Friday, March 29, 2013

Friday, March 29, 2013



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Air Travel Made Easier for Families Living with Autism
Link to story on KMSP-TV:

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Has Google's Street View Changed the Way We Behave?
Link to BBC News story:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Indian Government: All National Highways to Have Electronic Toll Collection System by 2014
Link to article in The Economic Times:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Expert Advice: Galileo Looking Forward – An Interview with Paul Flament
Link to article in GPS World:

5) Indoor GPS: Why Tech Companies Want to Track You Inside
Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) State DOTs Recognized for Innovation in 2013 Best of ITS Awards
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

MARITIME

7) US Coast Guard National Maritime Security Advisory Committee to Discuss Cyber Security
Link to article in Government Security News:

OTHER

8) Inrix Traffic Data Shows Improving Economy, Big Data Possibilities
Link to article on Xconomy:

9) News from ERTICO
 -  First Mobility Challenge Newsletter Available
 -  Transport Research Arena Announces 5th Conference to Be Held in April 2014 in Paris
 -  iMobility Support and FOTNET Launch Call for Tender on Probe Data

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Residents of Grimsby, UK Join Online Debate to Discuss Development Project
Link to article in the Grimsby Telegraph:

RAILROADS

11) Amtrak for iOS Updates with iPhone 5 Support and Train Status Redesign
Link to blog on 9to5Mac:

ROADWAYS

12) Avery Dennison, 3M Settle Antitrust Litigation Involving Reflective Sheeting on Signs
Link to article in the Los Angeles Business Journal:

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Google Expands Emergency Alerts to Millions of People
Link to article in USA Today:

TELEMATICS

14) Can Telematics Convince Generation Y to Buy Cars?
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

15) Branding Individual Routes: Too Many Colors, or the Gold Standard of Legibility?
Link to blog on Human Transit:

VEHICLES

16) A Safety-First Message Aimed at Getting More Youths Behind the Wheel
Link to article in The New York Times:

17) App Will Plug Into Your Car to Save Gas and Dial 911 in Event of Crash
Link to column in Inc.:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
He did it his way.


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Today in Transportation History    
1883 **130th anniversary** Enea Bossi, Sr., an aircraft designer, was born in Milan, Italy.

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