firm to Supply it Twice a Week with Complete Airline Flight Data

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/27714?c=airport_aviation_security

TRANSIT

7) Nashville Buses May Go High-Tech with Real-Time Data, GPS

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/310310124/Nashville-buses-may-go-high-tech

VEHICLES

8) Communications Help Trucking Weather the Storm

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/communications-help-trucking-weather-storm

9) Honda ITS Lets Cars/Motorcycles Communicate

Link to article on Motorcycle USA:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/583/14750/Motorcycle-Article/Honda-ITS-Lets-Cars-Motorcycles-Communicate.aspx

News Releases

1) Ford Tops OEM Automotive Infotainment Competitive Assessment, BMW and Toyota Ending Second and Third

2) Open Roads Consulting Wins the Next Generation Advanced Transportation Management System Deployment for Pennsylvania DOT

3) Summary of Outcomes from the 40^th Meeting of the International Organization for Standardization’s Technical Committee 204 (ISO/TC204) for Intelligent Transport Systems

4) Highlights from the 19^th ITS World Congress in Vienna from ITS America

Upcoming Events

First HeERO International Conference – November 15 – Zagreb, Croatia

http://www.heero-pilot.eu/preview/en/events/heeroconf_nov2012.html

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge over the St. Marys River between Canada and the US officially opened to traffic.

http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9618_48384-23856--,00.html

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Can Wireless Connectivity Streamline Airport Congestion?

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://wireless-connectivity.tmcnet.com/articles/313783-wireless-connectivity-streamline-airport-congestion.htm

2) Virtual Worlds for Remote Tower Operation

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/10/virtual-worlds/

CAMERAS

3) Alaska DOT&PF Trying to Get Thane Avalanche Cameras Installed for Winter

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-10-29/dotpf-trying-get-thane-avalanche-cameras-installed-winter#.UI_fdYXszuc

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) US Navy Seeks Protections and Alternatives to GPS for Precise Ship and Weapons Time-Keeping

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2012/10/navy-gps-protection.html

OTHER

5) Volpe News

Link to newsletter:

http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDOTVOLPE-587a33

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Technology Helps Overcome Hurricane Sandy

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/technology-helps-overcome-hurricane-sandy/

ROADWAYS

7) Faulty Switch, Not Hackers, Led to Melbourne Traffic Chaos

Link to AAP article:

http://www.zdnet.com/au/faulty-switch-not-hackers-led-to-melbourne-traffic-chaos-7000006584/

TELEMATICS

8) Report on Day Two of Telematics Munich 2012

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-munich-2012-day-two

9) Ford CEO Says 'More Fixes to Come' on MyFord Touch

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/fordmotor-brief-idUSWEN828420121030

TRANSIT

10) Privacy International Warns of Public Transit Card Hazards

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.csoonline.com/article/720233/privacy-international-warns-of-public-transit-card-hazards

11) Transit Meets a Hurricane

Link to article on Storify:

http://storify.com/OakSquareSusan/transit-meets-a-hurricane

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Radars for Traffic Collection Data Being Installed at Strategic Locations in Gibraltar

Link to article in Vox:

http://vox.gi/local/6203-radars-for-traffic-collection-data-are-being-installed-at-strategic-locations.html

VEHICLES

13) Yes, Driverless Cars Know the Way to San Jose

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/automobiles/yes-driverless-cars-know-the-way-to-san-jose.html

News Releases

1) Transport Solutions for the Future of the Economy and Environment

Upcoming Events

IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference 2012 – November 14-16 – Seoul

http://www.ieee-vnc.org/2012/

Today in Transportation History    

1972 **40^th anniversary** Two Illinois Central Gulf commuter trains crashed in Chicago's worst train accident.  Forty-five people died.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFr5zhQnZO4

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) NASA Applies Deep-Diving Text Analytics to Airline Safety

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/10/26/nasa-applies-text-analytics-to-airline-safety.aspx

BICYCLES

2) DC to Add Ads to Capital Bikeshare Stations

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/d.c.-to-add-ads-to-capital-bikeshare-stations/article/2511938#.UI5vSoXszuc

OTHER

3) Internet, Phone Companies Brace for Hurricane Sandy

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2012/10/internet-phone-companies-brace-hurricane-sandy/59097

RAILROADS

4) Baltimore's Penn Station to Get Spiffier with Video Board, Welcome Sign

Link to article in the Baltimore Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2012/10/26/baltimores-penn-station-may-get-a.html

ROADWAYS

5) Traffic Lights Dumped for Stop Signs in Kansas City Has Many Seeing Red

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3889841/traffic-lights-dumped-for-stop.html

6) A Glow-in-the-Dark 'Smart Highway' is Coming to the Netherlands

Link to article in Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-to-build-glow-in-the-dark-highway-2012-10

7) Mobile App May Help Drivers Outsmart Traffic Signals

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/Mobile-App-May-Help-Drivers-Outsmart-Traffic-Signals.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Chicago Transit Authority Credits Drop in Robberies to Video Surveillance

Link to story on WLS-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8862010

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

TAXIS

9) Taxi Apps Face Bumpy Road

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005004578082630070372690.html

10) New Taxi App Fixing Some Issues Before Chicago Rollout

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-around-1029-20121029,0,2537369.column

TELEMATICS

11) Telematics Munich 2012: Day One

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-munich-2012-day-one

TOURISM

12) New Visitor Center Plans in Port Huron, Michigan Include Electronic Kiosk

Link to article in the Times Herald:

http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/310290007/New-visitor-center-plans-include-electronic-kiosk

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) University of Illinois Students Use Homecoming Game to Analyze, Improve Event Traffic

Link to article in The News-Gazette:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2012-10-27/ui-students-use-homecoming-game-analyze-improve-event-traffic.html

14) Nokia Brings More Employees to Downtown Chicago to Join Mapping Division

Link to article on Medill Reports - Chicago:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=209351

TRANSIT

15) In an Entrenched Car Culture, Painting a Bolder Face on Mass Transit
Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/in-an-entrenched-car-culture-painting-a-bolder-face-on-mass-transit/

16) Chennai's Metropolitan Transport Corporation to Revive Announcement System for Upcoming Bus Stops

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Metropolitan-Transport-Corporation-to-revive-announcement-system-for-upcoming-bus-stops/articleshow/17000058.cms

17) New York MTA Bus Time Coming to the Bronx

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bus-time-arrives-bronx-month-article-1.1192144

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Graphics-Based Traffic Alerts on Six Major Singapore Roads

Link to article in The Strait Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/graphics-based-traffic-alerts-6-major-roads-20121029

News Releases

1) GM Tops OEM Safety and Security Telematics Competitive Assessment, Ford and Toyota Ending Second and Third

2) Great Differences Between EU Member States in How Well Transport Systems Cope with Weather Phenomena

3) Need to Build Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Drives the Intelligent Transportation Systems Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

4) Cubic Nextcity Video Wins Prestigious International Competition

Upcoming Events

Telematics for Fleet Management USA – November 13-14 – Atlanta

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/fleet/

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** East Anglian Flying Services was renamed Channel Airways.

http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Channel%20Airways.htm

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