Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airports Improve the Pick-Up Experience with Cellphone Lots

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/01/22/airport-cellphone-lots-amenities/1855263/

2) JetBlue Exec: Mobile is Discovery Piece for Travelers

Link to article on Mobile Marketer:

http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/database-crm/14621.html

3) European Airlines Said to Be Teaming to Control Costs of Air Traffic Modernization

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/01/airlines-muscle-in-on-single-sky-rollout/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Vibrating Belt Uses GPS to Guide Cyclists By Tickling Them

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/vibrating-belt-uses-gps-to-guide-cyclists-by-tickling-them-321253

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – January 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://sites.ieee.org/itss/files/2013/01/v15n1Jan2013.pdf

MARITIME

6) APM Terminals Callao Installs World's First RFID Port Safety Technology for Yard Equipment

Link to article in Port Technology International:

http://www.porttechnology.org/news/apm_terminals_callao_installs_worlds_first_rfid_port_safety_technology_for

OTHER

7) Up to Five UK Department for Transport Staff Sacked for 'Misuse of Social Media' Since 2010

Link to article on Huffington Post UK:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/22/five-sacked-for-misuse-of-social-media-department-transport_n_2524883.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Consider 'Technology' and 'Innovation' When Talking Transportation

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/consider-technology-and-innovation-when-talking-transportation/

ROADWAYS

9) Starbucks Expressway? Washington State Could Sell Naming Rights to Roads

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Starbucks-Espressway-State-could-sell-naming-rights-to-roads-187917711.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Big Data Drives Roadway Safety

Link to blog by Scott Belcher, ITS America:

http://www.datainnovationday.org/2013/01/big-data-drives-roadway-safety/

TRANSIT

11) MBTA: Mobile Apps Will Be Able to Track Green Line Trains by 2015

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/allston_brighton/2013/01/mbta_mobile_apps_will_be_able.html

12) Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Rolls Out Transit Advertising Technology

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2013/01/23/hart-rolls-out-transit-advertising.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/xo2Sv

13) Which Comes First, Contactless Transit Fares or Widespread Adoption of Contactless Credit Cards?

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/01/which-comes-first-contactless-transit-fares-or-widespread-adoption-contactless-credit-cards/4463/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) How New Jersey DOT Determines Travel Times

Link to column in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/188003051_Road_Warrior__How_DOT__magic__spots_trouble_ahead_alerts_make_some_feel_uneasy.html?page=all

VEHICLES

15) Panasonic Automotive Systems Upgrades In-Car Connected Infotainment Platform

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/news/panasonic-automotive-systems-upgrades-in-car-connected-infotainment-platform_id130962.aspx

16) Toshiba Ships 200 GB Hard Drives for Cars

Link to article on the Inquirer:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2238585/toshiba-ships-200gb-hard-drives-for-cars

17) Broadcasters' Guide to the Car Dashboard

Link to blog from Paragon:

http://www.paragonmediastrategies.com/theblog/?p=698

News Releases

1) VTT Develops System to Detect Ice and Warn Drivers in Advance

2) Atos, Sernauto and University of Barcelona Drive Innovation for Intelligent Transport

3) Scenic America Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn FHWA Ruling on Digital Billboards

4) Eurocontrol Issues Action Plan on Prevention of Runway Excursions

5) StayParked Inc. Now Offering Free Samples of Its Products to Vehicle Owners

6) Data Innovation Day – Thursday, January 24

Solicitations

 -  Call for Nominations – 2013 National Roadway Safety Awards

http://www.roadwaysafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-nomination-packet.pdf

 -  Call for Nominations – ITS America Board of Directors

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35021409/2013%20CALL%20FOR%20Board%20NOMINATIONS.pdf

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Learning from Hurricane Sandy – Best Practices for Mass Notification and Weather Emergencies – January 31

http://go.everbridge.com/WebinarHurricaneSandyValleyHospital.html

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Wally Parks, the founder of the National Hot Rod Association, was born in Goltry, Oklahoma.

http://www.nhra.com/nhra101/history.aspx

1963 **50^th anniversary** The longest railroad strike in history began against the Florida East Coast Railway.  The dispute wasn't settled for nine years.

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/5820712/florida-east-coast-railway-case-study-governmental-decision-making

1968 **45^th anniversary** North Korea seized the USS Pueblo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya-LBBFjMPQ

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