[TCN] Wednesday, October 31, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Carriers New Early Warning Policy Gives Passengers Chance to Book Options

Link to AP article:

http://durangoherald.com/article/20121030/NEWS04/121039962/-1/s

 

2) The Airport of the Future

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2034-reality-bytes

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Just Wave and Go with Electronic Tolls at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Link to article in The Windsor Star:

http://goo.gl/JmuN4

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) New York MTA Filmmaker Documents Sandy's Disastrous Effects

Link to article on Indiewire:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/nycs-transit-authority-filmmaker-documents-sandys-disastrous-effects

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Study Launched to Determine Effects of Wildlife Warning Reflectors on Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions in Wyoming

Link to article on County 10:

http://county10.com/2012/10/30/study-launched-to-determine-effects-of-wildlife-warning-reflectors-on-wildlife-vehicle-collisions/

 

6) TSA Wants a Firm to Supply it Twice a Week with Complete Airline Flight Data

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/27714?c=airport_aviation_security

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Nashville Buses May Go High-Tech with Real-Time Data, GPS

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/310310124/Nashville-buses-may-go-high-tech

 

VEHICLES

 

8) Communications Help Trucking Weather the Storm

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/communications-help-trucking-weather-storm

 

9) Honda ITS Lets Cars/Motorcycles Communicate

Link to article on Motorcycle USA:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/583/14750/Motorcycle-Article/Honda-ITS-Lets-Cars-Motorcycles-Communicate.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Ford Tops OEM Automotive Infotainment Competitive Assessment, BMW and Toyota Ending Second and Third

2) Open Roads Consulting Wins the Next Generation Advanced Transportation Management System Deployment for Pennsylvania DOT

3) Summary of Outcomes from the 40^th Meeting of the International Organization for Standardization's Technical Committee 204 (ISO/TC204) for Intelligent Transport Systems

4) Highlights from the 19^th ITS World Congress in Vienna from ITS America

 

 

Upcoming Events

First HeERO International Conference – November 15 – Zagreb, Croatia

http://www.heero-pilot.eu/preview/en/events/heeroconf_nov2012.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge over the St. Marys River between Canada and the US officially opened to traffic.

http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9618_48384-23856--,00.html

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, October 30, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Can Wireless Connectivity Streamline Airport Congestion?

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://wireless-connectivity.tmcnet.com/articles/313783-wireless-connectivity-streamline-airport-congestion.htm

 

2) Virtual Worlds for Remote Tower Operation

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/10/virtual-worlds/

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Alaska DOT&PF Trying to Get Thane Avalanche Cameras Installed for Winter

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-10-29/dotpf-trying-get-thane-avalanche-cameras-installed-winter#.UI_fdYXszuc

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) US Navy Seeks Protections and Alternatives to GPS for Precise Ship and Weapons Time-Keeping

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2012/10/navy-gps-protection.html

 

OTHER

 

5) Volpe News

Link to newsletter:

http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDOTVOLPE-587a33

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Technology Helps Overcome Hurricane Sandy

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/technology-helps-overcome-hurricane-sandy/

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Faulty Switch, Not Hackers, Led to Melbourne Traffic Chaos

Link to AAP article:

http://www.zdnet.com/au/faulty-switch-not-hackers-led-to-melbourne-traffic-chaos-7000006584/

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Report on Day Two of Telematics Munich 2012

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-munich-2012-day-two

 

9) Ford CEO Says 'More Fixes to Come' on MyFord Touch

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/fordmotor-brief-idUSWEN828420121030

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Privacy International Warns of Public Transit Card Hazards

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.csoonline.com/article/720233/privacy-international-warns-of-public-transit-card-hazards

 

11) Transit Meets a Hurricane

Link to article on Storify:

http://storify.com/OakSquareSusan/transit-meets-a-hurricane

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Radars for Traffic Collection Data Being Installed at Strategic Locations in Gibraltar

