[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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