[TCN] Monday, August 6, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, August 6, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INRIX Analytics Webinar:  Turning Traffic-Related Data into Information, August 16

 

Since 2008, the I-95 Corridor Coalition Project has mined crowd-sourced traffic data with advanced analytics techniques to turn billions of data points into powerful insights that help agencies take a smarter approach to how they build, manage and measure their road networks.  Get a complete overview of the system performance measures and data visualizations that INRIX Analytics places at your fingertips.  Register now for the August 16, 1:30 – 3:00 pm EDT webinar.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Facebook Post Sparks Alaska Airlines Backlash

Link to story on KTVZ-TV:

http://www.ktvz.com/news/Bend-man-s-Facebook-post-sparks-firestorm-airline-action/-/413192/15970294/-/item/0/-/150hgx1/-/index.html

 

2) Lessons Learned from Airport Safety Management Systems Pilot Studies

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167600.aspx

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Machine Vision Moves into Traffic: Part I

Link to article in Vision Systems Design:

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/print/volume-17/issue-7/departments/leading-edge-views/machine-vision-moves-into-traffic-part-i.html

 

MARITIME

 

4) Smart Cranes Ease Load Positioning

Link to article in Vision Systems Design:

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/print/volume-17/issue-7/features/smart-cranes-ease-load-positioning.html

 

OTHER

 

5) GEWI Newsletter – July/August 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://gewi.com/gewi-newsletters/2012/08/julyaugust-2012-the-data-distribution-issue/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Time Warp Character Drives Up Online Colorado DMV Renewals

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Time-Warp-Character-Online-DMV-Renewals.html

 

7) Massachusetts DOT Consolidating Phone Numbers to Save $422,000

Link to article on Fenway-Kenmore Patch:

http://fenwaykenmore.patch.com/articles/new-registry-of-motor-vehicles-number-857-dot-8000-is-part-of-move-to-save-422000-16b6f3da

 

8) NHTSA Seeks PR Support

Link to article in PRWeek:

http://www.prweekus.com/highway-safety-body-seeks-pr-support/article/253229/

 

9) Los Angeles Officials Try Different Approach to Discourage Driving for Carmageddon Sequel

Link to blog in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/city-officials-give-carmageddon-sequel-positive-spin.html

 

10) The Best Amateur Music Videos in Support of Active Transportation

Link to videos on DC Streetsblog:

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/08/03/the-best-amateur-music-videos-in-support-of-active-transportation/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) I-75 Warning Signs in Florida a Year Off?

Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120805/ARTICLES/120809802/-1/news?Title=I-75-warning-signs-on-prairie-a-year-off-

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Chrysler and Sprint Offer Improved Connectivity

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20120806/BUSINESS0103/120806060/chrysler-uconnect-sprint-ford-sync

 

13) Telematics: Creative Destruction, or Just Destructive?

Link to article on Insurance Networking News:

http://www.insurancenetworking.com/news/telematics-deloitte-allstate-birchfield-packard-30807-1.html

 

14) Sagemcom: 'Boosting the Telematics Market by Unlocking Barriers'

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/sagemcom-boosting-telematics-market-unlocking-barriers

 

15) Telematics – Can You Afford Not to Have It In Your Vehicles?

Link to column on FleetDirectory:

http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2012/08/06/telematics-can-you-afford-not-to-have-it-in-your-vehicles/

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Gauging the Real-World Value of Real-Time Bus Arrival Data

Link to interview in Transit Talent:

http://www.transittalent.com/articles/CHK_Q&A_RealTimeBusData.pdf

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Early Warning System Being Explored for New Jersey's Transportation System

Link to story on WKXW Radio:

http://nj1015.com/new-project-eyed-for-new-jerseys-transportation-system-audio/

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Ford to Begin Testing Driver-Assistance Technologies in Germany

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120806/AUTO0102/208060393/1121/auto01/Ford-to-begin-testing-driver-assistance-technologies-in-Germany

 

 

Bernie's Notes

 

I invite you to listen to a live interview I'll be doing on Tuesday, August 7 on The Peggy Smedley Show to discuss the intersection of technology and transportation.

 

You can listen live by visiting The Peggy Smedley Show website, or download archived episodes at www.peggysmedleyshow.com/archives

 

 

Upcoming Events

AutoConnections Conference – September 5-8 – Las Vegas

http://www.autocon2012.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1932 **80^th anniversary** The fourth (and current) Welland Ship Canal opened.  The canal connects Lakes Erie and Ontario.

http://www.wellandcanal.com/

 

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