Monday, May 26, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, May 26, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) International Civil Aviation Organization: Costs Won't Deter Airlines from Real-Time Tracking

Link to AFP article:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/costs-wont-deter-airlines-from-real-time-tracking-international-civil-aviation-organisation/articleshow/35618141.cms

2) Looking for a Restaurant at the Airport? Try Tweeting About It.

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Looking-for-a-restaurant-at-the-airport-Try-5501686.php

CAMERAS

3) Los Angeles Officials: Broken Traffic Cameras Pose Safety Risk, Hamper Traffic Management

Link to article from City News Service:

http://bhcourier.com/broken-l-a-traffic-cams-pose-safety-risks/2014/05/24

4) US Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Right to Videorecord, Including at Traffic Stops

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/05/25/federal-appeals-court-reaffirms-right-to-videorecord-including-at-traffic-stops/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Officials Say Toll Tags Could Serve Multiple Roles from Transit to Parking in El Paso

Link to article in the Las Cruces Sun-News:

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_25830471/authority-hopes-toll-tags-could-lead-more-efficent

6) Hungary Allays EU Concerns About New Road Toll System

Link to article on Portfolio.hu:

http://www.portfolio.hu/en/economy/hungary_allays_eu_concerns_about_new_road_toll_system_portal.27818.html

Link to original article on BruxInfo:

http://www.bruxinfo.hu/cikk/20140523-megkapta-a-jovahagyast-a-magyar-utdijrendszer.html (in Hungarian)

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Anti-GPS Tracking Devices Rampant in Vietnam

Link to Tuoi Tre News article:

http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/19885/antigps-tracking-devices-rampant-in-vietnam

OTHER

8) Tech-Savvy Trucking Companies Search Big Data for Drivers

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/labor/tech-savvy-truckers-search-big-data-drivers_20140523.html (free registration)

9) Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 3: Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing Transportation System Performance

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170083.aspx

RAILROADS

10) Improved Signage Part of Upgrade Plans for New York's Penn Station

Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140525/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/140529915/penn-station-landlord-tells-fast-food-joints-to-go

TRANSIT

11) Real-Time Bus Arrival Information Signs to Be Installed at DC Bus Stops this Year

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/05/23/real-time-bus-arrival-signs-coming-to-a-bus-stop-near-you/

News Releases

1) Volkswagen Group Expects New Digitalization Era in Automobile Industry

2) New York Governor Announces GPS Online Tracking System to View Construction Vessels at New Tappan Zee Bridge

Upcoming Events

Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association Annual Meeting & TransData Expo – June 2-4 – Arlington, Virginia

http://www.gtma2014.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1969 **45^th anniversary** Apollo 10 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, following a rehearsal mission in advance of a lunar landing.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo10.html#.U383euZdXrU

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