Link to article in Vox:

http://vox.gi/local/6203-radars-for-traffic-collection-data-are-being-installed-at-strategic-locations.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Yes, Driverless Cars Know the Way to San Jose

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/automobiles/yes-driverless-cars-know-the-way-to-san-jose.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Transport Solutions for the Future of the Economy and Environment

 

 

Upcoming Events

IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference 2012 – November 14-16 – Seoul

http://www.ieee-vnc.org/2012/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1972 **40^th anniversary** Two Illinois Central Gulf commuter trains crashed in Chicago's worst train accident.  Forty-five people died.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFr5zhQnZO4

 

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[TCN] Monday, October 29, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) NASA Applies Deep-Diving Text Analytics to Airline Safety

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/10/26/nasa-applies-text-analytics-to-airline-safety.aspx

 

BICYCLES

 

2) DC to Add Ads to Capital Bikeshare Stations

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/d.c.-to-add-ads-to-capital-bikeshare-stations/article/2511938#.UI5vSoXszuc

 

OTHER

 

3) Internet, Phone Companies Brace for Hurricane Sandy

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2012/10/internet-phone-companies-brace-hurricane-sandy/59097

 

RAILROADS

 

4) Baltimore's Penn Station to Get Spiffier with Video Board, Welcome Sign

Link to article in the Baltimore Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2012/10/26/baltimores-penn-station-may-get-a.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Traffic Lights Dumped for Stop Signs in Kansas City Has Many Seeing Red

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3889841/traffic-lights-dumped-for-stop.html

 

6) A Glow-in-the-Dark 'Smart Highway' is Coming to the Netherlands

Link to article in Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-to-build-glow-in-the-dark-highway-2012-10

 

7) Mobile App May Help Drivers Outsmart Traffic Signals

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/Mobile-App-May-Help-Drivers-Outsmart-Traffic-Signals.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Chicago Transit Authority Credits Drop in Robberies to Video Surveillance

Link to story on WLS-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8862010

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

 

TAXIS

 

9) Taxi Apps Face Bumpy Road

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005004578082630070372690.html

 

10) New Taxi App Fixing Some Issues Before Chicago Rollout

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-around-1029-20121029,0,2537369.column

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Telematics Munich 2012: Day One

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-munich-2012-day-one

 

TOURISM

 

12) New Visitor Center Plans in Port Huron, Michigan Include Electronic Kiosk

Link to article in the Times Herald:

http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/310290007/New-visitor-center-plans-include-electronic-kiosk

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

13) University of Illinois Students Use Homecoming Game to Analyze, Improve Event Traffic

Link to article in The News-Gazette:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2012-10-27/ui-students-use-homecoming-game-analyze-improve-event-traffic.html

 

14) Nokia Brings More Employees to Downtown Chicago to Join Mapping Division

Link to article on Medill Reports - Chicago:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=209351

 

TRANSIT

 

15) In an Entrenched Car Culture, Painting a Bolder Face on Mass Transit
Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/in-an-entrenched-car-culture-painting-a-bolder-face-on-mass-transit/

 

16) Chennai's Metropolitan Transport Corporation to Revive Announcement System for Upcoming Bus Stops

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Metropolitan-Transport-Corporation-to-revive-announcement-system-for-upcoming-bus-stops/articleshow/17000058.cms

 

17) New York MTA Bus Time Coming to the Bronx

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bus-time-arrives-bronx-month-article-1.1192144

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) Graphics-Based Traffic Alerts on Six Major Singapore Roads

Link to article in The Strait Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/graphics-based-traffic-alerts-6-major-roads-20121029

 

 

News Releases

1) GM Tops OEM Safety and Security Telematics Competitive Assessment, Ford and Toyota Ending Second and Third

2) Great Differences Between EU Member States in How Well Transport Systems Cope with Weather Phenomena

3) Need to Build Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Drives the Intelligent Transportation Systems Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

4) Cubic Nextcity Video Wins Prestigious International Competition

 

 

