Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
March 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Airlines Start Move to New Shopping,
Ticketing System
Link
to article in USA Today:
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
Coca-Cola Accused of Illegal Mapping in
China
Link
to AFP article:
3)
How LIDAR is Revolutionizing Maps,
Geospatial Data
Link
to article in GCN:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4)
Why It's Nearly Impossible to Make GPS
Work for India
Link
to The Atlantic Cities:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5)
NHTSA, Safety Partners Encourage Young
Filmmakers to Send a Safety Message
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
RAILROADS
6)
NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations for
Signal Maintenance
Link
to article in Railway Track &
Structures:
7)
Articles from Progressive Railroading –
March 2013
-
Progress with Positive Train
Control Gauged at NTSB Forum
-
Class I Railroads Rate the State
of Positive Train Control
TELEMATICS
8)
Chevrolet to Accelerate Dealer
Telematics Training
Link
to article in Marketing Daily:
9)
Q&A: Telematics, India and
In-Vehicle Infotainment
Link
to interview on Telematics Update:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
'Real-Time' Travel Times Come to the Big
Screens Over New Jersey Highways
Link
to article in the Daily Record:
11)
Twitter Trafficwatch Service Launched in
Northern Ireland
Link
to story on UTV:
VEHICLES
12)
Car Infotainment to Expand After Soft
Growth in 2013
Link
to article in EE Times:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Request for Information – Surface
Transportation System Automation – Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
Upcoming Events
Information Session on TMC and TPEG Technology – March 19 – Kirkland,
Washington
Today in Transportation
History
1988
**25th anniversary** The Seikan Tunnel, the longest and deepest undersea
rail tunnel in the world, opened between Hokkaido and Honshu in Japan.
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Very comprehensive list of transportation headlines in the world today! I found the article about railway safety recommendations to be very interesting.
ReplyDeletePublic safety is a major facet in any city, county, state or country’s public transportation system and must be properly maintained at all times.
iNewsource has just launched a story regarding an officer-involved shooting at the Chula Vista trolley station in San Diego County (California), raising questions about the training these contracted security officers have received by their employers to respond properly and adequately in emergency situations.
You can read follow the story here: http://inewsource.org/article/trolley-cop-shooting-chula-vista-universal/