Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, August 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Sparks Fly on Privatizing Air Traffic Control
Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:
http://www.wcarn.com/news/37/37279.html
2) The End of Airport Check-In? Hawaiian Airlines Testing Pre-printed Bag Tags in Seattle
Link to article on GeekWire:
CAMERAS
3) More Cameras Needed on Atlanta Metro Highways
Link to column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/gridlock-guy-more-cameras-needed-on-metro-highways/ng76t/
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Two Galileo Navigation Satellites Launched in Wrong Orbit
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250629/Two_Galileo_GPS_satellites_launched_in_wrong_orbit
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) EU-US Sustainability Working Group to Hold Joint Workshop on September 12 in Detroit
Link to update:
6) Latest News from the ERTICO Network
Link to update:
OTHER
7) Moving from 'Data' to 'Information' in Trucking
Link to article in Fleet Owner:
http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/moving-data-information-trucking
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Illinois DOT Launches Innovative 'Driving Dead' Traffic Safety Campaign
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
9) Incorrect, Failed I-95 Construction Signs Create Mass Confusion, Huge Traffic Jam in Maryland
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-95-sign-failure-20140825,0,2574344.story
10) Traffic Paparazzi Contribute to Massive Slowdown on I-5 in Washington State
Link to story on KIRO Radio:
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2595849/Traffic-paparazzi-contributes-to-massive-slowdown-on-I5
TRANSIT
11) Card System a Boost for Public Transit in Abu Dhabi
Link to article in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/card-system-a-boost-for-public-transit-in-abu-dhabi
VEHICLES
12) Chicago Charts a Course in Autonomous Vehicles
Link to article in Automotive News:
News Releases
1) ITS America Announces 2014 Best of ITS Awards Finalists
Upcoming Events
Webcast: Creating Traffic Incident Management Teams for Responder Safety – August 27
https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1038912
Today in Transportation History
1819 **195th anniversary** James Watt, a mechanical engineer who made significant improvements to the steam engine and developed the concept of horsepower, was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
http://www.engineeringhalloffame.org/profile-watt.html
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