[TCN] Wednesday, October 10, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA-Style Mega-Agency for Europe?

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/10/faastyle-megaagency-for-europe/

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Proposed Florida License Plate Designs Keep Traffic Cameras in Mind

Link to article in The News-Press:

http://www.news-press.com/article/20121010/NEWS01/310100018/Proposed-Florida-license-plate-designs-keep-traffic-cameras-mind

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) More Car Buyers Get Cheaper Navigation Options

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/10/04/cheap-navigation-mazda-suzuki-chevrolet-spark/1610679/

 

OTHER

 

4) Inrix Taps Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase for IPO

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/10/09/traffic-data-provider-inrix-taps-goldman-j-p-morgan-for-ipo

 

5) Using Social Media to Your Advantage in Transportation and Logistics

Link to article in Inbound Logistics:

http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/using-social-media-to-your-advantage-in-transportation-and-logistics/

 

6) Where is E-Government Communication Headed?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Where-is-E-Government-Communication-Headed.html

 

7) Tablets Enable Million Dollar Fuel Savings for Transportation Company

Link to article in Field Technologies:

http://www.fieldtechnologiesonline.com/doc.mvc/tablets-enable-million-dollar-fuel-savings-0001

 

8) Polis Newsletter – Autumn | October 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/HmERk

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

9) Minnesota Cities Upgrade to Address Crosswalk Danger

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/172979661.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Toronto Transit Commission Workers Take Anti-Privatization Message to the Movies

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/article/1268519--ttc-workers-take-anti-privatization-message-to-the-movies

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) APCO and NENA Draft Guidance Document for E911 App Developers

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/27555

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Telematics and the Evolution of the SIM Card

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-and-evolution-sim-card

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

13) Nevada Officials Looking at Popular Freeway Patrol Service

Link to story on KLAS-TV:

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/19778674/state-officials-looking-at-popular-freeway-service

 

TRANSIT

 

14) York Region Transit Partners with Google and INIT for Real-Time Tracking

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2012/10/Canadian-agency-partners-with-INIT-Google.aspx

 

15) TriMet MAX Riders Wonder How Single Car Could Knock Out TransitTracker System

Link to column in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/10/trimet_max_riders_wonder_how_s.html

Link to news release from TriMet: http://goo.gl/iwKAO

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Web Tool Streamlines Oversize Vehicle Permitting in Texas

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/geospatial/Web-Tool-Streamlines-Oversize-Vehicle-Permitting-.html

 

17) New Car Tech Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on the Road

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2012/10/05/ipod-bmw-honda/1600373/

 

 

News Releases

1) New Publication Takes In-Depth Look at Improving Teen Driver Safety

2) Hitachi Europe Launches European Rail Research Center

 

 

Job Postings

 -  IT Traffic Management Systems Engineer/Systems Programmer – University of Wisconsin-Madison – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=71786

 -  Traffic Operations Researcher – University of Wisconsin-Madison – Madison, Wisconsin

http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=74775

 

 

Upcoming Events

SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo – October 24-26 – Providence, Rhode Island

http://www.snameexpo.com/2012/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1967 **45^th anniversary** The Outer Space Treaty went into effect.  The treaty provides the basis for international space law and restricts military use of space, the moon and other celestial bodies.

http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html

 

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