Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Nav Canada Initiatives Optimize Transatlantic Routes

Link to article in Aviation Week & Space Technology:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_03_03_2014_p32-665560.xml

2) UAE's Etihad Airways Leaves Israel Off Its Flight Map

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/2014/03/03/uae-airline-leaves-israel-off-its-flight-map/

3) Soundproofing of Private Jets Lowers Inside Noise Levels

Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-super-quiet-90m-perk-for-private-jets-mT4KEnLHQfyxQSJ4l9YiiQ.html

4) FAA Command Center, TRACONs Keep Eyes on the Big Picture

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/faa-command-center-tracons-keep-eyes-big-picture

FREIGHT

5) How Big Data is Changing Long-Haul Trucking

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emc/2014/03/04/how-big-data-is-changing-long-haul-trucking/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) 'Magic Eyes' Will Let Abu Dhabi Keep the Traffic Flowing

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/magic-eyes-will-let-abu-dhabi-keep-the-traffic-flowing

OTHER

7) New York State to Offer Prosecutors More Data on Old Traffic Tickets to Aid in New Charges

Link to AP article:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/ny_to_provide_prosecutors_with_data_on_old_traffic_tickets_even_if_therreduced.html

ROADWAYS

8) GPS Tracking, Social Media Helps Springdale, Arkansas Address Icy Roads

Link to story on KNWA-TV:

http://www.nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/d/story/gps-tracking-social-media-helps-city-address-icy-r/32102/vvjL45MG10iyuFo2Nab46A

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Philippine's GMA Network Unveils 'IM Ready' Public Safety Portal

Link to article in The Philippine Star:

http://www.philstar.com/networks/2014/03/03/1296311/gma-network-unveils-im-ready-public-safety-portal

TRANSIT

10) New York MTA to Use Social Media Comments in Customer Relations Management System

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/transit/mta-to-keep-track-of-riders-who-use-social-media-1.7234378

11) Transit Co-Monitoring: Using Rider Data to Improve System Operation and Management

Link to report from the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation:

http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/publications/co-monitoring-for-transit/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Honolulu Mayor Looks to Improve Coordination to Ease Traffic Delays

Link to story on KGMB/KHNL-TV:

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24875698/mayor-preparing-for-a-traffic-mess-in-honolulu

VEHICLES

13) 2014's Battle for Dashboard Supremacy: Apple's CarPlay vs. Google's OAA vs. MirrorLink

Link to CNET's Car Tech blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57619829-48/2014s-battle-for-dashboard-supremacy-apples-carplay-vs-googles-oaa-vs-mirrorlink/

News Releases

1) ERTMS Upgrade for Locomotives and Track in Italy

2) Boeing, Bermuda Department of Airport Operations to Study Airspace Modernization

3) Brazil Upgrades Air Traffic Technology for World Cup and Olympics

4) McLaren's F1 Technology Applied to Increase Efficiency at Heathrow Airport

Solicitation

 -  Expression of Interest - Launching an ITS and Surveillance System for Cairo, Egypt - Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Interior of the Arab Republic of Egypt

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZvR_Tdp70GY_AGzPn-xtjvpMiR_gUvXBkA4nePZal7Q/edit?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events

2014 ITS Transit Best Practices Workshop – March 20-21 – Phoenix

http://www.apta.com/mc/its/Pages/default.aspx

Today in Transportation History    

1394 **620^th anniversary** Henry the Navigator, a sponsor of Portuguese voyages of discovery and founder of a school to study navigation and mapmaking, was born in Porto.

http://www.thornr.demon.co.uk/kchrist/phenry.html 

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