Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Houston Plays Key Role in FAA's Efforts to Modernize US Airspace

Link to story on KTRK-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8608018

Link to news release from the FAA: http://goo.gl/BTWmm

2) A Satellite System That Could End Circling Above the Airport

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/business/a-satellite-system-that-could-end-circling-above-the-airport.html

3) FAA Clears iPad for Takeoff Throughout Agency

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/mobile/232800190

4) Another €17 Million Down the Drain as Air Traffic System Scrapped in Cyprus

Link to article in the Cyprus Mail:

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/house-watchdog-committee/another-17m-down-drain-air-traffic-system-scrapped/20120404

OTHER

5) JetBlue's Website is Fastest of Travel Sites, Survey Finds

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/story/2012-04-03/JetBlues-website-is-fastest-of-travel-sites-survey-finds/53979944/1

6) Smartphones Can Make Smart Planners

Link to blog in the California Planning & Development Report:

http://www.cp-dr.com/node/3164

PEDESTRIANS

7) Pedestrian Tracking System Monitoring Shoppers on Auckland CBD

Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/compute/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501832&objectid=10796468

TRANSIT

8) All Systems Go for Notify4Myki

App will alert transit riders when fare card needs to be topped off.

Link to article on StartUpSmart:

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/business-ideas/all-systems-go-for-notify4myki/201204045932.html

Link to further information: http://goo.gl/B1YpH

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Local Official Slams Council Over Secrecy About Irish Open Traffic Management Plans

Link to article in the Coleraine Times:

http://www.colerainetimes.co.uk/news/local/alexander-slams-council-secrecy-over-irish-open-1-3692266

10) How a Student Used Open Data to Beat UK National Rail Enquiries at Its Own Game

Link to blog in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/apr/02/rail-timetable-open-data

VEHICLES

11) The Mobile Mess: Why Isn't Car Connectivity Better?

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/the-mobile-mess-why-isnt-car-connectivity-better-6643773

12) euroFOT: Bringing Intelligent Vehicles to the Road

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/eurofot-bringing-intelligent-vehicles-to-the-road/

euroFOT – Data Analysis: A Gargantuan Task

http://www.ertico.com/eurofot-data-analysis-a-gargantuan-task/

13) Driver, Text that Car! Service Sends Messages to License Plates

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/04/driver-text-that-car-new-tech-sends-messages-to-license-plates

News Releases

1) Leaders to Seek Smart Technology Solutions at ITS America Annual Meeting in DC as Transportation Funding Causes Gridlock in Congress and on Streets Across America

2) Promoting a National Telematics Standard for Heavy Vehicles in Australia

3) Tools to Overlay Maritime Radar Information on Shipboard Digital Nautical Charts Introduced by Cambridge Pixel

4) Solar-Powered SpeedInfo Sensors Bring Real-Time Traffic Data to Ohio Drivers

5) Iteris Awarded $12.4 Million Contract for National ITS Architecture Evolution and Support

6) Travelers Marketing Announces New Jersey Safety Service Patrol Sponsorship Program

Upcoming Events

FCC Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Webinar with State and Local Governments – May 2

http://www.fcc.gov/events/office-intergovernmental-affairs-iga-webinar-state-and-local-governments-0

Today in Transportation History

1812 **200^th anniversary** US President James Madison ordered a 90-day trade embargo against Great Britain.

http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/215092

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Cloud Computing Key to NATS Growth Plans

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/04/cloud-computing-key-to-nats-growth-plans/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) TomTom Sat-Nav Devices Hit by GPS 'Leap Year Bug'

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17599701

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) iPod Video at DMV Helps Sign Up Organ Donors

Link to article on MedPage Today:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Transplantation/Transplantation/31991

Link to article in the Annals of Internal Medicine:

http://www.annals.org/content/156/7/483.full.pdf+html

4) Business Outreach Helps Arizona DOT Spread the Word on Upcoming Projects

Link to ADOT Blog:

http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/business-outreach-helps-spread-word-on.html

RAILROADSx

5) Union Pacific Using Predictive Software to Reduce Train Derailments

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/03/30/union-pacific-using-predictive-software-to-reduce-train-derailments/

6) Metrolink to Install Tracking System that Can Stop Trains Remotely

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/02/31877/metrolink-install-tracking-system-can-remotely-sto/

ROADWAYS

7) Colorfully Created Haiku Street Signs Get Attention in New York City

Link to story on WDAF-TV:

http://fox4kc.com/2012/04/03/colorfully-created-haiku-street-signs-get-attention/

TELEMATICS

8) Customizing Global Telematics HMIs for Local Markets

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/customizing-global-telematics-hmis-local-markets

