Friday, December 13, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Port of Portland Can't Reject Anti-Clearcutting Ad at Airport, Judge Rules

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/12/port_of_portland_cant_reject_a.html

2) Foreign-Based Airlines Already Have Cell Service

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/12/11/cellular-planes-service-airlines-onair-aeromobile/3784733/

3) IATA Pushes Deadlines for E-Freight Again

Link to article in Air Cargo World:

http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/12/iata-pushes-deadlines-for-e-freight-again/1216344

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Google Maps Navigation Adds 25 Countries

Link to article on Android Headlines:

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/12/google-maps-navigation-now-covers-25-new-countries.html

OTHER

5) Transportation Professionals Share Ideas Across State Lines

Link to article from Metro Regional Government:

http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/el-paso-biking-portland-planning-121213

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Mobility Factbook Launched; Explains How People Move In, Through and Out of New York City

Link to blog from the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management:

http://wagner.nyu.edu/blog/rudincenter/mobility-factbook-official-announcement/

7) Speculation Abounds: What's Blocking the $80 Million Tunnel Boring Machine Bertha?

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/speculation-abounds-whats-blocking-the-80m-tbm-bertha/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Wants to Monitor Movement of Railcars Carrying Hazardous Materials

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/39512

9) Russian Traffic Police Use Cameras in Unique Way to Cut Car Thefts

Link to article from the Rosslyskaya Gazeta:

http://rbth.ru/science_and_tech/2013/12/13/russian_road_police_use_cctv_cameras_to_prevent_car_theft_32583.html

Link to original article: http://rg.ru/2013/12/10/ugon.html (in Russian)

10) Vision Zero International – January 2014
Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6fa299ac#%2F6fa299ac%2F1

TELEMATICS

11) Commercial Telematics in Russia

Link to articles on Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/ujf3bJ (part 1)

http://goo.gl/4jAUmT (part 2)

VEHICLES

12) Tech Solutions, Transportation Policy Can Collide

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/pro-technology-transportation-event-101071.html

13) Get Yourself in a Connected Car

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2734543&spid=24698

News Releases

1) Swedish City Uses Wireless Technology to Ease Traffic

2) Airports Council International, International Air Transport Association Collaborate to Deliver Smart Security

3) Using Air Transportation Data to Predict Pandemics

4) New Infographic from Volpe Center Shows Global Impact of Vessel Tracking Network

5) New York City DOT Publishes First-Ever Metric for Measuring Economic Benefits of Safer, More Sustainable Streets

6) Frost & Sullivan: Proliferation of GPS-Enabled Smartphones Spurs Growth of Global Location-Based Applications Market

7) PassTime Announces New Fleet Division

Friday Bonus

This kind of makes bringing home the Christmas tree tied to your rooftop seem a bit wimpy.

http://youtu.be/08K_aEajzNA

From another viewpoint: http://youtu.be/FF9ntiP9g7g

Solicitation

 -  Call for Speakers – Vehicle Dynamics Convention 2014

http://ukipmemail.com/interface/external_view_email.php?B87982118477902140411796402318

Upcoming Events

North American International Auto Show – January 13-26 – Detroit

http://www.naias.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** A squirrel monkey named Gordo was lost after a 300 mile space journey.  His capsule sunk in the South Atlantic after re-entry.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/13/newsid_3240000/3240133.stm

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