Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Updates Notam Format for Airport Operators to Meet International Standards

Link to article in AINSafety:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainsafety/2013-10-07/faa-updates-notam-format-airport-operators

CAMERAS

2) Cities, Iowa DOT Battle Over Proposed Rules Regulating Automated Speed Cameras, Red-Light Devices

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/10/08/cities-iowa-dot-battle-over-proposed-rules-regulating-automated-speed-cameras-red-light-devices/article

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Boston School Bus Strike Prompted, in Part, by GPS Tracking

Link to story on WBUR Radio:

http://www.wbur.org/2013/10/08/boston-schools-bus-strike

MARITIME

4) After Sandy Hit, US Coast Guard Communications Got … Better

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/10/07/gcn-award-coast-guard-trident.aspx

OTHER

5) University of Queensland Begins Fleet Management Data Research

Link to article in CIO Australia:

http://www.cio.com.au/article/528484/university_queensland_begins_fleet_management_data_research_/

ROADWAYS

6) Smartphones, Social Media Blamed for Beijing Traffic Jams

Link to article in the South China Morning Post:

http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1327075/smartphones-social-media-blamed-beijing-traffic-jams

7) Can a Highway Pit Stop be a Spiritual Experience? Germany is Trying to Make It One

Link to story on PRI's The World:

http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-10-08/pit-stop-along-germanys-autobahn-gas-and-spiritual-refreshment

TRANSIT

8) South Australia to Roll Out Real-Time Updates for Public Transport Services

Link to article in The Advertiser:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australia-to-roll-out-real-time-updates-for-public-transport-services/story-fni6uo1m-1226734811746

9) Ventra Rollout: Jammed Phone Lines, Email Confusion

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cta-ventra-card-20131007,0,7687404,full.story

VEHICLES

10) Connected Services: Do They Sell Cars?

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/connected-services-do-they-sell-cars

11) Wisconsin DMV Photographs License Plates to Research Compliance

Link to story on Wisconsin Public Radio:

http://news.wpr.org/post/dmv-photographs-license-plates-research-compliance

News Releases

1) Cubic Completes Bus Hardware Subsystem for Launch of MTA Bus Time in Manhattan

2) University at Buffalo-Led Team Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Mine 'Big Data' for Transportation Improvements

3) Wave Buoy Deployed off Kauai, Hawaii Will Impact Surf Forecasts, Maritime Transit

4) Citizens Assist Aarhus, Denmark in Cutting 20% of Travel Times

5) FDOT to Begin Work on New Intelligent Transportation System in Northwest Florida

6) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Announces Winner of Map Competition

7) bustripping to Add More Europe Destinations Starting in December

8) Digital Payment Technologies' New Mobile App Enables Parking Industry's Mobile Workforce

9) Garmin Announces D2 Pilot Watch, First GPS Watch Designed for Aviators

10) Cloud Computing: Transforming Cities

11) Global Connected Car Market Expected to Reach $131.9 Billion by 2019

Job Posting

 -  Research Transportation Specialist – FHWA Office of Operations Research and Development – McLean, Virginia (Pre-Announcement)

http://goo.gl/IuNwmI

Upcoming Events

2013 Annual Polis Conference – December 4-5 – Brussels

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/2013conference

Today in Transportation History    

1978 **35^th anniversary** The current world water speed record of 317.6 mph was set by Ken Warby in Australia.

http://www.warbymotorsport.com/

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 7, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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MARITIME

1) GPS and Number Plates to be Added to Venice's Gondolas After Tourist Killed in Crash with Water Taxi

Link to article in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/gps-to-be-fitted-in-venices-gondolas-after-tourist-killed-in-crash-with-water-taxi-8864848.html

OTHER

2) Experiencing the Future of Transportation at Ceatec 2013

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-10863_7-57606007/experiencing-the-future-of-transportation-at-ceatec-2013/

3) The Next Wave of Urban Transportation Innovation is Upon Us

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-next-wave-of-urban-transportation-innovation-is-upon-us/2013/10/04/b9349458-25ed-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_story.html

RAILROADS

4) Amtrak's 'Track a Train' – There's No App for That

Link to article in the Triangle Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2013/10/04/track-a-train---theres-no-app-for-that.html

ROADWAYS

5) Toronto's Advertising Companies Push Hard for Digital Billboards

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/10/07/torontos_advertising_sign_companies_push_hard_for_digital_billboards.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Charlotte, North Carolina Airport to Add Signs After Car Search Complaints

