[TCN] Wednesday, September 5, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) NTSB Recommends External Cameras on Jetliners

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/05/travel/ntsb-jet-cameras/index.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/LzJg9

 

2) Clear Channel Outdoor Challenges CNN in Airport TV

Link to Reuters article:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/04/us-clearchannel-cnn-idINBRE8830DM20120904

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/tQE3o

 

3) New Denver International Plane-Tracking, Noise-Reduction System Met with Skepticism

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21422823/new-dia-plane-tracking-noise-reduction-system-met

 

4) FAA's En Route Automation Modernization Project to Be Completed in 2014

Link to article on AviationPros.com:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/10773995/faas-eram-project-to-be-completed-in-2014

 

5) Is NextGen Paying Enough Attention to Airports as a Constraint to the Future of Air Transportation System?

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/09/airports-is-nextgen-paying-enough-attention-to-airports-as-a-constraint-to-the-future-of-the-air-transportation-system/

 

6) Articles from September Issue of Future Airports

 -  How Do We Make Our Airspace Ten Times Safer?

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/381532e6#/381532e6/18

 -  Airfield Lighting and Signage: All Angles Covered

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/381532e6#/381532e6/29

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Indianapolis Using GPS Mapping to Find Areas Needing Repair

Link to story on WXIN-TV:

http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-indy-using-gps-mapping-to-find-areas-needing-repair-20120904,0,4071034.column

 

MARITIME

 

8) Singapore Port Operations Control Center Upgraded; Navigation Safety Enhanced

Link to CNA article:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1224139/1/.html 

 

OTHER

 

9) ITS World Congress Preview

Link to publication from ITS International:

http://mag.digitalpc.co.uk/fvx/ropl/itsi/ITSWCpreview1210/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Owners of Michigan Firm Says They Have Trademark Rights to State Highway Signs

Link to story on Michigan Radio:

http://www.michiganradio.org/post/owners-m-22-logo-promise-go-down-fighting

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Orlando-Area Employers Ban Texting While Driving After Florida Legislature Fails to Outlaw It

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-04/features/os-texting-driving-florida-20120904_1_secondary-offense-nancy-detert-drunk-driver

 

TAXIS

 

12) As a Taxi-Hailing App Comes to New York, Its Legality is Questioned

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/nyregion/as-ubers-taxi-hailing-app-comes-to-new-york-its-legality-is-questioned.html

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Detroit Bus Riders Can Use Text Service for Real-Time Arrival Information

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20120905/NEWS05/309050081/Detroit-bus-riders-can-use-text-service-for-real-time-arrivals

 

14) MBTA Readies Mobile App Ticket Purchasing

Link to article in Railway Age:

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/mbta-readies-mobile-app-ticket-purchasing.html

 

 

News Releases

1) IEEE Expert Members Select Autonomous Vehicles as Most Promising Form of Intelligent Transportation

2) Navigation and Traffic Data Come to Google Maps in India

3) Agero's Dave Ferrick Leads a New Holistic Approach to Usage-Based Insurance, Roadside Assistance, Claims Management

4) Ford Sync AppLink Debuts New Voice-Activated MLB.com At Bat App

5) New Facebook Page Offers Another Way to Find Pennsylvania DOT News

6) Alaska Marine Highway System Unveils New Logo to Celebrate 50 Years

7) Texas DOT and Texas DMV Receives National Transportation Award from ITS America

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: TRB Annual Meeting – How to Survive and Thrive – September 28

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/308866841

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** Sputnik 4 fell from orbit with a piece of the spacecraft landing on a street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12959

 

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