Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, September 6, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
BICYCLES
1) A Handy App to Record Your Painful Bike Accident
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/09/handy-app-record-your-painful-bike-accident/3171/
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) EU Navigation System Opens Headquarters in Prague
Link to AP article:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/06/4793226/eu-navigation-system-opens-headquarters.html
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/vaKei
MARITIME
3) China to Upgrade Maritime Satellite Network by 2020
Link to article in China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-09/06/content_15737037.htm
OTHER
4) Indian Government Says Use of IT-Enabled Traffic Management to Be One Measure for Determining Support of Projects
Link to article in The Economic Times:
5) Traffic Technology International – August/September 2012
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/45672367#/45672367/1
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) New Mexico Releases Anti-DWI Smartphone App
Link to article in The Santa Fe New Mexican:
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/060812DWIapp
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/2a0uy
TELEMATICS
7) The Future of Fleet Telematics, Part II
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/future-fleet-telematics-part-ii
TRANSIT
8) Toronto Transit Commission Bus and Streetcar Stops to Provide Improved Information
Link to story on Citytv:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Intelligent Transport Center Informs on Obstructed Roads in Baku, Azerbaijan
Link to article on News.Az:
http://news.az/articles/society/67231
VEHICLES
10) Study: Robot Cars Could Increase Highway Efficiency 273%
Link to story on NBC News:
11) Apple Investigating Syncing Between iPhone and Car
Link to article on AppleInsider:
Link to patent application: http://goo.gl/wl5x1
News Releases
1) Airbus Unveils Its 2050 Vision for 'Smarter Skies'
2) Center for Digital Government Recognizes 511 New York for Most Innovative Use of Social Media
3) NATCO Releases Second Edition of Urban Bikeway Design Guide
4) Helen Sramek to Retire as President of Operation Lifesaver November 1
5) Georgia DOT Upgrades Its Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure with Activu
6) GEWI to Exhibit at 19th Annual ITS World Congress in Vienna
7) Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Complete First Launch Exercise for Next Generation GPS Satellites
8) Air Traffic Control Association Announces 2012 Award Winners
9) New Pennsylvania Law Penalizes Motorists for Ignoring Traffic Control Signs, Devices
Upcoming Events
TransComm 2012 (AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Communications) – September 30-October 3 – Raleigh, North Carolina
http://www.ncdot.gov/transcomm2012/
Today in Transportation History
1522 **490th anniversary** The Victoria returned to Spain and became the first ship to circumnavigate the globe.
http://www.marinersmuseum.org/education/victoria
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