Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Smarten UP! Sensys Networks’ Universal Platform of Integrated Wireless Vehicle Detection Solutions at the ITS World Congress
Orlando, FL October 16 – 20

Low-cost, dependable, easily installed—and deployed, discover why Sensys Networks’ wireless sensor networks are rapidly replacing legacy transportation systems as the detection solution of choice for the world’s largest traffic data systems.

We invite ITS World Congress delegates to interact with on-going demonstrations of VDS 2.0 — the newest version our award-winning suite of integrated wireless vehicle detection systems. From a single intersection—to an entire region, Sensys Networks wireless Universal Platform provides a flexible, highly cost-effective framework for all vehicle detection applications.

To find our more about our game changing technology, visit us at Booth 1857, or in the Mobility Village, and get ready to Smarten UP! with Sensys Networks Universal Platform of wireless vehicle detection applications. www.sensysnetworks.com/home/sn-at-wc/


CAMERAS

1) San Francisco Bay Area Transit Cops Testing Clip-On Cameras

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/policy-management/SF-Bay-Area-Cops-Testing-Clip-On-Cameras.html

OTHER

2) ITS Australia Summit: Consistency Critical to Maximize Value of ITS Technologies

Link to article in Transport & Logistics News:

http://www.tandlnews.com.au/2011/10/04/article/Consistency-critical-to-maximise-value-of-ITS-technologies/BZNVRCHHMP.html

3) Connecting the DOTs, a Guide for Connecting with Your Department of Transportation

Link to report from the NADO Research Foundation:

http://www.nado.org/connecting-the-dots/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Annoyed by Public Address Messages? Now Experts Say They Don't Work and Put You at Risk

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8801866/Annoyed-by-public-address-messages-Now-experts-say-they-dont-even-work.html

5) Public Engagement in Facebook: Exploring Vancouver, British Columbia's Transportation Future

Link to blog on America Speaks:

http://americaspeaks.org/blog/public-engagement-in-facebook-exploring-vancouver%E2%80%99s-transportation-future/

RAILROADS

6) Officials Say Efforts to Teach People Safety Have Worked in Oregon

Link to article in the Statesman Journal:

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111004/NEWS/110040341/Train-fatalities-don-t-follow-recent-trends

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) TSA Buys Machines to Check IDs and Airline Boarding Passes

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/us/tsa-machines/

8) Unexpected Problem Arises as Nevada Drivers Comply with Cellphone Ban

Some drivers are pulling onto highway shoulders for calls.

Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/an-unexpected-problem-arises-as-drivers-comply-with-cellphone-ban-131024828.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Beating Traffic Tie-Ups with Technology

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems collects real-time traffic data and delivers it to vehicles.

Link to article on itbusiness.ca:

http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=64367

10) Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel-Time Reliability

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/165283.aspx

News Releases

1) Smartphones Fuel the Self-Service Revolution at Airports Across the World

2) Fujitsu and Autotalks Partner to Provide Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Processor

3) New York MTA Reduces 117 Phone Numbers to Just One: 511

4) FAA Releases Independent Panel Report on Air-Traffic Controller Training

5) Cubic Transportation Systems Supplies BlackBerry App to RMV for Mobile Ticketing

6) Subaru to Offer SiriusXM on All Models Beginning with Model Year 2012 Vehicles

Upcoming Events

9th truckIT Forum – November 7-8 - Atlanta

http://events.eyefortransport.com/truckit/index.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100th anniversary** The first escalator was installed in the London Underground in the Earl's Court Station.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rifki/arc414/Vertical%20Transportation/Vertical_08.htm

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 3, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Attend IBTTA's Facilities Management and Maintenance Workshop, October 23-25, 2011 in Nashville, TN

IBTTA's Facilities Management and Maintenance Workshop will explore challenges and solutions to operating a toll facility. Topics range from emergency management, performance measurement and bridge restoration to safety, design and toll collection in an AET environment. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals with an interest in maintenance, operations, security, technology, engineering, design. Arrive a day early and take part in IBTTA’s Community Service Project — Waterway Clean Up. On Sun., October 23, attendees will have the opportunity to assist Nashville’s flood recovery by participating in a special waterway clean-up project aimed at unclogging the natural water flow by removing trash and debris from a local waterway and its neighboring banks. Visit www.IBTTA.org/nashville to view the preliminary brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. Register by October 7, 2011.


AVIATION

1) Airlines Want Satellite-Aided Airport Approaches

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970204524604576607550519811520-lMyQjAxMTAxMDAwMzEwNDMyWj.html?mod=wsj_share_email

2) Modernization of Air Navigation Equipment in Croatia Takes Off

Link to article on Balkans.com Business News:

http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=121671

3) Behind the Scenes at LAX

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/topofthetimes/features/la-tr-lax-20111002%2C0%2C6161681.story

4) Passenger Connectivity on Flights – What Do Travelers REALLY Want?

