Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Attend IBTTA's Summit on All-Electronic Toll Collection, July 22-24, 2012 in Atlanta, GA

Head to “HOT-lanta” for IBTTA’s Summit on All-Electronic Toll Collection, the sixth in a series of workshops focused on all-electronic tolling. This year’s general sessions will cover all facets of AETC at a higher level, while two breakout tracks will focus on the details of roadway systems and technologies, and back-office systems and customer management. This Summit will be hosted by the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). View the preliminary agenda, learn about sponsor and exhibitor opportunities and register today at www.ibtta.org/atlanta.

AVIATION

1) Free Wi-Fi, but Speed Costs

Airports and hotels look at tiered pricing for Internet access.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/business/airports-and-hotels-look-at-tiered-pricing-for-internet-access.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Apple to Drop Google Maps from iOS

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/240001494

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Israel Airport Security Targeting Arabs, Muslims in Email Checks

Link to AP article:

http://www.theeagle.com/article/20120605/BC0106/120609806/1103/bc20/&slId=3

4) European Parliament Members Push for Smart Tachographs

Link to article in New Europe:

http://www.neurope.eu/article/meps-push-smart-tachographs

5) QR Codes Bring Awareness to NotifyChicago Alert Tool

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/QR-Codes-NotifyChicago-Alert-Tool.html

6) DHS and Pentagon Providing First Responders with Geographic Data When There's No Internet Access

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/magazine/nextgov/2012/06/disaster-apps/55997/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) New York City Expands High-Tech Fix for Midtown Traffic

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/06/05/city-expands-high-tech-fix-for-midtown-traffic/

8) Finland, Russia Agree on High-Tech Solutions to Ease Transport

Link to article in Helsingin Sanomat:

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/High-tech+solutions+planned+to+ease+transport+between+Helsinki+and+St+Petersburg+/1329104265728

9) Training of Traffic Incident Responders

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166877.aspx

VEHICLES

10) Audi's Digital Rearview Mirror Races at Le Mans – Road Cars Could be Next

Link to article in Automotive Engineering International:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/11087

11) The Buttons are Back on Ford's Most Popular Model

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/06/ford-f150-controls/

News Releases

1) New York City's Midtown in Motion Receives National Transportation Award

2) Inrix Expands Into Brazil Through Exclusive Traffic Partnership with MapLink

3) Los Angeles International Airport to Provide Passengers Free Wi-Fi Beginning as Soon as Summer 2012

4) Saab and AVINOR to Conduct Remote Air Traffic Tower Technology in Norway

5) Aviation Week & Space Technology Relaunches with Increased Technology and Growth-Market Coverage in Print and on Tablets

6) Washington State DOT's Quarterly Performance Report Shows Incident Response Program Making a Difference

7) Amtrak eTicketing Recognized by CIO Magazine

8) Public Relations Society Honors Orange County Transportation Authority for PR and Marketing Work

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Rethinking Airports for Future Connected Travelers – June 12

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/160521063

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** The Honda S360 was unveiled at the 11^th National Honda Meeting General Assembly.

http://world.honda.com/history/challenge/1962autoproduction/text/01.html

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 4, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TCN Fund Drive

Welcome to the delayed TCN fund drive!  I write that tongue-in-cheek since few people enjoy being asked for money.  I try to minimize the fundraising by doing it only two months out of the year and I appreciate the support I receive from all readers of the TCN.  Just by being a subscriber you are showing your support for my daily news efforts. 

I also ask for monetary contributions because there are expenses in putting together the TCN.  If you would like to contribute you'll find information below on how you can do so.  Other ways you can support the TCN include purchasing ad space and using my transportation voiceover services.  I'll provide additional information in the days ahead.  Thank you!

 

AVIATION

1) Travelers Split on Using Florida Governor's Voice as Tampa Airport Greeting

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/jun/04/memeto2-travelers-split-on-governors-airport-pitch-ar-411406/

CAMERAS

2) Mass Transit Cameras Spot Bad Guys, No Human Judgment Required

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1839052/big-brother-is-coding-you

OTHER

3) i-Mobility Newsletter – June 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=73db7d752c&e=db383a35b9

RAILROADS

4) Colorado Company Helps Keep Trains on Track

DataTraks develops software that listens to passing trains to detect defects.

