[TCN] Friday, May 25, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, May 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GEWI's TIC Connects Vehicles, Systems and Travelers for 15 years

 

Since 1997, TIC has been used for a wide range of transportation solutions including Traffic and Travel Information Services, Connected Vehicles, Work Zones, Data Harmonization & Exchange, RDS-TMC and TPEG, Navigation System Testing and more.  Requirements from customers worldwide are used to develop new product features to keep TIC the most flexible, feature-rich, transportation software available as a Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution.  A COTS solution means TIC can be deployed more quickly and at a lower cost than build-it-yourself solutions, but includes GEWI's 20 years of experience solving global project requirements.  To discuss your project, contact us at info@gewi.com

 

AVIATION

 

1) New Airport Service Rep is Still and Phony, but She's Friendly

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/new_airport_service_rep_is_sti.html

 

2) Faceless but Connected: Welcome to Airport 2025

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/uk-airport-2025-amadeus-idUSLNE84N02620120525

Link to news release from Amadeus: http://goo.gl/q33AR

 

3) Lisbon Airport Launches Innovative E-commerce Platform for Passengers

Link to article on The Moodie Report:

http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=31132

 

4) New Airport IT Will Improve Everything for Everyone: Unisys

Link to article in Aircargo Asia Pacific:

http://www.impactpub.com.au/aircargo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9544&Itemid=60

 

5) Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling: Can an Airport Think?

Link to article on Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureartificial-intelligence-predictive-modelling-airport/?WT.mc_id=WN_Feat

 

6) American Airlines Ramps Up Personalization in Selling and Tailoring Services

Link to article in Travel Weekly:

http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/AA-ramps-up-personalization-in-selling-and-tailoring-services/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

7) Finding Creative Ways to Get Drivers to Embrace Electronic Tolling

Link to article on NJBIZ:

http://www.njbiz.com/article/20120525/NJBIZ01/120529886/Finding-creative-ways-to-get-drivers-to-embrace-electronic-tolling

 

OTHER

 

8) Why San Francisco is a Test Bed for Transportation Tech

Link to article on GigaOM:

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/why-san-francisco-is-a-test-bed-for-transportation-tech/

 

PARKING

 

9) High-Tech Parking Isn't Just for Big US Cities Anymore

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/High-Tech-Parking-Isnt-Just-for-Big-US-Cities-Anymore.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Taxpayers in White County, Georgia Seeing Double Over Traffic Signs

County says reason for multiple signs is federal retroreflectivity requirements.

Link to story on WXIA-TV:

http://www.11alive.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1655256538001

 

11) Battle Brewing Over Big Electronic Billboards in Utah

Link to story on KTVX-TV:

http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Battle-brewing-over-big-electronic-billboards/eqJQ8QR5MkG-eALuOjx3hw.cspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) TSA Eyes iPads and iPhones for Mobile Computing

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/05/tsa-eyes-ipads-and-iphones-mobile-computing/55903/

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Delhi Metro Offered Fully-Automated Train System

Link to article on Firstpost:

http://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-metro-offered-fully-automated-train-system-321305.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Singapore, Bogota Sign Deal to Share Singapore's Traffic Management Expertise

Link to article from Bernama:

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=668652

 

15) Australian TV Traffic Reporter Fired for Being 40 and Fat

Link to story on Yahoo!7's Today Tonight:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/celebrity/article/-/13782858/fired-for-being-fat-and-40

 

VEHICLES

 

16) BMW Latest to Pick Up Apple 'Genius Bar' Idea in Showrooms

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dalebuss/2012/05/24/bmw-latest-to-pick-up-apple-genius-bar-idea-in-showrooms

 

 

News Releases

1) CDTA Rolls Out Updated BusPlus Mobile Application

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Information Systems Manager – Broward County Enterprise Technology Services – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=28353

 -  Service Development Planner – Long Beach Transit – Long Beach, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=28334

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: INRIX Traffic Scorecard – US Results – May 31

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/502115278

 

 

Friday Bonus  

Now look what you've done.  You've hurt the feelings of the highway signs.

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/13/03/50/2898468/3/628x471.jpg

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

May 25, 1962 **50^th anniversary** The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last operator of overnight steamship passenger service in the US, was liquidated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Steam_Packet_Company

 

May 27, 1937 **75^th anniversary** The Golden Gate Bridge opened.

http://goldengatebridge75.org/

 

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