Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, December 12, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
GPS / NAVIGATION
1) LightSquared Said to Disrupt 75% of GPS in Tests
Link to article from Bloomberg:
Link to statement from LightSquared:
MARITIME
2) Onboard Internet and the Implications for Maritime Training
Link to blog on Maritime Professional:
OTHER
3) UK Transport Department Staff Sent Memo on Grammar
Civil servants advised not to use adverbs and contractions in official documents.
Link to article in The Mail on Sunday:
4) Gulf Traffic Expo Opens in Dubai
Link to TradeArabia News Service article:
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MTR_209413.html
5) US DOT Releases 2011 Update to ITS Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned Desk Reference
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2011/its_deployment.htm
6) New Documents from US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office
- Passenger Bus Industry Weather Information Application
- Integrating Clarus Data with the 511 New York Traveler Information System
- Applying Systems Engineering Principles to the Development of Transportation Communication Standards
- Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Light-Vehicle Field Operational Test Key Findings Report (click for MSWord version)
- Connected Vehicle Environment: Governance Roundtable Proceedings from June 20, 2011
- Clarus Multi-State Regional Demonstrations
* Evaluation of Use Case #2: Seasonal Load Restriction Tool
* Evaluation of Use Case #3 : Non-Winter Maintenance Decision Support System
* Evaluation of Use Case #5: Enhanced Road Weather Content for Traveler Advisories
PEDESTRIANS
7) Tech-Absorbed Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones to Text or Talk Risking Death
Link to article in The Courier-Mail:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Secret Society: Transport Transparency Still Elusive in Quebec
Link to article in The Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Transport+transparency+still+elusive/5844739/story.html
9) European Commission Launches Open Data Strategy
Link to article in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2131718/european-commission-launches-strategy-europe
RAILROADS
10) Amtrak to Trade Hole Punches for iPhones
Link to article in The Washington Post:
TELEMATICS
11) Interview with Carlos Nogueira on Need for Partnerships to Deliver Telematics in Brazil
Link to article on Telematics Update:
12) Taking Telematics on the Road to Improve Automotive Safety
Link to blog in The Engineer:
TRANSIT
13) Federal Audit of Los Angeles MTA Expected to Show Problems Communicating with Those Who Don't Speak English
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mta-audit-20111210%2C0%2C3475552.story
14) The Future of Transit Fare Cards is No Fare Card at All
Link to article in The Atlantic:
15) Auto-Piloted Buses Fight Madrid Traffic
Link to blog on SmartPlanet:
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/auto-piloted-buses-fight-madrid-traffic/1099
Link to article in El Correo:
http://ciencia.elcorreo.com/tecnologia/2011-12-05/autobuses-publicos-conductor-20111205.html (in Spanish)
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Chennai Traffic Police Designing Website with Streaming Live Traffic Video
Link to article in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2706357.ece
17) Intelligent Traffic Management System to be Presented in Azerbaijan Soon
Link to article on News.Az:
http://news.az/articles/society/50749
VEHICLES
18) NHTSA Proposes Standardized Keyless Ignition Systems
Link to article in The Detroit News:
19) Microsoft and Nissan Launch Cloud Partnership
Link to article in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1d3f2eac-24a3-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1gLwLOaKi
Link to news release:
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/dec11/12-11MSNissanPR.mspx
News Releases
1) inthinc Files Counterclaims Against SpeedGauge for Patent Infringement
2) Travel Times Coming to I-95 in Virginia
3) Variable Speed Limits Coming to Tasmanian Highway
4) Dubai RTA Installs 89 Monitors Displaying Real-Time Info on Buses
5) New York MTA Introduces Updated Version of 'The Weekender'
6) New Audi Connect Services: Internet Radio and Google Street View
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Assess the Barriers and Solutions to V2X Deployment – December 15
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/702474438
Today in Transportation History
1901 **110th anniversary** Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic radio signal in St. John's, Newfoundland.
http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Reception_of_Transatlantic_Radio_Signals,_1901
1936 **75th anniversary** The Henry Hudson Bridge, which connects Manhattan and the Bronx, opened.
http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=489
1961 **50th anniversary** OSCAR 1 was launched. The satellite carried the first amateur radio transmitter into space.
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