[TCN] Friday, September 16, 2011

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, September 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS Midwest and USDOT team up to offer FREE ITS Workshop

 

With support from ITS America and through the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) workshop program, ITS Midwest is pleased to offer a FREE workshop on Advanced Operational Concepts on September 27, 2011 from 1pm to 5pm.  This training is in conjunction with the ITS Midwest Annual Meeting, which takes place at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati-River Center in Covington, KY on September 28 and 29, 2011.  Attendance at the Annual Meeting is encouraged, but it is not required to participate in the workshop.  This workshop is being offered to ITS members and non-members at no cost! 

 

Visit the ITS Midwest website (www.itsmidwest.com) for the latest information on the ITS Midwest Annual Meeting and the USDOT Advanced Operational Concepts Workshop.  Planned highlights of the ITS Midwest Annual Meeting include: Innovative Ideas and Issues in Operations, Panel discussions on Contracted Maintenance and Freeway Service Patrols, Visit with Vendors and Colleagues

 

Register now for the ITS Midwest Annual Meeting and USDOT Workshop by visiting ITS Midwest 2011 Events.

 

AVIATION

 

1) Innovative Wayfinding Systems are Arriving to International Airports

Link to article in airrail News:

http://www.airrailnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=688:innovative-way-finding-systems-are-arriving-to-international-airports

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Azerbaijan Makes Digital Map of Intelligent Traffic Management System in Baku

Link to article on ABC.AZ:

http://abc.az/eng/news_16_09_2011_57645.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) GPS Navigation is at a Crossroads

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393087,00.asp

 

OTHER

 

4) Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association Launches Online Driver Training Service

Link to article in Truck News:

http://www.trucknews.com/news/apta-launches-online-driver-training-service/1000586038

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Hey, You're Walking Here: Guerilla Etiquette Artist Takes to the Streets

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2011/09/15/hey-youre-walking-here-guerilla-etiquette-artist-takes-to-the-streets/

 

RAILROADS

 

6) China Bullet Train Crash Probe Blames Signals

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_py4uOd5IRrgP7VASxTtwGAafVw?docId=819beb8c625e4f81b9683ff75a8dcb01

 

7) Designing Digital Railway Stations – Lessons from Sydney Central

Link to article on railway-technology.com:

http://www.railway-technology.com/features/feature129450/

 

8) Railroads Getting Smarter and Going Digital – Big Data and What It Means

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/news/railroads-and-the-new-math-big-data-and-what-it-means/6298098

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Unique Public Safety Radio Standards Training Debuts in Colorado

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Unique-Radio-Standards-Training-Debuts-in-Colorado.html?elq=e231f3c38b604ffebab2754d8b661104

Link to news release from the Colorado Office of Information Technology:

http://goo.gl/uVBer

 

10) Social Media: A Mixed Blessing for Disaster Response

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2011/09/16/social-media-for-disasters-has-good-and-bad-aspects-crs-report-says.aspx

Link to report from the Congressional Research Service:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41987.pdf

 

11) New App Helps Drivers Involved in Accidents

Link to CNET blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20106379-48/ambulance-chasing-gets-an-app

 

12) SOL eMagazine – September 2011

Issue includes transnational road safety assessment, animation campaign for road safety.

Link to newsletter:
http://www.sol-project.eu/index.php?id=2650&ID1=2586&ID2=2650

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Integrating Telematics and Augmented Reality

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/integrating-telematics-and-augmented-reality

 

TRANSIT

 

14) New York MTA to Offer Online Map to Help Baffled Weekend Subway Riders

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/nyregion/new-subway-map-to-help-riders-with-weekend-service-changes.html?_r=1

Link to news release:

http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=384

 

15) NJ Transit Wants Riders to 'Get Digital'

Education about high-tech alerts coming next month.

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20110915/NJNEWS/309150086/NJ-Transit-adding-more-bus-cameras-and-wants-riders-to-get-digital-

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Spending Cuts Leave UK Smart Transport in a Jam

Link to article on UKauthorITy.com:

http://www.ukauthority.com/Headlines/tabid/36/NewsArticle/tabid/64/Default.aspx?id=3328

 

17) New Video Wall Keeps a High-Tech Eye on Bay Area Traffic

Link to article from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission:

http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/current_topics/9-11/tmc_video.htm

 

18) WTOP Traffic Reporter Bob Marbourg to be Inducted Into Broadcasters Hall of Fame

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2546860

 

VEHICLES

 

19) In-Car Algorithm Could Rapidly Dissolve Traffic Jams

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27166/?ref=rss

 

 

News Releases

1) US Department of Defense Seeks to Protect GPS Operations

2) Garmin Unveils Portable Touchscreen Aviation Navigators with 3D Vision

3) Frost & Sullivan: Mobile Technology Solutions Boost Trucking Fleet Performance and Profitability

4) Frost & Sullivan: Can Price Declines Help Trailer Telematics Increase Market Penetration in North America?

5) Frost & Sullivan: Increasing Threats Amplify the Need for Reliable Mobile Communications for Public Safety

6) Alberta Motor Association and Canadian Automobile Association Launch Website to Educate on the Dangers of Distracted Driving

7) Shanghai OnStar Opens Second Call Center to Meet Demand

8) Autoliv Enhances Active Safety with Camera-Based Driver Assist System for BMW

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – 19^th ITS World Congress Vienna, Austria – ERTICO - ITS Europe

http://www.ertico.com/call-for-papers-19th-its-world-congress-vienna-austria-22-26-october-201/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Economics of Congestion Pricing and Impacts on Business – September 22

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=757

 

 

Friday Bonus  

Noisy trains a problem?  Here's the solution you've been looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBhF_qfG4Qc

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1911 **100^th anniversary** Edward Whymper, an explorer and part of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, died.

http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Whymper%2C+Edward

 

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