Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Tuesday, March 4, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057



AVIATION

1) Nav Canada Initiatives Optimize Transatlantic Routes
Link to article in Aviation Week & Space Technology:

2) UAE's Etihad Airways Leaves Israel Off Its Flight Map
Link to article in the New York Post:

3) Soundproofing of Private Jets Lowers Inside Noise Levels
Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

4) FAA Command Center, TRACONs Keep Eyes on the Big Picture
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

FREIGHT

5) How Big Data is Changing Long-Haul Trucking
Link to blog in Forbes:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) 'Magic Eyes' Will Let Abu Dhabi Keep the Traffic Flowing
Link to article in The National:

OTHER

7) New York State to Offer Prosecutors More Data on Old Traffic Tickets to Aid in New Charges
Link to AP article:

ROADWAYS

8) GPS Tracking, Social Media Helps Springdale, Arkansas Address Icy Roads
Link to story on KNWA-TV:

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Philippine's GMA Network Unveils 'IM Ready' Public Safety Portal
Link to article in The Philippine Star:

TRANSIT

10) New York MTA to Use Social Media Comments in Customer Relations Management System
Link to article in amNew York:

11) Transit Co-Monitoring: Using Rider Data to Improve System Operation and Management
Link to report from the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Honolulu Mayor Looks to Improve Coordination to Ease Traffic Delays
Link to story on KGMB/KHNL-TV:

VEHICLES

13) 2014's Battle for Dashboard Supremacy: Apple's CarPlay vs. Google's OAA vs. MirrorLink
Link to CNET's Car Tech blog:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Expression of Interest - Launching an ITS and Surveillance System for Cairo, Egypt - Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Interior of the Arab Republic of Egypt


Upcoming Events
2014 ITS Transit Best Practices Workshop – March 20-21 – Phoenix


Today in Transportation History    
1394 **620th anniversary** Henry the Navigator, a sponsor of Portuguese voyages of discovery and founder of a school to study navigation and mapmaking, was born in Porto.

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