Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Merry Christmas!

AVIATION

1) San Diego Airport Weather Station a Link to the 1800s

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/25/tp-airport-weather-station-a-link-to-1800s/

2) Avoiding the Turbulence: The Benefits to Airports of Accurate Weather Forecasting

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2054-avoiding-the-turbulance

3) Piano Helps Fill Busy Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport with Holiday Joy

Link to story on WCCO-TV:

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/12/24/piano-helps-fill-busy-airport-with-holiday-joy/

OTHER

4) NORAD's Santa Trackers Have Record-Breaking Night

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/24/norad-track-santa/1789259/

5) The Transportation Workers Who Get You Home for the Holidays

Link to story on NPR's Talk of the Nation:

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/24/167977414/the-folks-who-get-you-home-for-the-holidays

PARKING

6) The Learning Curve of Smart Parking

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/technology/smart-parking-has-a-learning-curve-too.html

RAILROADS

7) West Bengal Gets Stick for Poor Rail Traffic Management on Key Route

Link to article in Business Line:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/bengal-gets-stick-for-poor-rail-traffic-management-on-key-route/article4235651.ece

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Thermal Camera Prevents Deer Collisions

Link to article in Vision Systems Design:

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/print/volume-17/issue-11/departments/snapshots/thermal-camera-prevents-deer-collisions.html

Upcoming Events

9^th International Freight Forwarders Conference – March 16-18 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://www.fnc-group.com/Fnc-Kul-Conference-Welcome

Today in Transportation History    

1642 **370^th anniversary** Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.

http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, December 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Merry Christmas!

Click link to hear my brief Christmas greeting: http://shouts.at/G2_ 

AVIATION

1) US DOT Inspector General to Study Staffing at Air Traffic Control Facilities

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-21/u-dot-s-dot-to-study-staffing-at-air-traffic-control-facilities

2) Airport Cuisine at the Touch of a Screen

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/travel/ipads-at-airports/index.html

3) Technology's Impact on Passenger Facilitation at Airports

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/1554-easy-travel

MARITIME

4) Vessel Traffic Management System Being Built Along Ghana's Coast

Link to article on GhanaWeb:

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=260446

RAILROADS

5) Train Safety Too Costly for Some Chicago Suburbs

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121221/news/712219914/

ROADWAYS

6) Faded Marks on Scotland Roads Put Lives at Risk

Link to article in The Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/faded-marks-on-roads-put-lives-at-risk-1-2705773

TRANSIT

7) Toledo Bus Riders to Get Real-Time Updates by Phone, Signs

Link to article in The Blade:

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/12/24/TARTA-bus-locator-to-be-ready-next-month.html

8) New Software System Proposed for Nashua, New Hampshire Buses

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20121221/NEWS06/121229810

9) Experimental Bus-Guidance System on Hold in Oregon

Link to article in The Register-Guard:

http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/cityregion/29209319-41/bus-ltd-project-system-arnold.html.csp

10) Providing an Alternative to Google and Apple, Transit Hopes to Be Your Next Routing App

Link to article on BetaKit:

http://betakit.com/2012/12/21/providing-an-alternative-to-google-apple-transit-hopes-to-be-your-next-routing-app

11) A Look Back at the Year in Transit Technology

Link to article on The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/12/24/a-look-back-at-the-year-in-transit-technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Electronic Signs for George Washington Bridge to Be Updated

Link to article in the Times Herald-Record:

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121222/BIZ/212220314/-1/NEWS

13) Forecasting and Delivery of Highway Travel-Time Reliability Information

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168305.aspx

14) Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel-Time Reliability

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168142.aspx

VEHICLES

15) Carmakers Developing High-Tech Sensors for Drivers

Link to story on Marketplace:

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/carmakers-developing-hi-tech-sensors-drivers

16) Think How Much Smarter Your Car Will Be in a Few Years

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/12/24/think-how-much-smarter-your-car-will-be-in-a-few-years

News Releases

1) Germany's DLR Researches Maritime Flight Missions Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Solicitation

 -  Funding Proposals – Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) – Transportation Research Board

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168304.aspx

Upcoming Events

Exporail 2013 – Cancun, Mexico – January 27-29

http://exporail.com.mx/exporail2013e/index.html

Today in Transportation History    

1777 **235^th anniversary** Captain James Cook made the first European discovery of Kiritimati, or Christmas Island.

http://www.kiribatitourism.gov.ki/index.php/aboutkiribati/history

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 21, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Will iPads Revolutionize In-Flight Entertainment?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2012/12/20/will-ipads-revolutionize-in-flight-entertainment/1782809/

2) Airports Going DIY: Top Kiosk Trends of 2012

Link to article on SelfServiceWorld:

http://www.selfserviceworld.com/article/205555/Airports-going-DIY-Top-kiosk-trends-of-2012-Pt-II

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Massimo Vignelli, Designer of Famous New York City Subway Map, Defends His Version Over These Others

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/12/21/vignelli-designer-of-famous-subway-map-defends-his-version-over-these-others-images/

TELEMATICS

4) 2012 Volvo Owners Get Windows Phone Telematics App

Link to article on WMPoweruser:

http://wmpoweruser.com/2012-volvo-owners-gets-windows-phone-telematics-app/

TOURISM

5) Digital Travelers in Control – But is Industry Ready?

Link to article in Travel Agent:

http://www.travelagentcentral.com/trends-research/digital-travelers-control-industry-ready-38407

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) West Virginia DOT Uses Technology to Help Motorists

Link to story on WOWK-TV:

http://www.wowktv.com/story/20397556/department-of-transportation-taps-in-to-technology-to-help-motorists

VEHICLES

7) 2013: The Rise of the Robot Cars

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/2013-the-rise-of-the-robot-cars-7000009134/

News Releases

1) Michigan DOT Teams Up with Law Enforcement on YouTube Distracted Driving Video

2) Boeing Test Breakthrough Means More Reliable Connectivity on Airplanes

3) Sensing the Future: Ford Issues Predictions for Next Wave of Automotive Electronics Innovations

4) Tennessee DOT Launches New SmartWay Application

Friday Bonus

Tired of fighting holiday traffic?  A trip through a Providence, Rhode Island intersection could provide some relief.

http://www.windsorstar.com/Video+Dancing+Rhode+Island/7722793/story.html

Solicitation

 -  Call for External Demonstrations – European ITS Congress 2013

http://www.itsireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dublin-2013-Call-for-Technical-Demonstrations.pdf

Upcoming Events

High Speed Rail Summit – February 11-13 – Washington, DC

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6smpk1r5dc7a849

Today in Transportation History    

1992 **20^th anniversary** Martinair Flight 495 crashed while landing at Faro Airport in Portugal killing 56 of the 340 people aboard the jet.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19921221-0

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