Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
February 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Miami International Airport Official
Discusses Runway Incursion Detection System
Link
to article in Government Security News:
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
Microsoft Mapping Patent Ruled Invalid
in Germany
Link
to IDG News Service article:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3)
E-GNSS for Road Transport: On Galileo's
Home Field
Link
to article on Inside GNSS:
4)
Autorickshaws in Bangalore to Get GPS
Makeover
Link
to article in The Indian Express:
OTHER
5)
Washington State DOT Denies Communication
Problems with Tunnel Partners
Link
to story on KING-TV:
6)
Federal Court Overturns Rapid City,
South Dakota Ban on Digital Billboards
Link
to article in the Rapid City Journal:
7)
How Canada Plans to Fuel Its Economy
with Open Data
Link
to article on Nextgov:
8)
At the Junction of the Interstate and
the Information Highway
Link
to commentary on Bloomberg:
9)
Massachusetts RVM 'Virtual Hold' a Win
for Customers
Link
to blog from Massachusetts DOT:
ROADWAYS
10) New Signage Coming to Promote Safety
on Maryland's Bay Bridge
Link to story on WBAL-TV:
11)
How Do You Stop a Big Truck from Driving
Into a Small Tunnel?
Link
to article in Government Technology:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Court Rules It's OK for Drivers in
California to Check Mobile Maps
Link
to IDG News Service article:
TRANSIT
13)
New Regional Buses in Massachusetts to
Offer Wi-Fi and Power Outlets
Link
to article on West Roxbury Patch:
Link
to news release
VEHICLES
14)
Consumer Reports: Cars Better,
Infotainment Not
Link
to article in USA Today:
Jacobs Media Blog: http://jacobsmediablog.com/2014/02/27/thumbs-down/
15)
Volvo to Debut 'Tablet' In-Car Interface
at Geneva
Link
to article from Relaxnews:
16)
Q&A with Suzanne Murtha, Executive
Director of OmniAir Consortium
Link
to interview on TollRoadsNews:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
They're
so friendly in Hawaii that even the crosswalks say 'aloha.'
Upcoming Events
Compass4D Workshop – April
4 – Helmond, The Netherlands
Today in Transportation
History
1849
**165th anniversary** The SS California
arrived in San Francisco Harbor. It was the first Gold Rush ship to dock
and also marked the beginning of regular steamship service between the east and
west coasts of the US.
March
1, 1914 **100th anniversary** Australian military aviation began
with a flight at Point Cook.
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