Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Air Canada Crew, Passengers Help Locate Yacht in Distress Off Australia

Link to CP article:

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/national/Canada+crews+helps+locate+yacht+distress+Australia/7396255/story.html

2) Changing Name of Florida's Hernando County Airport Seen as Business Decision

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/changing-hernando-county-airports-name-seen-as-business-decision/1256755

3) Airports Plan Social Media Spending Boost

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/10/17/news/airports-plan-social-media-spending-boost-infographic

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/Qv2iF

4) Articles from AeroSafety World – October 2012

 -  Putting It Into Words – Non-Standard Phrases, Slang and Rapid-Fire Speech Hinder Pilot-Controller Communications

http://flightsafety.org/aerosafety-world-magazine/oct-2012/putting-it-into-words

 -  The Age of the iPad as an Electronic Flight Bag

http://flightsafety.org/aerosafety-world-magazine/oct-2012/age-of-ipad

 -  Launching a Safety Management System Brings New Challenges for a Small Airline

http://flightsafety.org/aerosafety-world-magazine/oct-2012/small-airline-big-changes

MARITIME

5) Port of New York and New Jersey Celebrates Port Industry Day

Link to audio report on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/Etx

OTHER

6) Thinking Aloud Podcast

Link to podcast from Thinking Highways:

http://thinkingaloudpodcast.com/

7) ERTICO eMagazine – October 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://issuu.com/ertico/docs/emagazine_congress_web

PEDESTRIANS

8) Maine DOT Engineers Experience Challenges Faced by Pedestrians with Handicaps

Link to article in the Portland Press Herald:

http://goo.gl/0FzxA

TELEMATICS

9) Telematics, Ford and the Future of Mobility

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-ford-and-future-mobility

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Loop Mobile Launches Traffic Alert Service in Mumbai

Link to article on Tech2:

http://tech2.in.com/news/mobile-services/loop-mobile-launches-traffic-alert-service-in-mumbai/516262

11) Road Peer Mobile App Informs Road Users of Traffic Hotspots in Lagos, Nigeria

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://goo.gl/Meszc

VEHICLES

12) NHTSA Seeks Human Controls for Driverless Cars

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121017/OEM06/121019869/feds-seek-human-controls-for-driverless-cars

13) A Private Office on the Highway

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/business/a-private-office-on-the-highway.html

News Releases

1) Intelligent Deer Crossing System Just Got a Lot Smarter and Less Expensive

2) JCDecaux North America and GateGuru Partner on Airport Information and Advertising

3) Transport for London's Real-Time Bus Information Service Makes Millions of Journeys Easier in Its First Year

4) CITE and FHWA New Blended (Instructor-Led) Course Offering: Weather-Responsive Traffic Management

5) Another Offering of CITE's Very Successful 'Blended' Traffic Signal Timing Course

6) Illinois Tollway Seeks to Add New Signs Promoting Lodging and Tourism Attractions

7) Railway Association of Canada Honors Members with Industry Safety Awards

8) Amano McGann and Streetline Join Forces to Offer Next-Generation Real-Time Garage and On-Street Parking Solution

9) ARINC to Divest Defense Systems Engineering and Support Business; Continue Focus on Communications and IT Services

10) LightRiver Expands Bandwidth for Chicago Transit Authority for Light Rail ITS

Solicitation

 -  Call for Entries – 2013 Best of ITS Awards – ITS America

http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=507eefe6e4d55

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webinar: Guidelines for Disseminating Road Weather Advisory and Control Information – November 1

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=837

Today in Transportation History    

1977 **35^th anniversary** West German commandos stormed a Lufthansa jet in Mogadishu, Somalia which had been hijacked on October 13.  Three of the four hijackers were killed during the rescue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_181

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