Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA’s NextGen Program Reaches Critical Period

Link to article from Aviation Daily:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/avd_01_14_2013_p05-01-534008.xml

2) FAA to Pilots: Turn Off Personal Devices in Cockpit

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/01/14/pilot-electronics/1833313/

3) Uruguay Gets IP-Based ATC Communications

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/01/15/Uruguay-gets-IP-based-ATC-communications/UPI-41181358271428/

4) App in the Air Wants to Remove Airport Stress Through Status Alerts and Passenger Chat

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/01/11/tlabs/app-in-the-air-wants-to-remove-airport-stress-through-passenger-chat-and-tips 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) US DOT Seeks Stakeholder Input on the Next ITS Strategic Research Plan, 2015-2019

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2013/stakeholder_strategicplan.htm

MARITIME

6) DARPA Eyes Pop-Up Deep Sea Sensors

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/01/darpa-eyes-pop-deep-sea-sensors/60655/?oref=nextgov_today_nl

RAILROADS

7) Kansas City Southern Boots Up Online Tool to Help Boost Cross-Border Business

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/kansas_city_southern/news/KCS-boots-up-online-tool-to-help-boost-crossborder-business--34846

TELEMATICS

8) The Impact of eCall, EETS and ITP on Fleet Telematics

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/impact-ecall-eets-and-itp-fleet-telematics-part-i

TRANSIT

9) San Francisco Muni's Subway Woes Could Be Solved with Modern Train Management System Up for Approval

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2013/01/muni-s-subway-woes-could-be-solved-modern-network-approval

10) MBTA Conductors to Receive Real-Time Service Information on Mobile Devices

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=34866

11) A New Boston Subway Map Lets You Know the Time Your Trip Will Take

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681165/a-new-subway-map-lets-you-know-the-time-your-trip-will-take#1

12) Lost in Seattle? WhichBus Helps You Plan Your Public Transit Ride in Real-Time

Link to article on GeekWire:

http://www.geekwire.com/2013/whichbus-debuts/

13) Los Angeles Metro Teaches Bike Manners with New Train Poster Campaign

Link to blog on KPCC Radio:

http://blogdowntown.com/2013/01/7110-metro-teaches-bike-manners-with-new-train

14) VIA's New Buses Get the Green Light … More Than You Do

Link to story on WOAI-TV:

http://www.woai.com/content/troubleshooters/story/VIAs-new-buses-get-the-green-light-more-than-you/O75I3n8DtUa26YE-qHIZvA.cspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Beating Traffic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast by Sending an SMS

Link to story on Radio Netherlands Worldwide:

http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/beating-abidjans-traffic-sending-sms

VEHICLES

16) Backup Camera Rule 'Very Much' Alive, NHTSA Administrator Says

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-15/backup-camera-rule-very-much-alive-strickland-says.html

17) Thomas Edison Hologram Makes Detroit Auto Show Appearance

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/thomas-edison-hologram-makes-auto-221728565.html

News Releases

1) Ohio DOT Launches Ohgo.com to Save Motorists Time and Money

2) 2013 Audi S7 Wins 'Connected Car of the Year' Award by Connected World Magazine

3) Wikimedia Foundation Launches Wikivoyage, a Free, Worldwide Travel Guide Anyone Can Edit

4) Inrix Transforms Traffic News Reporting with Breakthrough Apps

5) Astronaut and Scientist Mae Jemison to Address Women in Transportation

6) Q-Free Acquires TCS International

7) United Airlines Launches Satellite-Based Wi-Fi Service

8) JiWire Partners with AWG to Offer Complimentary Ad-Supported Wi-Fi to Meet Consumer Demand

9) TransCore and New York City DOT Win International Road Federation’s Global Achievement Award for ITS and Traffic Management

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – I-4 Dynamic Message Sign Replacement Phase II – Florida DOT

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/contractsadministrationdistrict5/Design%20Build/E5R84/I4%20DMS%20Replacement%20Phase%20II%20Project%20Advertisement.pdf

Upcoming Events

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http://www.parkex.co.uk/content

Today in Transportation History    

1493 **520^th anniversary** Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola to begin his return to Spain.

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