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/10/03/mobile/passenger-connectivity-on-flights-what-do-travellers-really-want

CAMERAS

5) Costa Rica to Add More Traffic Cameras; Banks Cash in on Special Traffic Camera Ticket Loans

Link to article on InsideCostaRica:

http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2011/october/01/costarica11100106.htm

CARTOGRAPHY

6) The World's Best Subway Maps

Link to blog in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2011/09/20-subway-maps/227/

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) 'Russian GPS' Nears Completion with Successful Launch

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/03/russia-satnav-idUSL5E7L332220111003

MARITIME

8) Can Smartphones Help Stop Illegal Fishing in California?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Can-Smartphones-Help-Stop-Illegal-Fishing-in-California.html

OTHER

9) ERTICO's iMobility Newsletter – September 2011

Link to newsletter:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/WCi_JQAAAAA~/IPLtTS13P0OoOFZkCpWuBA~~/ZDFHs5F0ZESytYl-bV__PA~~/ViewEmail.ashx

10) Report: ITS in the Netherlands

Link to report from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment:

http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/rapporten/2011/09/28/its-in-the-netherlands.html (summary in Dutch, report in English)

PARKING

11) App Helps Drivers Find and Compare Parking Spots

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/09/find-parking-app.html

PEDESTRIANS

12) London Gets 'Kosher' Pedestrian Crossing

Crossing near synagogue won't require pushing button on Shabbat.

Link to article on Ynet:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4129964,00.html

RAILROADS

13) European Rail Traffic Management System Testing Begins in Poland

Link to article in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/newsflash/etcs-testing-begins-in-poland-1340.html

ROADWAYS

14) Operational and Institutional Agreements That Facilitate Regional Traffic Signal Operations

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166052.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) University of Nevada, Las Vegas Researcher Wants to Drive You to Distraction

Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/unlv-researcher-wants-to-drive-you-to-distraction-130959838.html

16) New Arkansas Laws Restrict Cellphone Use Near Schools and in Work Zones

Link to article in the Times Record:

http://www.swtimes.com/week-in-review/news/article_f6331842-ebdf-11e0-b4d6-001cc4c002e0.html

17) Intertraffic Traffic Safety Expo Opens in Delhi

Link to article on Wheels Unplugged:

http://www.wheelsunplugged.com/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=11449

TELEMATICS

18) Does the Telematics Industry Need System Integrators?

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/does-telematics-industry-need-system-integrators

TRANSIT

19) Toronto Transit Commission Ready to Talk Cell Service

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1062636

20) Electronic Bus-Tracking Signs en Route to Chicago Transit Authority Shelters

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-01/news/ct-met-cta-bus-arrival-signs-20111001_1_bus-shelters-bus-tracker-electronic-bus

Link to further information from the CTA:

http://www.transitchicago.com/sheltersigns/

21) The Case of the Disappearing Shanghai Subway Apology

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/09/27/the-case-of-the-disappearing-shanghai-subway-apology/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) Edmonton to be First North American City to Install Traffic Management System

Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/German+technology+transofrm+Edmonton+Yellowhead+Trail/5492302/story.html

VEHICLES

23) MirrorLink Tries to Ensure Phones, Apps and Cars Play Together

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/09/mirrorlink-new-conenctivity-phone-car-bluetooth-faster-compatible-/1

24) GM Unveils Cheap Collision Warning System

Link to article in Motor Trend:

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2011/1109_gm_unveils_new_safety_tech/

News Releases

1) Noblis Awarded $350 Million Contract to Support the FAA's Air Traffic Control Communications Enterprise

2) Michigan DOT Puts Traffic Info Online to Help Tiger Fans Headed to Comerica Park

3) Seattle DOT Provides Real-Time Bus Arrival Information via TV in Macy's Window

4) Smart Parking App Uses Real-Time and Historical Data to Help Pittsburgh Drivers Find Parking

5) Bahrain's General Organisation of Sea Ports Takes Charge of Vessel Traffic Management System

Solicitation

- Call for Abstracts – National Transportation Workforce Summit – Research and Innovative Technology Administration

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2011/transportation_workforce.htm

Upcoming Events

Introductory Webinar: EnableATIS – October 12

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/enableatis_meeting.htm

Today in Transportation History

1936 **75th anniversary** The Goddard L section A rocket was tested for the first time. It reached a height of approximately 200 feet.

http://www.friends-partners.org/mwade/lvs/godardla.htm

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