[TCN] Wednesday, December 12, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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17^th IRF World Meeting & Exhibition Call for Papers Opened

 

The Technical and Scientific Committee of the 17^th IRF World Meeting & Exhibition invites surface transportation experts and researchers from all over the world to submit paper abstracts for evaluation.   Abstracts should reflect original research or innovation in technical, institutional, economic, business and policy issues that are relevant, recent and significant.  This global event, to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 9-13, 2013, will provide a unique forum for sharing the latest industry technologies, solutions and best practices from all over the world, and set new standards of excellence and hospitality.

 

To submit an abstract visit, please visit http://precis2.preciscentral.com/Link.aspx?ID=D804C862077CBD95 and to learn more about the event visit www.irfnews.org.   

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) US Senator Wants Relaxed Device Rules on Flights

Link to AP article:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/McCaskill-wants-relaxed-device-rules-on-flights-4110860.php

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/3LoJ8

 

2) UK Mulls Satellite Aviation Navigation Mandate

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/12/uk-mulls-satellite-navigation-mandate/

 

3) Aerial Drone Aided in October Chemical Train Derailment Response

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Aerial-Drone-Aids-in-Chemical-Train-Derailment-Response.html

 

4) Technology Advances Coming to Fixed-Base Operators

Link to article on AvaitionPros:

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10815553/fbos-of-the-future

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Baltimore Sun Series Looks at Speed Cameras in Maryland

 -  Maryland Lawmaker Pitches $1,000 Penalty for 'Bogus' Speed Camera Tickets

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-speed-cameras-cardin-20121210,0,5636161.story

 -  Maryland Governor: Counties Should Stop Paying Speed-Camera Contactors Per Citation

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-speed-cameras-omalley-20121211,0,3178018.story

 -  Maryland State Highway Speed-Camera Tickets Spike Overnight

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bal-maryland-state-highway-speed-camera-tickets-spike-overnight-20121212,0,7864156.story

 -  Maryland Counties Skirt Intent of State Speed-Camera Law

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-speed-cameras-time-stamp-20121208,0,3643665.story

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) E-ZPass Cameras Can't Read Some Virginia License Plates

Link to story on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffic/transit/E-ZPass-Cameras-Cant-Read-Some-Virginia-License-Plates-182905791.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Analyst: Apple Could Make a TomTom Takeover Bid

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/apple-could-make-a-tomtom-takeover-bid-analyst-7000008692/

 

8) Faster GPS That Won't Kill Your Battery via the Cloud, and a Crowd

Link to article on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/faster-gps-that-wont-kill-your-battery-needs-the-cloud-and-a-crowd/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

9) ITS United Kingdom Celebrates 20^th Birthday

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/its-united-kingdom-celebrates-20th-birthday/

 

MARITIME

 

10) Cal Maritime's Simulation Center Honored for Role in Docking Massive Container Ship

Link to article in the Times-Herald:

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_22174953/cal-maritimes-simulation-center-honored-steering-massive-container

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/oZmjc

 

PARKING

 

11) Xerox's Role in Smart Parking

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://goo.gl/bm8rB

 

12) Smart Parking and the Connected Consumer

Link to report and presentation from ITS America:

http://www.itsa.org/knowledgecenter/market-data-analysis/smart-parking

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

13) Transport Canada Slammed for Lack of Transparency Over Victoria Airport

Link to article in Victoria News:

http://www.vicnews.com/news/183096011.html

 

14) Crowdsourcing and Commuting and Chocolate

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/crowdsourcing-and-commuting-like-peanut-butter-and-chocolate/

 

RAILROADS

 

15) Amtrak Okays LED Digital Signage at Baltimore Penn Station

Link to article on DigitalSignageToday:

http://www.digitalsignagetoday.com/article/205137/Amtrak-okays-LED-digital-signage-at-Baltimore-Penn-Station

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

16) DC Robberies at Night Push Police to Offer Safety-Tip Cards at Transit Stops

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/dc-robberies-push-police-to-offer-safety-tip-cards/2012/12/11/a9dccc84-4400-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story.html

 

TRANSIT

 

17) New York MTA Quits Countdown Clocks in Favor of 'Bus Time'

Link to story on WABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=8915887

 

18) Where's My Bus? Smartphone Program Will Give Real-Time Routes to NJ Transit Riders

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/wheres_my_bus_smart_phone_prog.html

 

19) Network Rail Releases CCTV of Embarrassing Railway Accidents to Encourage Caution

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9737262/Network-Rail-releases-CCTV-of-embarrassing-railway-accidents.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/FVc39

 

20) Smart Public Transport

Link to article on ITProPortal:

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/12/12/smart-public-transport/

 

21) Roanoke, Virginia Transportation Systems Integrate Google Transit Into Buses

Link to story on WDBJ-TV:

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-roanoke-transportation-systems-integrate-google-into-buses-20121211,0,1628705.story

 

22) Abu Dhabi to Have High-Tech Bus Shelters

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/transport/2012/December/transport_December15.xml&section=transport

 

23) Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Still Behind the Curve on Digital Tools

Link to Streetsblog Los Angeles:

http://la.streetsblog.org/2012/12/11/big-blue-bus-still-behind-the-curve-on-digital-tools/

 

24) San Francisco Muni Begins to Catch Up with NextBus Delay Alerts for Riders

Link to Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2012/12/11/muni-begins-to-catch-up-with-nextbus-delay-alerts-for-riders/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

25) Statewide 511 Travel Information System Launched in West Virginia

Link to story on West Virginia Public Broadcasting:

http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=27878

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/z2Atm

 

26) Google Maps Adds Live Traffic in UAE and Kazakhstan, Expands Coverage in USA, Brazil and Nine Other Countries

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/12/12/google-maps-adds-live-traffic-in-uae-and-kazakhstan-expands-coverage-in-usa-brazil-france-and-8-other-countries/

 

VEHICLES

 

27) Audi, Texas Instruments Team Up on Next-Gen Vehicle Infotainment System

Link to article in PCMag:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413127,00.asp

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/w5tpx

 

28) Visteon e-Bee Shows How We Will Drive in 2020

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57558800-48/visteon-e-bee-shows-how-we-will-drive-in-2020/

 

29) Car of the Future is M2M-Ready

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/design/automotive-design/4403190/The-Car-of-the-Future-is-M2M-Ready

 

 

News Releases

1) ParkMe Launches Real-Time Solution for Los Angeles County Drivers

2) Case Study: Rugged IP-Based Video Surveillance System Used on Taipei Metro Trains

3) StreetMapper Helps Improve Europe's Highway Safety

4) Illinois Tollway to Receive $1.8 Million for HELP Program Sponsorship

 

 

Upcoming Events

Iowa Bicycle Summit – January 25-26 – Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.iowadot.gov/iowabikes/bikesummit.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1937 **75^th anniversary** Japanese forces attacked and sank the USS Panay while it was anchored in the Yangtze River near Nanking, China.

http://archive.org/details/1937-12-12_Bombing_of_USS_Panay

 

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