Upcoming Events

Telematics for Fleet Management USA – November 13-14 – Atlanta

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/fleet/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** East Anglian Flying Services was renamed Channel Airways.

http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Channel%20Airways.htm

 

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[TCN] Friday, October 26, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, October 26, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Following ITS World Congress, GEWI to Present on Connected Vehicles at Transpo 2012

 

Delegates from more than 20 countries visited GEWI at ITS World Congress to see the latest developments in TIC.  New features include TIC's ability to distribute information to connected graphical VMS signs and TIC for the iPad  which is used for Mobile Traffic Data Entry.  Transpo 2012 will be held in Bonita Springs, Florida from October 28 – October 31 and during the conference GEWI will present a paper on the safety benefits of Connected Vehicles.  If you are unable to attend Transpo 2012, then visit GEWI at www.gewi.com to view GEWI's products, to learn about  GEWI history, to meet some of GEWI's people and view TIC product videos which powerfully demonstrate how in over 125 projects worldwide, TIC CONNECTS Systems – Vehicles – Travelers.

 

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) Mapping Mobility: The Importance of Information in Transportation

Link to article on TheCityFix:

http://thecityfix.com/blog/mapping-mobility-the-importance-of-information-in-transportation/

 

OTHER

 

2) ITS Australia Signs MOU with Czech Republic Association of Transport Telematics

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/associations/news/its-australia-signs-mou-with-czech-republic-association-of-transport-telematics/

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) South Dakota Businesses Mistakenly Get Tourism Signs

Link to article in the American News:

http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-1a.10-26-12.p1a.mrcr-tourism-20121026,0,4378091.story

 

4) New Online Training: Safe and Effective Use of Law Enforcement Personnel in Work Zones

Link to further information from the National Highway Institute:

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_detail.aspx?num=FHWA-NHI-133119&cat=&key=133119&num=&loc=&sta=%25&typ=&ava=&str=&end=&tit=&lev=&drl

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) I-35 Construction-Zone Fatalities Near Waco Spur Texas DOT to Reconsider Safety Measures

Link to article in the Waco Tribune-Herald:

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/175907551.html

 

6) ACLU Sues US Government Over Restrictions on Taking Photos and Video at Border Crossings

Link to AP article:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/25/aclu-sues-us-government-over-restrictions-on-taking-photos-and-video-at-border/

 

7) Hurricane Sandy: How Government Uses Social Media for Disaster Response

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-four-ways-government-uses-social-media-disaster-response/59052

 

8) US Department of Homeland Security Deploys Data-Rich Emergency Maps

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/Emergency-Maps-Now-Thats-Rich.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

9) Project to Ease Traffic on I-80 in California Unveiled

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/chris-treadway/ci_21853554/project-ease-traffic-interstate-80-unveiled

 

TRANSIT

 

10) UConnect to Launch Smart Connectivity for Public Transport in Europe

Link to article on Telecompaper:

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/uconnect-to-launch-smart-connectivity-for-public-transport

 

 

News Releases

1) Transportation Safety Leader Cathy Gillen Joins North American Safe Driving Summit Advisory Board

2) New European Project to Support Open Systems for Urban ITS

3) Neelie Kroes Presides Over the iMobility Awards 2012 at the 19th ITS World Congress

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Halloween on Transit Photo Contest – Mobility Lab

http://mobilitylab.org/2012/10/26/halloween-makes-transit-more-fun/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Unrealistic or Not, Here They Come: Communication is the First Step in Meeting Customer Expectations - October 30

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/contentfull.cfm?ItemNumber=6316&RDtoken=42032&userID

 

 

Friday Bonus  

When traveling be sure to check the signs; they can provide some comic relief.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-funniest-signs/1

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1942 **70^th anniversary** The aircraft carrier USS Hornet was heavily damaged, and sunk the next day, during the Battle of Santa Cruz.

http://youtu.be/SshkDkjQ28c

 

1992 **20^th anniversary** Metrolink began commuter rail service in Southern California.

http://www.metrolinktrains.com

 

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