Friday, February 3, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

Sensys Networks Expands Offices Amid Record Growth

Sensys Networks, Inc., the world’s leading provider of integrated wireless traffic data systems, announces it has moved to a larger headquarters. This move coincides with 85% year-over-year growth for January, while coming on the heels of their recent recognition as the 35th fastest growing technology-focused company in North America. The new 25,000 square foot location remains in the City of Berkeley, California while providing state-of-the-art facilities for future wireless sensor network developments.

Sensys Networks is also pleased to announce the planned opening of a new Irvine office in Southern California, in response to record growth in this important transportation capital. Effective immediately, Sensys Networks’ new headquarters address is 1608 Fourth Street, Suite 200, Berkeley, CA 94710.


AVIATION

1) FAA Resumes Rollout of En Route Automation Modernization System

Link to article in Aviation Week:
http://goo.gl/R1Twk

2) Flightglobal Announces the Winners of this Year's Aviation Web Awards

Link to article on Flightglobal:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/webbies-flightglobal-announces-the-winners-of-this-years-aviation-web-awards-367336/

BICYCLES

3) Golden Gate Bridge Installs Speed Signs for Bicycles

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2012/02/golden-gate-bridge-installs-speed-signs-bicycles

Link to news release:

http://goldengate.org/news/bridge/bike_speed_sensors.php

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) The Washington SR 520 Fee You May Not Know About

WSDOT adds a 25 cent charge if pass can't be read, even if it's their fault.

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/The-hidden-fee--138605434.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) More Galileo Satellites Ordered

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16845557

OTHER

6) Karnataka, India Introduces Intelligent Transport System

Link to article in The Hindu Business Line:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2857564.ece

7) Making the Case for an Intelligent Transport Future Based on Better Cooperation

Link to article in Local Transport Today:

http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/local_transport_today/news/?ID=29611

8) Top 25 Transportation Sources to Follow on Twitter

Link to article in Urban Land Magazine:

http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Jan/KruegerTwitterTrans

9) Privacy in the Age of Big Data

Link to article in the Stanford Law Review:

http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/privacy-paradox/big-data

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Email Exchange Between Reporter, Transport Canada Removed Due to 'Copyright Infringement'

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1125318

Link to article on Xtra:

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/UPDATE_Conservative_MPs_laugh_at_concerns_that_trans_people_face_flight_ban-11450.aspx

11) Watching Transportation: What's on the Other Social Media?

Link to Talking Transportation:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/watching-transportation-whats-on-the-other-social-media/

TELEMATICS

12) Telematics and Cargo: Cracking Down on Theft

Link to article on Telematics Update

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/telematics-and-cargo-cracking-down-theft

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) California Central Coast 511 System Moves Forward, with Questions

Link to article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_19881113

14) You Already Own the Next Most Important Transportation Planning Tool

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/02/you-already-own-next-most-important-transportation-planning-tool/1124/

News Releases

1) New York State DOT, NYSERDA Invest $1.1 Million in Research to Cut Energy Use in Transportation Sector

2) KLM Offers Meet & Seat, Allowing Passengers to Share Flight Information and Network with Each Other

3) Smart Paint Could Revolutionize Structural Safety

4) Agencies Offer Free App with Traffic Info for Southern California

5) New Aviation Arrival Management Message Implemented in the Netherlands

Upcoming Events

Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) User Needs Workshop and Webinar – March 14-15 – Washington, DC

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/aeris__workshop2012.htm

Friday Bonus

What it might be like if you met Amtrak Julie at a party.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10409/saturday-night-live-julie-the-operator-lady

Today in Transportation History

1962 **50th anniversary** President John F. Kennedy issued a presidential proclamation announcing an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=58824#axzz1lEMI1DfR

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Bill Would Create FAA NextGen Czar Post

Link to article on Flightglobal:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-proposes-faa-nextgen-czar-post-367676/

2) Airfield Safety: Prevention is the Best Defense

Smart IT systems are one element that can reduce potentially disastrous runway incidents.

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4ea3c8ed#/4ea3c8ed/15

CAMERAS

3) US Consensus on Traffic Cameras? There isn't One

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120202/NEWS10/302020064/1024/3DSPORTS12

OTHER

4) Digital vs. Analog Ways of Transforming Cities

Apps are great, but it's important to improve the transportation system itself.

Link to blog in Next America City:

http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3305/

5) US National ITS Architecture Updated to Version 7.0

Link to further information from the ITS Joint Program Office:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2012/architecture_update.htm

ROADWAYS

6) A Lukewarm Report Card for High-Occupancy Toll Lanes

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/02/lukewarm-report-card-high-occupancy-toll-lanes/1120/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Turkish 'Model' of Traffic System Coming to Lahore, Pakistan

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/02-Feb-2012/turkish-e2-80-98model-of-traffic-system-coming

VEHICLES

8) A Smartphone App to Capture Vehicle Data

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/a-smartphone-app-to-capture-vehicle-data/news/id-004929

News Releases

1) 'Embark NYC,' Multi-purpose Navigation App, Wins MTA App Quest

2) MBTA Partnership: Real-Time Bus Information by Text

3) MapQuest Integrates Traffic and Road Condition Cameras Into Maps and Directions

4) Indianapolis Host Committee to Deliver 'Most Connected' Super Bowl Including Real-Time Traffic and Weather Information

5) Tennessee Transportation Maps Add QR Codes for Link to TDOT SmartWay Mobile

Bernie's Notes

I'm a bit late in picking up on this but I thought it deserved a mention. John Deere has an innovative communications tool they've been using to get feedback from customers. It's a portable recording studio called the Chatterbox. It's brought to trade shows and construction sites where customers can record comments. While this is probably a fairly expensive undertaking, perhaps other transportation organizations could use a scaled-down version to learn what customers have to say.

