[TCN] Tuesday, December 31, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) The Quest to Create the Perfect Map

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/12/quest-create-perfect-map/7989/

 

OTHER

 

2) Mumbai Sets Up Think Tank to Help Solve Traffic Woes

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Civic-body-sets-up-think-tank-to-help-solve-traffic-woes/articleshow/28164268.cms

 

3) Could 2014 Be the Year of the Driverless Golf Carts?

Link to article in Golf Digest:

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/local-knowledge/2013/12/could-2014-be-the-year-of-driverless-golf-carts.html

 

4) Top New Jersey Traffic and Transit Stories of 2013

Link to blog from WKXW Radio:

http://nj1015.com/top-8-traffic-stories-of-2013/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Website Will Track New York City Traffic Deaths

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/2013/12/30/nyc-to-track-traffic-deaths-on-web-site/

Link to site: http://rightofway.org/VisionZeroClock/

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) UK Department for Transport Invests £30,000 in Pothole Reporting App

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10543803/Department-for-Transport-invests-30k-in-pothole-reporting-app.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ku5GHh

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) High-Tech Tactics to Fight Road Deaths in New Zealand

Link to article in The Dominion Post:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9567886/Hi-tech-tactics-to-fight-road-toll

 

8) Q&A: What Robots Mean for Airport Security

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/12/30/can-robots-better-spot-terrorists-at-airports/

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Magic Bus: The Fight for the OBD2 Port

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/magic-bus-fight-obd2-port

 

10) Irish Tech Juggernaut, Fleetmatics, Has World Mapped Out

Link to article on Silicon Republic:

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/35244-fleet-of-foot-irish-tech/

Link to additional information: http://www.fleetmatics.com/

 

 

News Releases

1) White House Releases National Maritime Domain Awareness Plan

2) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Installs Touch-Screen Information Kiosks at Bus Terminal

3) TransitScreen Multimodal Transit Display Service Expands to Three More Regions

 

 

Upcoming Events

Inaugural Women in Parking Conference – March 19-20 – Rosemont, Illinois

http://womeninparking.com/events/inaugural-women-in-parking-conference/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1878 **135^th anniversary** Karl Benz finished the design of his two-stroke engine for which he was granted a patent the next year.

http://www.karlbenz.com/

 

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