Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, March 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) iPads Fuel Flight of Paperless Planes
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2011-03-18-ipad-planes_N.htm
2) Europe’s Air Traffic Management Future Threatened by Industrial Unrest
Link to article in Flight International:
3) Iridium Plans to Monitor ADS-B from Space
Link to article in Aviation Week:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) TeleNav Reveals Exactly How People are Using GPS
Link to article on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2011/03/17/telenav-gps-use/
OTHER
5) Open Files Stimulate Creativity in Helsinki
Link to story on YLE:
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/03/open_files_stimulate_creativity_in_helsinki_2446361.html
6) Massachusetts Needs a New Transportation Strategy
State needs to invest in technology to connect modes and improve traffic management.
Link to commentary in The Milford Daily News:
http://www.milforddailynews.com/opinion/x1664570585/Giglio-State-needs-a-new-transportation-strategy
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Washington State 520 Tolling Campaign Overlooks Ethnic Media
Link to commentary in the Northwest Asian Weekly:
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2011/03/commentary-520-tolling-campaign-overlooks-ethnic-media/
ROADWAYS
8) One Man’s Crusade Over ‘Defective’ Road Markings
Link to article in the Oxford Mail:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Hawaii Transportation Officials Toiled to Ensure Safety During Tsunami Alert
Link to column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
TRANSIT
10) Appeals Court Upholds Oregon Bus Ad Ruling
Link to AP article:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Pune Police Introduce SMS Traffic Alerts
Link to article in The Times of India:
12) Keep It Flowing
Red Bulls soccer team feels they have an improved traffic plan for fans around their New Jersey stadium.
Link to article on BigAppleSoccer.com:
http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=26753
News Releases
1) Nominations are Now Open for the 2011 International Telematics Update Awards
2) Frost & Sullivan: Awareness and Usage of Smart Pone Apps Inside Cars Remains Low in Europe
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – VDOT Transportation Operations Data Distribution Services (Video, 511 and Data) – Virginia Department of Transportation
https://vendor.epro.cgipdc.com/loginEngine/index.jsp?openDoc=openDoc&DocumentCode=RFP&DepartmentCode=A501&DocumentID=68826&DocumentVersNo=1&Destination=pNAPSolicitation(link must be pasted into browser; not all browsers compatible with system)
Upcoming Events
5th Annual Leonard Transportation Center Forum – The Direction of Technology in Transportation: Where is Technology Taking You? – May 13 – Ontario, California
Friday Bonus
Try doing this with your computer-controlled car!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=lgwF8mdQwlw
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** The railcar used to transport the body of Abraham Lincoln to Springfield, Illinois, was destroyed in a prairie fire in Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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