Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
INRIX Webinar: Real-Time Traffic Data Quality Assurance Program, June 28
The Quality Assurance program will embed data validation in INRIX's data license contracts, with experienced independent validators using proven and well documented methods established and used by the I-95 Corridor Coalition over the past four years. Find out how a QA Program would be created and executed for your agency. Register now for the June 28, 1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT webinar.
AVIATION
1) Canadian Public Safety Minister Orders End to Airport Eavesdropping Pending Privacy Review
Link to Postmedia article:
http://www.canada.com/travel/Toews+orders+halt+airport+eavesdropping/6807181/story.html
BICYCLES
2) Portland, Oregon Experiments with 'Intelligent' New Indicator Light
Link to blog on BikePortland.org:
http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/20/pbot-experiments-with-intelligent-new-indicator-light-73548
CAMERAS
3) New Jersey Slams the Brakes on Controversial Red-Light Cameras
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/nj_slams_the_breaks_on_red-lig.html
CARTOGRAPHY
4) The Many Benefits of 3D Maps
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/geospatial/Many-Benefits-3-D-Maps.html
5) How Road Maps Were Made in the 1940s
Link to blog in The Atlantic Cities:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/06/how-road-maps-were-made-1940s/2326/
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Researchers Create the First GPS for the Blind
Link to article on Phys.Org:
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-gps.html
7) Dunkin' Donuts: Many Summer Travelers Use GPS Devices to Track Down Road-Trip Food Options
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/bu2HS
MARITIME
8) How US Navy Supercomputers Help Sailors Beat an Ancient Nemesis
Link to article on CNET:
OTHER
9) Seven World-Famous Voices: How They Earn a Living Speaking for Machines
Link to articles on AOL Jobs:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) 'Checkpoint of the Future' Takes Shape at Texas Airport
Link to article in USA Today:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Google Adds Traffic Conditions in Seven New Countries and Updates in 19 Existing Ones
Link to Google Lat Long Blog:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/06/get-traffic-conditions-in-7-new.html
12) Waze Adds Real-Time Gas Prices for Summer Travelers
Link to blog on The Car Connection:
13) Helmond, the Netherlands to Continue Operation of Cooperative Mobility Service on a Commercial Basis – a First for Europe
Link to article from ERTICO:
VEHICLES
14) Vehicle Quality Keeps Rising, but In-Car Technology Confounds Consumers
Link to article in Forbes:
15) Car Dealerships Add More Models with HD Radio
Link to article in Radio:
http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio/car_dealerships_add_more_models_with_hd_radio_0619/
News Releases
1) NTSB Issues Safety Alert to Pilots on Limitations of In-Cockpit Weather Radar Displays
3) Denver International Airport to Create Largest Digital Experience for Travelers and Advertisers
5) Indian Trails and Michigan DOT Launch First US Bus Fleet with 'Hearing Loop' Technology
6) Research and Markets: Smart Transport System Insights - 2012
7) Vermont's Chittenden County Transportation Authority Selects Transit Center Location in Burlington
Job Posting
- Senior Tolls Analyst II – Atkins North America – Atlanta, Georgia
https://atkinsglobal.taleo.net/careersection/atkins_corporate/jobdetail.ftl?job=82940
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Freeway Service Patrol – Hawaii DOT
http://spo3.hawaii.gov/notices/notices/nh-0300-130
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Transportation Management for the Smart City – June 28
Today in Transportation History
1887 **125th anniversary** Victoria Terminus opened in Bombay, India.
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