[TCN] Monday, February 6, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, February 6, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) US House Passes Four-Year Aviation Program Blueprint Accelerating Air Traffic Modernization

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/house-passes-4-year-aviation-program-blueprint-accelerating-air-traffic-modernization/2012/02/03/gIQA6yP4mQ_story.html

Link to H.R. 658: http://goo.gl/f8rfv

 

2) Serbia, Montenegro Sign Air Traffic Agreement

Link to Tanjug article:

http://www.tanjug.rs/news/32205/serbia--montenegro-sign-air-traffic-agreement.htm

 

3) Going Mobile: Travel's Eventual High-Tech Future

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/uk-travel-technology-airlines-idUSLNE81500X20120206

Link to report from Amadeus: http://bit.ly/wMix0V

 

4) Aviation Engineer's Lifelong Work has Saved Thousands of Lives

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017426408_bateman05.html

Link to additional information from Honeywell:

http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/Products-Services/Avionics-Electronics/EGPWS-Home.html?c=21

 

5) Voice and Video Calls via Wi-Fi from 30,000 Feet?

Much depends on airline and public opinion, not safety.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223991/Voice_and_video_calls_via_Wi_Fi_from_30_000_feet_

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Victoria Speed Camera Watchdog Wants Cash Cow Cameras Identified and Removed

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/name-cash-cameras-new-watchdog-gordon-lewis/story-fn7x8me2-1226263209996

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) New York City Cabbies Fight GPS Tracking

Link to Courthouse News Service article:

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/03/43604.htm

 

MARITIME

 

8) Video Highlights Challenges and Dangers for Marine Traffic in Port of New York and New Jersey

Link to column in The Star-Ledger:

http://blog.nj.com/boating/2012/02/zusman_watching_this_video_jus.html

Link to video: http://thesafeharbor.us/fullvideo.html

 

OTHER

 

9) Experts to Discuss Smart Transport System in Qatar

Link to article in the Gulf Times:

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=484933&version=1

Link to additional information from ETSI:

http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/NewsandEvents/ITS/2012_ITSWS_INTRO.aspx

 

10) Social Media a Part of Fairfield County, Connecticut's Transportation Network

Link to article on Westport Patch:

http://westport.patch.com/articles/the-merritt-hits-the-social-media-road

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

11) Crosswalk Technology Aims to Save Lives in Blacksburg, Virginia

Link to story on WSLS-TV:

http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/feb/02/crosswalk-technology-aims-save-lives-blacksburg-ar-1659829/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

12) Brazil Wants Twitter to Close Accounts that Warn of Traffic Controls

Link to article on TNW:

http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/02/06/brazil-wants-twitter-to-close-accounts-that-warn-of-traffic-controls/

Link to article in O Povo:

http://www.opovo.com.br/app/maisnoticias/brasil/2012/02/06/noticiasbrasil,2779526/acao-na-justica-de-goias-quer-o-fim-de-contas-no-twitter-que-alertam-sobre-blitz.shtml (in Portuguese)

 

RAILROADS

 

13) French Railroad Hands Over WWII-Era Archives

Link to Jewish Telegraphic Agency article:

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/05/3091526/french-railroad-hands-over-wwii-era-archives

 

ROADWAYS

 

14) Consulting Virginia Commuters on I-66 Needs

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/consulting-commuters-on-i-66-needs/2012/02/02/gIQADSFIqQ_story.html

 

15) Confusion Continues Over Federal Rules on Updating Traffic Signs

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/138738609_LOCAL_ISSUE__Replacing_old__outdated_road_signs_Costs_delay_safety_effort.html?page=all

 

TRANSIT

 

16) SEPTA Opens Center to Teach Handicapped to Ride

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-03/news/31021589_1_septa-bus-suburban-station-subway

Link to additional information:

http://www.septa.org/access/atc-inquiry.html

 

17) A Smartphone Can be a Ticket to Ride

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/nyregion/a-smartphone-can-be-a-ticket-to-ride.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) 511 Travel Information Plan in Works for Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California

Link to article in The Herald:

http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_19889106

Link to additional information from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County:

http://www.tamcmonterey.org/committees/tamc/meetings/2012/January/TAMC_Jan_2012_Board-Highlights.pdf (page 3)

 

19) Indian Government to Fund Project Reports for Intelligent Transport System

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article2857907.ece

 

20) India: 'Traffic Woes Need Smart Solutions'

Link to article in Daily News & Analysis:

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_traffic-woes-need-smart-solutions_1645792

 

21) Manila Agency Eyes Cheaper Way to Monitor Traffic

Link to article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/140161/mmda-eyes-cheaper-way-of-monitoring-metro

 

22) Urbanflow: A City's Information, Visualized in Real-Time

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679254/urbanflow-a-citys-information-visualized-in-real-time

Link to additional information on Urbanflow Helsinki: http://helsinki.urbanflow.io

 

VEHICLES

 

23) Mobileye's Advanced Driver Assistance System Helps Avoid Collisions

Link to article on Israel 21c:

http://www.israel21c.org/technology/the-driving-system-that-stops-you-crashing

 

 

News Releases

1) Statewide Public Safety Broadband Network Will Improve Communication in New Hampshire

2) San Jose State University Receives NASA Grant to Enhance Safety and Efficiency of Air and Space Travel

3) Global Benchmark on Real-Time Traffic Information Services

4) Smartphone Concepts and Apps to Create New Revenue Streams for European Vehicle Manufacturers, Finds Frost & Sullivan

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Information Pre-Announcement – Road Usage Charge Pilot Program – Oregon Department of Transportation (Update)

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=102Dl2aB8Fd1JOFEok-kkNS7KF4x53SGlvxYnYjq-nN3GV1TyZCRP_l4No7t8&hl=en_US

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Positive Train Control – Amtrak's PTC Advantage – February 23

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/webcasts/20120223amtrak/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1862 **150^th anniversary** US Navy gunboats captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River.  The battle was the first important victory for Union forces during the American Civil War.

http://www.historyanimated.com/HenryAnimation.html

 

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