TRANSIT

9) Google Adds Live London Underground Updates to Maps

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-maps

Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/YXoaa

10) New App Lets Most Chicago Transit Authority Train Commuters Pay Parking via Phone

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cta-parking-0403-20120403,0,4690888.story

11) DC Metro Goes Digital to Crack Down on Sexual Harassment

Link to story on CBS DC:

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/04/02/metro-goes-digital-to-crack-down-on-sexual-harassment/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Google Maps Adds 'Typical Traffic' to Non-Highway Roads so Drivers Can Avoid Jams

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/2/2920837/google-maps-typical-traffic-non-highway-roads

Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/6DOBp

13) A Subjective Look at the History and Evolution of Traveler Information Platforms

Link to graphic on Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2012/04/03/a-subjective-look-at-the-history-evolution-of-traveler-information-platforms/

VEHICLES

14) Are Car Voice Controls as Distracting as Cellphone Use?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/story/2012-03-28/car-voice-controls-danger/53952994/1

15) 2013 Mustang Features Virtual Test Track on Instrument Cluster

Link to article in Automotive Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/10770

16) IEEE Group to Study Gigabit Ethernet Cable for Cars

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225773/IEEE_group_to_study_Gigabit_Ethernet_cable_for_cars

17) The Future of In-Vehicle Social Media – Facebook's Automotive Strategy

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://us.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz/lz.aspx?p1=0575795S8711&CC=&p=1

News Releases

1) Agero Vice President, Gary Wallace, Named Chairman of Connected Vehicle Trade Association

2) Titan Takes Off Into Airports by Hiring Industry Veterans and Launching Titan Air

3) Rhode Island DOT + Social Media = Info on Demand

4) TransCore Serves as Integrator for Silicon Valley’s New HOV Lane Conversion to Express Lanes

5) Transportation Symposium to Discuss Emerging Vehicle Technology at University of Texas at Austin

6) Texas DOT Launches Talk. Text. Crash. Campaign

7) Three States Ramp Up Highway Safety Laws

8) Crash Survivor Tells His Story to Reach Teens Across Colorado

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Practices and Examples to Manage Sign Retroreflectivity in Compliance with the MUTCD – May 2

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166844.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100^th anniversary** Calbraith Perry Rodgers, the first person to make a transcontinental flight across the US, died after his plane struck a flock of seagulls.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aviator_C.P._Rodgers_Almost_Instantly_Killed._His_Biplane_Falls_Distance_of_200_Feet

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) British Airways Customer Failures

Three part blog looks at some communications issues for the airline.

Link to blog on ZDNet:

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

http://goo.gl/6YTE1 (part 2)

http://goo.gl/xPxWv (part 3)

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Google Now Using ReCAPTCHA to Decode Street View Addresses

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/29/google-now-using-recaptcha-to-decode-street-view-addresses/

PEDESTRIANS

3) April Fool's Day Joke Raises Awareness of Distracted Walking in Philadelphia

Link to story on WCAU-TV:

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/April-Fools-Day-Joke-Raises-Awareness-on-Distracted-Walking--145512585.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Phoenix Launching Bike Safety Comic Books

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2012/03/28/20120328phoenix-launching-bike-safety-comic.html

TELEMATICS

5) Connecting the Telematics Dots

Link to commentary in Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Connecting-the-telematics-dots/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/765491

TRANSIT

6) DC Metro Gag Order at Odds with Law

Link to article in The Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/1/metro-gag-order-at-odds-with-law/

7) QR Codes to Give You Metro-North Train Info on Your Smartphone

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120401/NEWS02/304010056/QR-codes-give-you-train-info-your-smart-phone

8) Hollywood, Florida Balks at Sidewalk Chalk Transit Campaign

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-04-01/news/fl-hollywood-balks-transit-promo-20120329_1_mass-transit-chalk-sidewalk

9) Chicago Transit Authority Officials Quietly Working to Rebrand Bus and Rail Agency

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/traffic/ct-met-getting-around-0402-20120402,0,3785793.column

News Releases

1) Garmin Enters In-Car Infotainment Market with Factory-Installed Suzuki System

2) New Global Database on Bus Rapid Transit Launched

3) A Connected Car Does Not Mean a Distractive Car Anymore

4) Egis Projects-sanef Consortium Signs Second Major Open Road Tolling Operations Contract in Canada

5) Maritime Distress and Safety System Overhaul Proposed

Upcoming Events

Meeting and Webinar: Intelligent Network Flow Optimization ConOps Workshop – April 27 – Detroit

http://www.itsa.org/index.php?option=com_forme&fid=17&Itemid=99999

Today in Transportation History

1962 **50^th anniversary** The first panda crossing officially opened in London. The new style pedestrian crossing used triangular markings and flashing lights.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/2/newsid_2840000/2840919.stm

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