Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, January 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Colorado Airports Considered for 'Virtual' Tower
Link to article in the Reporter-Herald:
2) Enhanced Vision System 'Turns Night Into Day' for Pilots
Link to article in The Wichita Eagle:
http://www.kansas.com/2013/01/04/2624325/enhanced-vision-system-turns-night.html
3) US DOT Inspector General: FAA Has Not Adequately Implemented Security Requirements for Its En Route Automation Modernization System
Link to further information:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/node/6022
MARITIME
4) Portuguese Mobile Maritime Service to Cease
Link to article in Telecompaper:
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/portuguese-mobile-maritime-service-to-cease--917066
5) Maritime New Zealand Says Locator Beacons Prove Their Worth
Link to story on Radio New Zealand:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/124915/maritime-nz-says-locator-beacons-prove-their-worth
OTHER
6) Land-Mobile Radio Evolution Continues
Link to article in Urgent Communications:
PEDESTRIANS
7) Website and Guide Gives Communities Information on How to Become More Walkable
Link to story on Transportation Radio:
RAILROADS
8) Minnesota Railroads Work to Install Positive Train Control
Link to article in the St. Cloud Times:
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20130104/NEWS01/301040007/
ROADWAYS
9) New Mexico DOT Launches Virtual Road Planning
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/transportation/New-Mexico-DOT-Launches-Virtual-Road-Planning.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Using Social Media to Enhance Situational Awareness
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Using-Social-Media-to-Enhance-Situational-Awareness.html
11) Tennessee DOT Should Be Commended for Displaying Fatality Numbers on Signs
Link to editorial in The Tennessean:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Texas DOT Decision to Halt Gun Show Directions Reversed
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
13) Alabama DOT Will Install Highway Signs in River Region to Alert Drivers
Link to story on WNCF-TV:
http://www.wncftv.com/localnews/ALDOT--185599422.html
VEHICLES
14) Toyota, Audi to Show Off Self-Driving Cars at CES
Link to CNET article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57561984-76/toyota-audi-to-show-off-self-driving-cars-at-ces/
15) From Horse Power to Horsepower to Processing Power
Link to blog on Frekonomics:
http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/12/11/from-horse-power-to-horsepower-to-processing-power/
News Releases
1) Cisco, NXP Invest in Cohda Wireless to Enable the Connected Car
Friday Bonus
Count the number of transportation modes used in this Rube Goldberg-type set-up.
Upcoming Events
e-Navigation Underway 2013 – January 29-31 - Copenhagen
Today in Transportation History
1958 **55th anniversary** Sputnik 1 re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after orbiting for three months.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1957-001B
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