Link to story on WCNC-TV:

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Airport-to-add-signs-after-travelers-complain-about-car-searches-226545891.html

7) Indian Government Mulls Setting Up Agency for Road Safety Management

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/govt-mulls-setting-up-agency-for-road-safety-management_881555.html

8) Distracted Driving: Organizations Work to Inform Motorists About Peril of Taking Eyes Off the Road

Link to article in The Daily News Journal:

http://www.dnj.com/article/20131006/NEWS/310060038/

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Building 'Traffic Pakistan' and the Problem with Start-Ups

Link to blog in The Express Tribune:

http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/19073/building-traffic-pakistan-and-the-problem-with-start-ups/

TRANSIT

10) Central Ohio Transit Authority Users Will Get GPS Updates on Buses

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/10/07/cota-users-will-get-gps-updates-on-buses.html

11) Google Glass Adds Transit Directions

Link to blog from Google:

https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3424095

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Staffing at Kansas City Traffic Management Center is Faulted

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/05/4532724/staffing-at-kc-traffic-management.html

VEHICLES

13) General Motors on Track to Sell Self-Driving Cars

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101091968

News Releases

1) 3,900 Road Sensors Worth of Data in British Columbia Provided by Cellular-Based Probe System

2) GEWI Newsletter: The Mobile Issue – September/October 2013

3) OEM Connected Car System Processor Market to be Worth $1.6 Billion by 2020

4) Volvo Car Group Puts Consumers at the Heart of the Connected Car Debate

5) HERE and Mitsubishi Motors Helps Drivers Steer Clear of Traffic and Distractions

Upcoming Events

Government Video Expo – December 3-5 – Washington, DC

http://www.gvexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** The first moving assembly line was started by the Ford Motor Company in Highland Park, Michigan.

http://corporate.ford.com/our-company/heritage/vehicle-history-news-detail/ford-celebrates-100-years-of-moving-assembly-line

1963 **50^th anniversary** The first Learjet took flight in Wichita, Kansas.

http://us.bombardier.com/us/library/documents/Learjet_History_Backgrounder_01_08.pdf

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Friday, October 4, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) European Air-Traffic Controllers Call Off October 10 Strike

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/European_air_traffic_controllers_call_off_October_10_strike.html?cid=37048506

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) Tanzania Advised to Install ITS to Ease Dar es Salaam Traffic Jams

Link to article from The Guardian:

http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=60016

3) India and Japan Sign ICT Agreement Which Includes ITS

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2013/oct/04/india-and-japan-sign-ict-agreement/

OTHER

4) TIDE (Transport Innovation Deployment for Europe) Newsletter – October 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://tide-innovation.eu/en/upload/Newsletter/TIDE-newsletter-2-FINAL.pdf

PARKING

5) The Parking Revolution Will be Digitized

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/The-Parking-Revolution-Will-Be-Digitized.html

ROADWAYS

6) Extending the Service Life of Pavement Markings: Iowa Applies Innovation and Technology to Reduce Costs, Increase Safety

Link to article from the Transportation Research Board:

http://trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169551.aspx

TRANSIT

7) Chicago Transit Authority Moves Ahead on Upgrading Subway Wireless to 4G

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/22943303-418/cta-moving-ahead-with-subway-wireless-upgrade-to-4g.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/H8Rxqj

8) Coming to Manhattan: Finding Your Bus by Phone

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/coming-manhattan-finding-your-bus-phone/

9) Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Transportation Management Association Creates Travel Instruction Video for People with Disabilities

Link to video:

http://www.dctma.org/2013/09/26/introducing-dctmas-travel-instruction-video/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Indonesian Police Launch Tablet-Based Traffic Management

Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/10/04/police-launch-tablet-based-traffic-management.html

News Releases

1) Egis: A First Toll Interoperability Contract in the US

2) New University of Florida Transportation Institute to Focus on Interdisciplinary Research

3) California DOT Making State Route 12 and I-5 Safer and Smarter

Friday Bonus

A time-lapse video shows what happened when a ship broke loose from its moorings in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

http://youtu.be/WNs9a5SZgrY

Upcoming Events

Workshop & Webinar: Connected Vehicle Applications for Speed Harmonization with Queue Warning – October 22-23 – Romulus, Michigan

http://www.itsa.org/infloworkshop2013

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** Richard Noble set a land-speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019.47 kmh).

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/thrust-2-30

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