Transportation Communications Newsletter

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AVIATION

1) Ten Tense Minutes that Tested Delhi Air Traffic Control

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ten-tense-minutes-that-tested-Delhi-ATC/Article1-665658.aspx

2) Vibrating Cockpit Seat Proposed for Pilot Alerts

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/18/353283/vibrating-cockpit-seat-proposed-for-pilot-alerts.html

Link to patent application:

http://goo.gl/XJR4A

3) Multiple Technology Standards in Air Travel – an Oxymoron to Overcome

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/02/22/news/multiple-technology-standards-in-travel-an-oxymoron-to-overcome

OTHER

4) Solar Storms Could Spark $2 Trillion 'Global Katrina'

Air traffic control and intelligent transportation systems among technologies which could be impacted.

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/942921--solar-storms-could-spark-2-trillion-global-katrina

5) Infrastructure Summit: Transportation's Primed for Change

Link to article in GE Reports:

http://www.gereports.com/infrastructure-summit-transportations-primed-for-change/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Australian Town Changes Name from 'Speed' to 'Speedkills'

Link to Reuters article:

http://af.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idAFTRE71K17F20110222

7) Monrovia, California Prevails in Lawsuit Alleging Open Meeting Law Violations

Judge rules city didn't break law in dealings on transit project.

Link to article on Monrovia Patch:

http://monrovia.patch.com/articles/city-prevails-in-lawsuit-alleging-open-meeting-law-violations-in-gold-line-dealings

ROADWAYS

8) With Special Ingredients, New York Thruway Stripes are Becoming Easier to See

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/with_special_ingredients_thruw.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) FAA Told: Photo IDs Don't Fly

Proposal to require photographs on pilot certificates draws objections.

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAATold_PhotoIDsDontFly_204156-1.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) MBTA Moves to Eliminate Web Site Crashes

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/22/t_moves_to_eliminate_website_crashes/

11) Taming a Fire Hose to Improve Traffic Management

Researchers get grant to create data system to archive, integrate and analyze huge amounts of information.

Link to article in Metrans News:

http://www.metrans.org/news/METRANS%20News/Metrans-News_Feb2011_web.pdf (scroll down)

News Releases

1) Aviation Stolen Parts Database Launched

2) Utah Transit Agency First to Hold Public Meeting on Twitter

3) Renewit Connects Customers to Dealers Following Breakdown or Collision

Upcoming Events

8^th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation (WIT 2011) March 22-23 – Hamburg, Germany

http://wit.tu-harburg.de/

Today in Transportation History

1856 **155^th anniversary** The first train traversed the Sacramento Valley Railroad between Folsom and Sacramento.

http://www.xphomestation.com/svrr.html

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 21, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Hawaiian-Language Greetings Begin at Honolulu Airport

Link to article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessnews/20110219_hawaiian_language_greetings_begin_at_honolulu_airport.html

2) Clumsy Software Holds Up Chennai Airport Cargo

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Clumsy-software-holds-up-airport-cargo/articleshow/7530606.cms

3) New US Air Force Deployable Air Traffic Control System Program Taking Shape

Link to article in Avionics Intelligence:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/avi-article-display/9447796702/articles/avionics-intelligence/news/2011/2/new-air_force_deployable.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Device Sorts Out Metro Manila Highway Mess

Link to article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20110220-321359/GPS-device-sorts-out-Metro-highway-mess

MARITIME

5) Automated Life Jacket Detection Enhances Search and Rescue Operations

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display/4085473561/articles/military-aerospace-electronics/industry-news-flash-2/2011/2/automated-life_jacket.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Wrong-Way Drivers Have Researchers Scrambling for Prevention Measures

Link to story and video on WOAI-TV:

http://www.woai.com/content/troubleshooters/story/Wrong-way-drivers-have-researchers-scrambling-for/1tsSmAu-50mtPK9vPo3njw.cspx

TRANSIT

7) Manhattan Subway Station First in City to Get Wi-Fi Cell Service

Link to article on DNAinfo.com:

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110217/chelsea-hells-kitchen/chelsea-subway-platforms-will-be-first-get-wifi-cell-service

8) China in London Tube Phone Network Bid

Link to Press Association article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hxZM97FN7oZT64aqOe1dHeLqLI2A?docId=B37165891298161932A00

9) Whatcom Transportation Authority Plans to Launch Online Trip-Planning Software this Spring

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/21/1874719/wta-plans-to-launch-online-trip.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Wisconsin Road Conditions Web Site Hampered by Heavy Traffic

Link to article in The Capital Times:

http://host.madison.com/ct/weather/article_5ce6b4c0-3dcd-11e0-b322-001cc4c03286.html

Wisconsin 511 site: http://www.511wi.gov/

11) TrafficTalk Service Drives into Local DC-Area Commutes

Link to column in The Frederick News-Post:

