Transportation Communications Newsletter: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Warsaw Chopin Airport Launches World's First Remote Queue Management System for Airport Security

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2322-world-first-warsaw-chopin-launches-remote-queue-management-system-for-airport-security

2) Articles from Airport Industry Review – February 2013

- Are Next-Generation Air Traffic Control Systems Adequately Protected from Hackers?

http://goo.gl/de3Xo

- New Holographic Radar System Could Provide Solution to Interference from Wind Farms

http://goo.gl/Pj9Sl

- Could Life-Size Holograms Replace Airport Workers?

http://goo.gl/CS98w

3) Report on Two Aviation Shows Focused on In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity

Link to article in Low-Fare & Regional Airlines:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/laradec2012jan2013/ (page 25)

CAMERAS

4) Minnesota Bill Would Require License-Plate Tracking Disclosures

Link to blog in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/190693671.html

OTHER

5) Boston Snow Plow Tracking Site Too Popular for Its Own Good

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2013/02/11/snow-plow-tracking-site-too-popular-for-its-own-good/

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Human Performance, User Information, and Simulation 2012

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168498.aspx

TELEMATICS

7) Telematics and Voice Control Technology

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-and-voice-control-technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Updates from FHWA's Office of Operations

- FHWA Operations Benefit/Cost Analysis Desk Reference: Providing Guidance to Practitioners in the Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Management and Operations Projects

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=856

- FHWA Operations Benefit/Cost Analysis Desk Reference: Conducting Benefit/Cost Analysis of Strategies Impacting Non-Typical Traffic Conditions

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=855

- FHWA Operations Benefit/Cost Analysis Desk Reference: Real-World Examples of Application of the Guidance

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=854

News Releases

1) Transportation Community Voices Concern Over Potential Risk to Next-Generation Vehicle Safety Technology

2) MirrorLink 1.0 Device Specification Now Available for Download

3) Nav Portugal Partners with SITA as Single European Sky Comes Into Force

4) Saab Introduces Aerobahn Airport Dashboard to Improve Information Sharing Among Airport Stakeholders

5) Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Foundation Created to Support Public Safety Efforts

6) Rhode Island DOT Expanding Real-Time Travel Information to Route 114

7) ABB Acquires APS Technology Group to Expand Its Crane and Harbor Systems Portfolio

8) International Air Transport Association Calls for Action to Improve Air Traffic Management Efficiency and Costs

9) Operation Lifesaver to Hold State Coordinator Summit in Chicago February 26-28

10) NXP and Delphi Automotive Enter Strategic Collaboration Agreement

Solicitation

- Comments Sought – Field Test of Application No. 6 Report of the Results (Informing the Status of the Road in Terms of Meteorological Phenomena)

http://cvt-project.ir/En/EnNewsDetail.aspx?SubjectType=109&InfoID=1172

Upcoming Events

International Wireless Communications Expo – March 11-15 – Las Vegas

http://www.iwceexpo.com

Today in Transportation History

1963 **50^th anniversary** A Northwest Orient Airlines flight en route from Miami to Chicago broke apart in flight over the Everglades killing all 43 people aboard.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630212-0

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