Thursday, September 27, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) NAV Portugal and Brazil's DECEA Combine Forces

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/09/nav-portugal-and-brazils-decea-combine-forces/

2) The Future of In-Flight Entertainment

Link to article in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2012/09/26/the-future-of-in-flight-entertainment/57845382/1

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Street View Cars Capturing Images in West Bank Settlements

Link to article on Ynetnews:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4285745,00.html

OTHER

4) ACLU Sues to Get Info on License Plate Tracking

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/258763-aclu-sues-to-get-info-on-license-plate-tracking

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/vxLjT

5) Carmageddon II: Los Angeles TV Stations to Pool Helicopter Coverage

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/09/news-organizations-form-helicopter-pool-plan-for-carmageddon-.html

6) Preview of 2012 ITS World Congress

Link to Previewnews from ITS International:

http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=357

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Votes to Keep Taking Controversial Ads – with Disclaimer

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/09/27/protest-breaks-out-at-ny-mta-meeting-over-ad-policy/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/mVB4o

8) Alcohol Ads Coming to Charlotte, North Carolina Area Trains and Buses

Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/27/3559609/alcohol-ads-coming-to-cats-trains.html

9) The Commute of the Future

To get riders, buses try to be more like trains; skip red lights.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358804578016191463503384.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Launches Traffic App

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/BMA-launches-traffic-app-30191285.html

11) EDITS – European Digital Traffic Infrastructure Network for Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/edits-european-digital-traffic-infrastructure-network-for-intelligent-transport-systems/

12) Traffic Genie App Offers Real-Time Traffic Info for Bangalore

Link to blog on Medianama:

http://www.medianama.com/2012/09/223-traffic-genie-app-offers-real-time-traffic-info-for-bangalore/

News Releases

1) IBM Helps Bengaluru International Airport Become a Smarter Airport

2) TomTom HD Traffic Now Available as TPEG Service for Automotive Navigation Solutions

3) TomTom Navigation Enters High Performance Segment with Abarth Partnership

4) Vessel Traffic Service Celebrates 40^th Anniversary

5) Radiate Media and Stardome Radio Networks Launch Traffic Reporting Service for Spanish-Language Stations

6) New York Governor Announces 'Drivers First' Initiative to Reduce Disruption for Motorists at Construction Projects

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – ITS America – Analysis of State and Local Transportation Plans

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35021409/RFP%20Highway.pdf

Upcoming Events

National Airports Conference – October 21-23 – New Orleans

http://events.aaae.org/sites/120901/

Today in Transportation History    

1972 **40^th anniversary** Cambridge Systematics was founded.

http://www.camsys.com/Timeline/index.htm

2007 **5^th anniversary** NASA launched the Dawn spacecraft on a mission to explore the Vesta and Ceres asteroid belts.

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/

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