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/reporters_notebooks_display.htm?StoryID=117038

VEHICLES

12) BMW Names New Sub-Brand to Market Its Battery-Powered Cars

Cars will have computers on board that can be loaded with applications.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/business/global/22iht-bmw22.html

Link to video from BMW announcing BMW i:

http://www.thomson-webcast.net/de/dispatching/?event_id=1fbd8bc729b290953608fade830a4ae0&portal_id=f43ae87c2b9299d9d751b0e6738b6677&language=en

News Releases

1) West Penn Allegheny Health System Creates First-of-Its-Kind Smart Phone App for Emergency Medical Services Professionals

2) Metro-North Railroad is Going CooCoo – Train Schedules Available Via Text Message

3) Search Airport Parking Launches Mobile Web Site

Upcoming Events

6^th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications – March 5-7 – Algarve, Portugal

http://visigrapp.org/

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The US and Japan signed the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation. The treaty remained in effect until 1939.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2212526

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Analysis of NASA Database Finds Lapses in Air Safety

Link to NPR story:

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133838469/analysis-of-nasa-database-finds-lapses-in-air-safety

2) Air Safety on Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation of Aircraft Automation Systems

Link to story and audio report on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133814621/investigation-scrutinizes-safety-of-flight-automation

3) New Jersey Congressman Says FAA Cuts Won't Affect NextGen

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/lobiondo-says-faa-cuts-won-t-affect-nextgen/article_f0b082ba-3b13-11e0-9da3-001cc4c002e0.html

4) Pilots Go Paperless with Denver-Developed FAA iPad App

Link to story and video on KDVR-TV:

http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-faaipadapp-txt,0,3172069.story

5) Asia's Airports Top the List for Service Quality

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/02/18/asias-airports-top-the-list/

Link to news release from Airports Council International:

http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_banners.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-7-46^41035_725_2__

6) 'Air Trains' and Other Advancements in Air Traffic Management Could Speed Up Travel: Futurists

Link to AFP article:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/trains+could+speed+travel+futurists/4308347/story.html

OTHER

7) MIRA Aims to be European Transport Technology Leader

Link to article in the Birmingham Post:

http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/automotive-business/2011/02/18/mira-aims-to-be-european-transport-technology-leader-65233-28190817/

8) ERTICO Interviews Professor Oliver Carsten, University of Leeds

Link to interview from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-february-2011-interview/

ROADWAYS

9) New Reports from the Transportation Research Board

- Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Congested Urban Areas

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Techniques_for_Effective_Highway_Construction_Proj_164886.aspx

- Highway Safety: Behavior, Management, and Roundabouts

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Highway_Safety_Behavior_Management_and_Roundabouts_164859.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) New York State Imposes Stiffest Ban on Drivers Using Handheld Phones

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-cellphone-ban-idUSTRE71F5J720110216

TELEMATICS

11) GM to Roll Out Rival to Ford's Sync Infotainment System

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110217/OEM06/110219882/1182

Link to news release from General Motors:

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Feb/0217_engadget.html

TRANSIT

12) Sacramento Light Rail Signs to Give Real-Time Train Info

Link to article in the Sacramento Press:

http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/45922/Light_rail_signs_to_give_realtime_train_info

13) San Francisco Muni Riders Irritated by Clipper Card Sounds

Link to story and video on KGO-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=7965671

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Traveller Information Services Association Positioning on International Standards and Delivery Channels for Traffic and Travel Information

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/tisa-positioning-on-international-standards-and-delivery-channels-for-traffic-and-travel-information-tti/

15) Smart Phone Application Tracks Honolulu's Traffic

Link to column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/parkway/20110218_Smart-phone_application_tracks_Honolulus_traffic.html

VEHICLES

16) Devices Help Drivers Curb Fuel Use in Traffic

Link to article in The Press-Enterprise:

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_mileage18.27e3131.html

News Releases

1) Indianapolis International Named #1 Airport in North America by Airports Council International

2) Kansas DOT to Unveil Nation's First Airspace Awareness Tool

3) Washington State DOT Updating New Good to Go! Web Site in Response to Customer Feedback

Upcoming Events

US DOT Truck Technology Policy Issues Webinar – February 23

https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=Nmd2N2w1MzJqajNramt2bTc0Z2RzcGVmcm8gdGltdGNvYWxpdGlvbkBt&ctz=America/New_York&gsessionid=iCUNh0aSftRkSGkI2wgYoA&sf=true&output=xml

Friday Bonus

Street names you might hesitate to use for your return address.

http://www.walletpop.com/mortgages/most-unique-street-names

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The first commercial flight took place in India with a trip from Allahabad and Naini.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Airports-to-light-up-for-100-years-of-aviation/articleshow/7504278.cms

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