Link to article in the Reporter-Herald:

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/loveland-local-news/ci_20774484/loveland-company-helps-keep-trains-track

ROADWAYS

5) Massachusetts Transportation Officials Prepare to Relax Billboard Rules

Link to article in The Patriot Ledger:

http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/massmarkets/2012/06/02/transportation-officials-prepare-to-power-up-digital-billboards-for-massachusetts/#axzz1wosYcmZ9

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Senate Proposal Could Gut Research Into GPS-Aided Crash Avoidance

Link to article in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3101

7) Smartphones, Car Navigation Systems May Aid Evacuations When Next Big One Strikes: Tokyo Officials

Link to article in The Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120603a3.html

8) Officer's Death Boosted Work on Wrong-Way Crashes in San Antonio, Texas

Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Officer-s-death-boosted-work-on-wrong-way-crashes-3606353.php

9) Social Media as a Tool in Flow of Storm Information

Link to article in The Florida Times-Union:

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-06-03/story/social-media-tool-flow-storm-information

TRANSIT

10) Digital Bus Billboard Plan Put on Hold in California

Revenue and technical concerns are raised.

Link to article in the Santa Monica Daily Press:

http://www.smdp.com/Articles-local-news-c-2012-06-01-74139.113116-Digital-billboard-plan-put-on-hold.html

11) Tokyo Subway Straps Beam Ads to Your Smartphone

Link to article on Japan Trends:

http://www.japantrends.com/nfc-comes-to-tokyo-trains-with-strappy/

12) Sofia, Bulgaria Launches Free Wireless Net on Public Transportation Buses

Link to Sofia News Agency article:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139932

13) Bangalore Transit Agency Mapping Its Stops, So You Know When to Start

Link to article in Daily News & Analysis:

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bmtc-mapping-its-stops-so-you-know-when-to-start_1697149

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) West Virginia to Launch Traffic Alert System

Link to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.com/News/201206030079

15) Texas DOT Expanding Construction Traveler Information System on I-35

Link to article in The Reporter:

http://hillsbororeporter.com/txdot-expanding-info-for-i-travelers-p14968-54.htm

16) Costa Rica's 'Smart' Traffic Signals Underachieving

Link to article on Inside Costa Rica:

http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2012/june/03/costarica120060304.htm

17) Yandex Giving Istanbul Traffic Info on LED Boards

Russian search engine company placing traffic speeds on 12 sign boards.

Link to article on Hurriyet Daily News:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/yandex-giving-istanbul-traffic-info-on-led-boards-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=22247&NewsCatID=374

18) Transport Plan for Hyderabad Area to Have IT Voice

Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/128300

VEHICLES

19) California's Taking the Lead on Self-Driving Cars

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/03/4534103/californias-taking-the-lead-on.html

News Releases

1) Follow the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in Washington, DC Like Never Before

2) Virginia DOT Invests in Adaptive's ITS

3) CUNY ITS to Help Train Abu Dhabi Department of Transport Personnel

4) Ghana to Provide Electronic Surveillance of Coastline

TCN Donations

Checks or money orders may be mailed to:

Bernie Wagenblast

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Cranford, NJ USA 07016-2911

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Upcoming Events

Webinar: Lessons Learned from Irene – RPC Involvement in Recovery of Vermont's Transportation Network – June 7

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/451454786

Today in Transportation History    

1862 **150^th anniversary** Confederate troops abandoned Fort Pillow in Tennessee.  The fort guarded the Mississippi River and its fall allowed Union forces to capture Memphis.

http://www.newsinhistory.com/blog/confederates%E2%80%99-loss-fort-pillow-dooms-memphis

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 1, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TCN Fund Drive

Usually May and November are the two months I hold my fund-raising drive to support the Transportation Communications Newsletter.  I started last month but had to suspend it because of large number of ads that ran in May.  Since I wasn't able to do it too often last month I plan to extend the drive into June. 

