Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
November 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
We're Halfway There!
If you look three
lines above you'll see today is November 15 and that means we're halfway
through the month and halfway through the TCN fundraiser. Where else but the TCN will you find
all the news and information about communications in the transportation field,
along with favorites such as the "Friday Bonus" and "Today in
Transportation History?"
A big thank you to all
who have already contributed. Your
support means a lot! For those
still considering a contribution, please look below for information on how you
can make a donation.
AVIATION
1)
Boston Logan Airport Becomes First in US
to Unveil Runway Debris-Detection System
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/JF8BKO
2)
New Control Tower at Boise Airport
Dedicated
Link
to story on KTVB-TV:
3)
Articles from November Issue of Airport
Industry Review
-
The Threat of 4G Interference to
Radar Systems
-
How Airports Capture and Use
Passenger Data
-
IATA Checkpoint of the Future
Could Revolutionize Airport Security
-
Warsaw Chopin Airport Tweets for
Success
-
Profiles of Nominees for
Innovation in Passenger Services Technology Award
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4)
This Alarm Calls Your Phone if Somebody
Touches Your Bike
Link
to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
MARITIME
5)
Sophisticated Weather Surveillance
System to Girdle Coast of Tamil Nadu, India
Link
to article in The Times of India:
RAILROADS
6)
A Look at How Technology is Improving
Level Crossing Safety in the UK
Link
to article in Urban Transport Agenda:
7)
Investigation Says Train Warnings Fall
Short of Texas Standards
Link
to story on KTVT-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
TSA Studies Emergency Response in Wake
of LAX Shooting
Link
to article in USA Today:
TELEMATICS
9)
Telematics an Advantage with Driverless
Cars, Says Progressive Insurance CEO
Link
to Bloomberg article:
10)
Solving Problems with Crash-Detection
Technologies
Link
to articles in Insurance & Technology:
http://goo.gl/AOofrt
(part 1)
http://goo.gl/X9M3lX
(part 2)
TRANSIT
11)
New Database to Help Find Owners of Lost
Property on Sydney Buses and Trains
Link
to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
12)
How OneBusAway Aims to Improve All
Transit Apps
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
13)
E' Arrivato l'Autobus Interattivio, il
BuSmart
Link
to article on Udine Today:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) New Traffic System to Help Relieve
Congestion on Pasco County, Florida Roadways
Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:
VEHICLES
15)
Florida Transportation Leaders Say
Automated Cars Not Too Far Off
Link
to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
16)
Splunk, Ford Project Highlights Big
Data, Automobile Mashup
Link
to blog on ZDNet:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/62R2Y0
News Releases
TCN Contributions
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Friday Bonus
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Today in Transportation
History
1763
**250th anniversary** Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon arrived in
Philadelphia to begin their survey of what would become known as the
Mason-Dixon Line.
1963
**50th anniversary** The Vincent Thomas Bridge over Los Angeles
Harbor opened.
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