Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Obama Warns of Vulnerabilities in Air Traffic Control System

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/282725-obama-warns-of-vulnerabilities-in-air-traffic-control-system

2) UK Study to Look at Using Digital TV Signals to Locate and Track Aircraft

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/02/13/Study-funded-for-new-air-traffic-system/UPI-91411360782407/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/3IBqH

BICYCLES

3) Boston and Minneapolis-St. Paul Maps Show Bike-Share's Transportation Impact

Link to blog on Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/02/13/boston-and-minneapolis-saint-paul-maps-show-bikeshares-transportation-impact/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Spanish Scientists Develop More Accurate Sat-Nav System

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21442095

OTHER

5) When Tradition Meets GPS-Enabled Rickshaws and Biometric Scans

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2013/02/13/when-tradition-meets-gps-enabled-rickshaws-and-biometric-scans/

6) Using New Technology to Upgrade Tulsa's Transportation

Link to column in Urban Tulsa Weekly:

http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A56845

TAXIS

7) New York City Taxi Commission Orders Black-Car Owners to Provide Trip Data

Link to blog in Crain's New York Business:

http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/blogs/insider/2013/02/taxi-commission-orders-black-cars-to-provide-trip-data

TELEMATICS

8) Telematics, Data Privacy and Usage-Based Insurance

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/telematics-data-privacy-and-ubi

TRANSIT

9) Oregon's TriMet Quietly Adds Always-Recording Microphones with New Buses

Link to blog in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2013/02/trimet_quietly_adds_microphone.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) New Alberta 511 Road Line Already Getting Heavy Traffic

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Road+line+getting+heavy+traffic/7956931/story.html

11) Dothan, Alabama Eyes Traffic System Upgrades

Link to article in the Dothan Eagle:

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/article_895c92f2-7563-11e2-b1d5-001a4bcf6878.html

News Releases

1) Austrian State Uses GEWI's TIC for Winter Road Conditions and Work Zones

2) Cross County Connection Announces New App with Real-Time Traffic and Cameras at Key Southern New Jersey Intersections

3) European Air Traffic Management Master Plan 2012 Wins HIS Jane's ATC Award

4) North Star Group Debuts Free FAA Acronyms Mobile App

5) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Unveils New Logo, Marketing Campaign

6) Harris Corporation Launches IP-Based Air Traffic Control Communications System

7) TomTom Receives Frost & Sullivan’s Customer Value Enhancement Award for Commercial Vehicle Telematics

8) Arizona's Valley Metro Uses Animated Video to Promote Website

9) Volvo Group Invests in DriveCam

10) Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract to Continue GPS Modernization

11) Arizona DOT Enhances Online Camera Images as Part of Operations Center Upgrade

Upcoming Events

ITS Heartland Annual Meeting – March 25-27 – Topeka, Kansas

http://www.itsheartland.org/mtg_2013.html

Today in Transportation History    

1923 **90^th anniversary** Chuck Yeager, the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound, was born in Myra, West Virginia.

http://www.chuckyeager.com/

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