Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
April 1, 1914 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1)
Asiana Says Boeing 777s Need Cockpit
Warnings for Speed
Link
to Bloomberg article:
2)
Australia to Deploy Flying Air Traffic
Controller for Aircraft Search
Link
to AP article:
3)
Bayonne, Jersey City Officials Say Port
Authority Gave Almost No Notice of Increased Air Traffic
Link
to article in The Jersey Journal:
4)
FAA Calls for More Information for
Parents on Child Safety Seats
Link
to article in the Wichita Business
Journal:
5)
Indian Airlines Get On Board for Wi-Fi
Link
to article in The Hindu:
6)
Art of Noise: Why Sound is a Valuable
Tool for Safety and Comfort at Airports
Link
to article in Airport World:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
7)
Denso Camera Tech Detects Distracted
Walking
Link
to article on CNET:
CAMERAS
8)
South Dakota Will Shield Residents from
Out-of-State Traffic Cameras
Link
to article in U.S. News & World Report:
GPS / NAVIGATION
9)
'Significant' Solar Flare May Affect
Communications, GPS on Wednesday
Link
to article in Computerworld:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
10)
ITS Podcast: Computer Vision to
Automatically Maintain Traffic Signs and Panels
Link
to IEEE podcast:
OTHER
11)
Intel to Turn Dublin Into World's First
'Internet of Things' City
Link
to article on Silicon Republic:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
12)
Media Asked to Leave Aviation Conference
Session in Malaysia
Link
to article in The Sun:
13)
US DOT Needs Your Input on 2014 OpenGov
Plan
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
14)
Revitalized FMCSA Website Puts Service
Front and Center
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
RAILROADS
15)
Amtrak's CIO Changes the IT Culture in
the First 100 Days
Link
to article in Forbes:
SAFETY / SECURITY
16)
IATA Asks Governments to Use Passenger
Data for Security Screenings
Link
to article in The Wall Street Journal:
17)
App Allows Parents, Employers to
Prohibit Texting While Driving
Link
to story on WLKY-TV:
18)
Emergency Management: There's an App for
That
Link
to article in Emergency Management:
TRANSIT
19)
Sound Transit Seeks Help Designing
Pictograms for New Stations
Link
to article on seattlepi:
20)
PATCO Troubles Unite Commuters on Social
Media
Link
to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21)
Idaho Transportation Department Rolls Out
Traveler Services 511 App
Link
to article in the Idaho Statesman:
Link
to news release
22)
Scottsdale, Arizona's New Traffic Center
Opens
Link
to article in The Arizona Republic:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Call for Presentations – IBTTA
Annual Meeting – International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Upcoming Events
Webinar: New Features of
the Trajectory Conversion Algorithm Version 2 Software – April 9
Today in Transportation
History
1954
**60th anniversary** Wichita Municipal Airport opened to commercial
flights at its new location.
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