If you'd like to donate to help support the TCN please see how you can contribute below.  As I've said in the past, there are several ways you can support the TCN.  In addition to monetary gifts, you can advertise in the TCN, hire me for voiceover services you need, or simply share the TCN with others and encourage them to subscribe.

Thank you!

AVIATION

1) Plan to Update Air Traffic Control System Faces Delay

Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/31/2826268/plan-to-update-air-traffic-control.html

2) Using Mobiles as Boarding Pass at Airports

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Use-mobiles-as-boarding-pass-at-airports/articleshow/13698864.cms

3) Gogo and AeroSat Collaborate on Ku-Satellite Solution to Provide Connectivity Outside US

Link to article in Inflight:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/3689

4) Are Airports the Final Frontier in Travel Technology?

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/06/01/news/are-airports-the-final-frontier-in-travel-technology

MARITIME

5) Barents Sea Watch Web Portal Launched

Link to article on BarentsObserver:

http://barentsobserver.com/en/arctic/barentswatch-launched

Link to article in Finnmarken:

http://www.finnmarken.no/lokale_nyheter/article6083448.ece (in Norwegian)

Link to BarentsWatch: http://www.barentswatch.no/

OTHER

6) Shenzhen to Make Huge Investment for Intelligent Transportation

Link to article on Shenzhen Post:

http://www.szcpost.com/2012/06/shenzhen-to-make-huge-investment-for-intelligent-transportation.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Using Smartphone Behind the Wheel is More Dangerous than Drink Driving

Link to article in SOL eMagazine:

http://issuu.com/FGM-AMOR/docs/www.sol-project.eu/3

TRANSIT

8) Free Wi-Fi London Tube Stations Named

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18290437

Link to news release from Transport for London: http://goo.gl/R8u8X

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) New Highway Information Kiosks Debut at Colorado Truck Stop

Link to article in the Times-Call:

http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_20745177/new-highway-information-kiosks-debut-at-loveland-area

10) Profile of Birds Eye System, Provider of Real-Time Traffic Information in India

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://goo.gl/eHHlP

VEHICLES

11) Verizon Bets on Connected Car in $612 Million Hughes Deal

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/2nd-update-verizon-bets-on-connected-car-in-612-million-hughes-deal-20120601-00807

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/KHk1m

12) COMeSafety2 Newsletter ­– May 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://www.comesafety.org/uploads/media/COMeSafety2_Newsletter03.pdf

News Releases

1) Elsevier Launches New Journal: Economics of Transportation

2) 19^th ITS World Congress & Exhibition – Preliminary Program Unveiled and Registration Opened

3) United Airlines Mobile App Lets Customers Recognize Excellent Customer Service

4) Information Logistics' GeoTalker Technology Wins Smart CEO Volt Award for Pennsylvania Turnpike

5) Three ITS Projects Completed at Canada's Confederation Bridge

6) Boise, Idaho's KTVB-TV Releases Treasure Valley Traffic App

TCN Donations

Checks or money orders may be mailed to:

Bernie Wagenblast

1 Aberdeen CT

Cranford, NJ USA 07016-2911

You may also donate online with a credit card via PayPal at:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=10069680

Upcoming Events

Workshop: Personal Data Protection and Security Aspects Related to ITS Applications – June 12 – Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/events/2012_06_12_data_protection_en.htm

Friday Bonus  

Bet you've never been on a subway ride like this.

http://youtu.be/gww9_S4PNV0

Today in Transportation History    

1912 **100^th anniversary** The first service station which used an enclosed gas pump opened in Columbus, Ohio.

http://www.touring-ohio.com/trivia/service-station.html

1982 **30^th anniversary** Norfolk Southern created with the consolidation of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway.

http://nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Community/NS%20History/

1997 **15^th anniversary** NYCRoads.com, a website which features the history of highways in the New York metro area, debuted on Geocities.

http://nycroads.com

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. 

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