Wednesday, July 17, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Indonesia to Invest $250 Million in Air Traffic Management System

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/indonesia-to-invest-us/747096.html

2) Google's Futuristic Airport Billboards Are Interactive, Allow You to Download Content

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/3014380/fast-feed/googles-futuristic-airport-billboards-are-interactive-allow-you-to-download-conten

3) Inflight – July/August 2013

Issue has a number of articles about onboard communications.

Link to magazine:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/inflightjulyaugust2013/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Reveals Hurricane Wind Speed

Link to article in National Geographic:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130717-gps-hurricane-wind-speeds-remote-sensing/

5) States Not Waiting on Congress for GPS Tracking Laws

Link to article in Roll Call:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/states_not_waiting_for_congress_on_gps_tracking_laws-226435-1.html

MARITIME

6) UK Deploys eLoran to Protect Shipping Against GPS Jamming

Link to article on PocketGPSWorld:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/UK-deploys-eLoran-to-protect-shipping-against-GPS-jamming-9545.php

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Blocked Hypnotist Site, Netflix from Wi-Fi

Link to blog in U.S. News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/07/16/amtrak-blocked-hypnotist-site-netflix-from-wi-fi

TRANSIT

8) A Novel Transit Rider Satisfaction Metric: Rider Sentiments Measured from Online Social Media Data

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16.2_ukkusuri.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Electronic Signs Fail to Alert Drivers of Florida Bridge Closure

Link to story on WFTX-TV:

http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/Electronic-traffic-signs-fail-to-alert-drivers-of-bridge-closure-215739951.html

10) A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169243.aspx

VEHICLES

11) UK Government Approves Autonomous Cars on Public Roads Before Year’s End

Link to article on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/uk-govt-approves-autonomous-cars-on-public-roads-before-years-end/

12) US Driver Safety Group Sues Ford Over Touch-Screen Systems

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-driver-safety-group-sues-235510827.html

13) Future Nissans Will Get AT&T Connectivity Thanks to SiriusXM Deal

Link to article on GigaOM:

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/17/future-nissans-will-get-att-connectivity-thanks-to-siriusxm-deal/

Upcoming Events

Ports-to-Plains Alliance Conference – October 1-3 – Amarillo, Texas

http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1237327

Today in Transportation History    

1938 **75^th anniversary** Douglas ‘Wrong Way’ Corrigan took off from Brooklyn on a flight he said he planned to end in California.  Instead, he landed in Ireland.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Wrong_Way_Corrigan.jpg

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