Thursday, November 7, 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 7, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Political, Religious Ceremonies Banned at Nigerian Airports
Link to article in the Vanguard:

2) How Warsaw Chopin Airport Uses Social Media for a Competitive Advantage
Link to column in Airport World:

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Street View Maps London's River Thames
Link to article in USA Today:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) 'Considerable Confusion' Between DHS and US DOT on GPS Backup
Link to article on FierceHomelandSecurity:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Motorists Confused by Changing Speed Limits on Electronic Signs in Dubai
Link to article in Gulf News:

OTHER

6) EU Countries to Share Traffic Offense Data
Link to article in The Portugal News:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Fort Worth Star-Telegram Debuts Transportation Podcast – Air, Land & Sea
Link to blog in the Star-Telegram:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Indian Taxi Rental Startups Plan to Share Traffic Data with Government
Link to article in The Economic Times:

TELEMATICS

9) China Fleets Embrace Telematics to Save Fuel, Weather Price War
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

10) Behind the Scenes with Tennessee DOT Incident Response
Link to story on WTVC-TV:

TRANSIT

11) Mexico City Open Database Improves Transit Efficiency, Helps Commuters
Link to article from The World Bank:

12) A Look at How the New York City Subway System is Being Prepped for Wireless Reception
Link to story on NY1:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) North Carolina DOT Apologizes for Inappropriate Traffic Alert Messages
Link to story on WWAY-TV:

VEHICLES

14) 90% of Drivers Would Consider an Autonomous Car if It Cut Insurance Rates
Link to article in Computerworld:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation History    
1633 **380th anniversary** Cornelius Drebbel, Dutch inventor of the first submarine, died in London.

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