Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Can Technology Fix the FAA's Air Traffic Troubles?
Link to story and video on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/26/nextgen.gps.solutions/
CAMERAS
2) Dutch Cops Using TomTom Data to Position Speed Cams
Link to article on TechRadar:
OTHER
3) Shipping Group to Set Electronic Payment Standards
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/technology/shipping-group-set-electronic-payment-standards
4) New ITS-JPO-Funded Report Addresses Technology and Collaboration in Transportation Policy
Link to report from the University of Minnesota:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/pdfdownload.pl?id=1514
ROADWAYS
5) Should Maine be 'Open for Billboards?'
Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:
TELEMATICS
6) Britain's Autotxt Develops More Telematics Solution with Deutsche Telekom
Link to article on automotiveIT International:
Link to news release:
TRANSIT
7) Delhi Government May Turn to Pod Cars to Boost Public Transport
Link to Express News Service article:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/govt-may-turn-to-pod-cars-to-boost-public-transport/781954/
8) Long Beach (California) Transit Offering Live Bus Tracking by Phone
Link to article in the Long Beach Post:
http://www.lbpost.com/news/allison/11521
9) Technology Lets Buses Bypass Congestion
Link to article in Research E-News:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/04/index.html#technology
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Apple Using Location Data to Prep Traffic Service
Link to article in The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/27/apple-location-tracking-traffic-service_n_854279.html
Link to additional information from Apple:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html
11) Traffic Cameras Keep an Eye on Appleton, Wisconsin Roads
Link to article in The Post-Crescent:
12) Great Falls, Montana Drops Traffic Alerts from Notification System
Link to story on KRTV-TV:
http://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-scales-back-scope-of-notification-system/
Link to news release from the City of Great Falls:
http://www.greatfallsmt.net/public_notice/prs/pr20110427NixleChanges.php
VEHICLES
13) SAE, IEEE Partner on Vehicle-to-Smart-Grid Tech
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20057825-54.html
14) A Ride in the Car of the Future
Link to article in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384358,00.asp
WAYFINDING
15) Santa Cruz, California City Council Seeks Bids on Design of $1.4 Million Sign Project
Link to article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17937882
16) Critics Blast Signs of Excess
City of Boston and two agencies spend $1 million for wayfinding signs.
Link to article in the Boston Herald:
News Releases
1) eSafety Awards 2011 Nominations: Fifth Edition of the eSafety Awards
2) Ole Miss Center for Traveler Information Announces Advisory Board Members
Upcoming Events
Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees – June 13-14 – Breckenridge, Colorado
http://utcm.tamu.edu/mbuf/index.stm
Today in Transportation History
1521 **490th anniversary** Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed in the Philippines.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/magellan.htm
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