Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
June 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1)
Copenhagen Becomes First Airport to
Trial Staff Use of Google Glass
Link
to article in The Daily Mail:
Link
to news release
2)
Chattanooga Airport Goes 'Real-Time'
with Flight Info
Link
to article in the Chattanooga Times Free
Press:
3)
Beacon Technology Will Transform How We
Travel Through Airports
Link
to article on Skift:
4)
Why Southwest Air Skips the Safety
Videos in Favor of Free-Styling Flight Attendants
Link
to article on Skift:
5)
Improving Surface Capacity and Safety
Using Existing Airport Technologies
Link
to blog in Airport World:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
6)
Bike-to-Transit Mobile Trip Planner
Launches in Portland, Oregon
Link
to article on BikePortland:
CARTOGRAPHY
7)
Use of Geographic Information Systems
Increases
Link
to article in Computer Weekly:
GPS / NAVIGATION
8)
New GPS-Integrated Dispatch System Set
to Make Boston First Responders More Efficient
Link
to article on BostInno:
9)
Cuba Agrees to Host Russian Glonass
Navigation Stations
Link
to article in The Moscow Times:
10)
Indoor GPS is the Final Frontier of
Personalized Navigation
Link
to article in Newsweek:
MARITIME
11)
Satellites Seen as Critical to Maritime
Security
Link
to article in National Defense:
OTHER
12)
How Social Media Can Help Improve and
Redesign Transport Systems
Link
to article in The Guardian:
13)
Taxis Today, Airplanes Tomorrow? Five
Businesses Uber Could Steer Toward Next
Link
to Bloomberg article:
14)
'Kayak for Ground Transportation' Comes
to New York
Link
to article in the New York Business
Journal:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
15)
India's Transgender Community Turns Seat
Belt Safety into Video Hit
Link
to story on NPR:
16)
Ohio Man Ticketed for Sign Warning of
Drunken Driving Checkpoint
Link
to article in The Plain Dealer:
ROADWAYS
17)
Variable Speed Limits Coming to
Atlanta's Perimeter Highway
Link
to article in the Atlanta Business
Chronicle:
SAFETY / SECURITY
18)
Intelligent Robots Regulate Traffic and
Save Lives in Democratic Republic of Congo
Link
to story on Deutsche Welle:
19)
Wireless Sensors in Traffic Cones to
Protect Workers
Link
to article in E&T:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
20)
Dubai's Transport Authority Launches
Smart Taxi App
Link
to article on Arabian Supply Chain:
Link
to news release
TELEMATICS
21)
Report from the Telematics Detroit 2014
Conference
Link
to blog in Motor Trend:
TRANSIT
22)
Texting, Surfing Boosts Allure of Trains
and Buses
Link
to article in The Journal News:
23)
Portland, Maine Metro Plans More Bus
Shelters, GPS System
Link
to article in Mainebiz:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24)
Launch of Electronic Road Signs Around
Portland, Oregon Stalled by 'Bugs'
Link
to story on KOIN-TV:
25)
Singapore Plans Sensor Network to Track
Transport and Energy, Promote Local Services
Link
to article in FutureGov:
VEHICLES
26)
US Lawmakers Slam GM's 'Culture of
Secrecy'
Link
to Reuters article:
News Releases
1)
American Road & Transportation Builders
Association Launches Campaign to Support Highway Trust Fund
3)
NextGen Delivering Promised Efficiency for
Airlines and Passengers Traveling through Houston Area
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Automation @ ITS
European Congress – June 20
Today in Transportation
History
1859
**155th anniversary** The first ascent of the Aletschhorn in the
Bernese Alps was made by Francis Fox Tuckett, Johann Joseph Bennen, Peter
Bohren and V. Tairraz.
1914 **100th
anniversary** The first demonstration of what would later come to be known as
an autopilot, was done by Lawrence Sperry at an air show in Paris.
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