Thursday, November 29, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) NextGen Air System Jeopardized by Lawmaker Interference

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-29/nextgen-air-system-jeopardized-by-lawmaker-interference

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Once Lost, Trimble Finds Direction

Link to story on CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/50000575

MARITIME

3) Intertraffic World – Annual Showcase 2013

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9c37af6b#

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) California DOT Agrees to Greater Public Scrutiny of Expert Panels

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/29/5017623/caltrans-agrees-to-greater-public.html

5) California DMV Launches 'Answer Man' Web Video Series

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/CA-DMV-Launches-Answer-Man-Web-Video-Series.html

Link to news release: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/newsrel/newsrel12/2012_16.htm

ROADWAYS

6) China's Ministry of Public Safety Orders Deadly Traffic Signals Fixed

Link to article in the Global Times:

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/747433.shtml

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Do Safety Message on Electronic Highway Signs Really Help Drivers?

Link to story on WATE-TV:

http://www.wate.com/story/20209465/do-the-billboards-counting-the-of-tn-car-crash-fatalities-make-drivers-more-safe

8) Air Passenger Screening: TSA Needs to Improve Complaint Processes

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-186T

9) US Department of Homeland Security May Review Superstorm Sandy Warnings

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/department-of-homeland-security-may-review-superstorm-sandy-warnings/2012/11/28/86fa3a94-398d-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html

TELEMATICS

10) Insurance Telematics and Data Interpretation

Link to commentary on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/viewpoint-insurance-telematics-and-data-interpretation

TRANSIT

11) How Failed Tcard Project Brought New Life to Apps Development at Transport for New South Wales

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/au/how-failed-tcard-project-brought-new-life-to-apps-development-at-transport-for-nsw-7000008070/

VEHICLES

12) Future Driving: Controlling a Car with a Wave of the Hand?

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/11/28/future-driving-controlling-a-car-with-a-wave-of-the-hand/

News Releases

1) University of New Orleans Gets $1.5 Million NASA Grant for Air Traffic Research

2) European Commission Releases Over €1.2 Billion to Fund Key TEN-T Projects

3) Transportation Insight Acquires CPA International

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Keeping Risks in Check - Applying the Updated FHWA Model Systems Engineering Document to Adaptive Signal Control Technology Systems Implementation – December 20

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s121031_asct_impl.asp

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** France and Great Britain sign a treaty to jointly develop and produce a civil supersonic aircraft.

http://heritageconcorde.com/?page_id=3868

1987 **25^th anniversary** Korean Air Flight 858 exploded in mid-air from a bomb placed on board by North Korean agents.  All 115 people on the flight died.

http://www.state.gov/m/a/ips/c52384.htm

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