Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Aviation Reps Talk NextGen at Conference

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/aviation-reps-talk-nextgen-at-atlantic-city-forum/article_a2e0c1b7-3442-5079-9030-d5142e3b6ebe.html

CAMERAS

2) 'More and More Cameras' Every Day in World's Airports and Stores

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/the-life/more-and-more-cameras-every-day-in-worlds-airports-and-stores

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Cellphone-as-Tolltag Test Reported to be Going Well in Washington State

Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/6741

MARITIME

4) Unmapped Routes May Pose Dangers for Shipping Boom in Arctic Waters

Link to story on PBS NewsHour:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/climate-change/july-dec13/arctic_09-17.html

5) Myanmar Makes Efforts in Developing Maritime Education

Link to Xinhua article:

http://www.mizzima.com/election2010-89057/election-special/10106-myanmar-makes-efforts-in-developing-maritime-education

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) It's Personal: The Smartphone's Influence on Transportation Communications

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/its-personal-the-smartphones-influence-on-transportation-communications/

RAILROADS

7) Here's How You Cram a Recording Studio Inside a Speeding Train

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/09/music-gear-train-studio/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US DOT Dragging Its Feet on Rear-Camera Legislation

Link to story on WCBS-TV:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/17/exclusive-dept-of-transportation-dragging-its-feet-on-rear-camera-legislation/

9) Domain Awareness Center Could Unite Port of Oakland, Public Safety Systems

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Domain-Awareness-Center-May-Bring-Proactive-Policing-to-Oakland.html

10) Port Security Goes Geospatial

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Feature-Port-Security-Goes-Geospatial-2013-09-17/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Uber App Adds Live ETA Map

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/the-uber-app-now-lets-you-tell-friends-when-youll-get-there-with-a-live-map/

TRANSIT

12) TriMet Smartphone Fares App Getting Not-so-Rave Reviews from Frustrated Riders

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/09/trimet_mobile-ticketing_app_ge.html

13) Scranton, Pennsylvania-Area Transit System Adopts New Advertising Policy

Link to article in The Times-Tribune:

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/colts-adopts-new-advertising-policy-1.1554410

14) A History of London's Iconic Transport Logo

Link to blog in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2013/09/17/london_underground_logo_a_brief_history_of_the_iconic_design.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Here's When Crowdsourcing Actually Works

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/09/18/when-crowdsourcing-actually-works/

VEHICLES

16) Tesla Enters Race to Build Self-Driving Car

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-enters-race-build-self-010950299.html

17) Q&A: Potential and Pitfalls of Open Source in Automotive

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-potential-and-pitfalls-open-source-automotive

18) Reports on carIT Congress

Link to stories in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/

19) It's an Increasingly Digital World for Truck Drivers

Link to blog in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/it-s-increasingly-digital-world-drivers

News Releases

1) Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition's Annual Meeting to Tackle National Freight Policy

2) Truckload Carriers Association Health Fairs a Big Success

3) Detroit Diesel Corporation Launches Detroit Connect

4) Remote Traffic Pollution Detection System Created

5) Mercedes-Benz First Car Manufacturer to Launch Its Own Digital Radio Format

6) Program to Replace UK Air Traffic Radar Network Complete

Job Postings

 -  Transportation Specialist (Transportation Incident and Event Management) – Federal Highway Administration – Lakewood, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Matteson, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/351791900

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Denver Regional Aerial Photography Project – Denver Regional Council of Governments

http://www.drcog.org/bids/docs/RFP%20_DRAPP%20Imagery%202014.pdf

Upcoming Events

eCoMove-interactIVe Joint Final Event – November 20-21 – Aachen, Germany

http://www.ecomove-project.eu/news-events/events/final-event/

Today in Transportation History    

1928 **85^th anniversary** Juan de la Cierva made the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.

http://www.gyroplanepassion.com/Juan_de_la_Cierva.html

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