http://events.deere.com/youreon/chatterbox/

http://www.innovationtools.com/weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=1594

Upcoming Events

NTOC Webinar: Leveraging a Regional ITS Architecture in Planning for Operations – February 29

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=24226

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100th anniversary** Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and the youngest passenger aboard the ship, was born in Branscombe, England.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/5421196/Millvina-Dean.html

1962 **50th anniversary** The first US Air Force plane was lost in the South Vietnam. The C-123 crashed while spraying defoliant. All three crewmembers died.

http://goo.gl/Vymty

http://goo.gl/ldp97

http://goo.gl/KZLrc

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

Position – Transportation Engineer

KMJ Consulting, Inc, a client-focused transportation engineering firm, seeks a highly motivated licensed professional engineer (in Pennsylvania) with seven or more years of experience to be a part of a growing Ardmore, PA-based organization. Come work with a group of engaged and excited individuals on a wide variety of transportation projects. This project engineer/project manager should have a proven track record of exceeding the client’s expectations; a “can do” attitude; and, a willingness to work with others in an innovative team environment. Technical quals include traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway design and ITS. Written and verbal communication at a high level is a must.

Our Company is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, disability or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by applicable local, state or federal law.

KMJ offers a competitive salary and benefits. Please forward your resume and letter of interest with salary requirements to HR@kmjinc.com


AVIATION

1) Airlines May Get US Help for Navigation Upgrades

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/uk-us-aviation-bill-idUSLNE81001020120201

2) How Does an Airport Prepare for a Super Bowl?

Improved Wi-Fi and cell coverage among the steps taken at Indianapolis Airport.

Link to article in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/experts/baskas/story/2012-02-01/How-does-an-airport-prepare-for-a-Super-Bowl/52906358/1

3) European Airline bmibaby Faces Legal Action for Having Inaccessible Website for Blind Users

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/news/airline-faces-legal-action-for-having-inaccessible-website-for-blind-users

Link to news release from the Royal National Institute of Blind People:

http://www.rnib.org.uk/aboutus/mediacentre/mediareleases/mediareleases2012/Pages/pressrelease27Jan2012.aspx

Link to bmibaby: www.bmibaby.com

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Proposed Plaza Moves Maine Closer to All-Electronic Tolling

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120201/NEWS/120209968/-1/NEWSMAP

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) The Surprisingly Complex Art of Urban Wayfinding

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2012/01/surprisingly-complex-art-wayfinding/1088/

6) Shadow Matching Provides Improved GNSS Accuracy in Urban Canyons

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/Wireless/Personal%20Navigation/shadow-matching-12550

MARITIME

7) Prince William Sound, Alaska Council Expands Online Vessel Monitoring System

Link to article in The Observer:

http://www.pwsrcac.org/newsroom/Obs.12Jan/AISExpansion.html

OTHER

8) SunGuide Disseminator – February 2012

Link to newsletter from Florida DOT:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2012/2012-002-Feb.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Montana DOT Employees Warned Not to Talk to Media

Link to story on KRTV-TV:

http://www.krtv.com/news/mdt-employees-warned-not-to-talk-to-media/

RAILROADS

10) Railway Managers Need to Come to Grips with New Signaling, Telecommunications and Train Control Technology

Link to commentary in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/this-month/managers-need-to-get-to-grips-with-new-technology-1466.html

ROADWAYS

11) Florida Officials Finishing Plan to Make Driving Safer on Foggy Roads

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-interstate-road-closure-procedure-20120131,0,1158994.story

12) Development of UAV-Based Remote Sensing Capabilities for Highway Applications

Link to article in UTC Spotlight:

http://utc.dot.gov/publications/spotlight/2012_02/html/spotlight_1202.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Few Guidelines Exist on When to Shut Down Roads

Link to AP article:

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Few-guidelines-exist-on-when-to-shut-down-roads-2881951.php

TELEMATICS

14) The Machines are Taking Over

Transmax is managing traffic flows and providing information to drivers.

Link to article in BRW:

http://www.brw.com.au/p/sections/features/the_machines_are_taking_over_zpDt9ceDXyQ3qgWzvfTp9I

TRANSIT

15) Transit Windsor Greenlights Online Travel Planner

Link to article in The Windsor Star:

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Transit+Windsor+greenlights+online+travel+planner/6082530/story.html

VEHICLES

16) US to Decide Next Year Whether to Have Rules for Crash Avoidance Systems

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20120201/BUSINESS01/202010331/U-S-to-decide-next-year-whether-to-have-rules-for-crash-avoidance-systems

News Releases

1) First-of-Its Kind Mobile Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Road Maintenance Industry

2) New York City DOT Collaborates with Streetline to Test Smart Parking Technology

3) Bay Area Design Agency, Project6 Design, Completes User Interface + User Experience Project for 511.org

4) Florida Offers Crash Reports Online

5) New University of Minnesota Video Game Teaches Consequences of Distracted Driving

6) New System of Stereo Cameras Detects Pedestrians from Within the Car

7) Passur Launches National Airport Information Network to Manage Diversions, Tarmac Delays and Airport Status

Upcoming Events

ITS Minnesota 18th Annual Meeting and Information Exchange – March 14 – St. Paul, Minnesota

http://www.itsmn.org/news.php?extend.24

Today in Transportation History

1957 **55th anniversary** The first prototype Wankel DKM 54 rotary engine ran.

http://www.nsumotor.onlinehome.de/dkm.htm

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