Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA-Style Mega-Agency for Europe?
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/10/faastyle-megaagency-for-europe/
CAMERAS
2) Proposed Florida License Plate Designs Keep Traffic Cameras in Mind
Link to article in The News-Press:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) More Car Buyers Get Cheaper Navigation Options
Link to article in USA Today:
OTHER
4) Inrix Taps Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase for IPO
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
5) Using Social Media to Your Advantage in Transportation and Logistics
Link to article in Inbound Logistics:
6) Where is E-Government Communication Headed?
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Where-is-E-Government-Communication-Headed.html
7) Tablets Enable Million Dollar Fuel Savings for Transportation Company
Link to article in Field Technologies:
http://www.fieldtechnologiesonline.com/doc.mvc/tablets-enable-million-dollar-fuel-savings-0001
8) Polis Newsletter – Autumn | October 2012
Link to newsletter:
PEDESTRIANS
9) Minnesota Cities Upgrade to Address Crosswalk Danger
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/172979661.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Toronto Transit Commission Workers Take Anti-Privatization Message to the Movies
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) APCO and NENA Draft Guidance Document for E911 App Developers
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/27555
TELEMATICS
12) Telematics and the Evolution of the SIM Card
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-and-evolution-sim-card
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13) Nevada Officials Looking at Popular Freeway Patrol Service
Link to story on KLAS-TV:
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/19778674/state-officials-looking-at-popular-freeway-service
TRANSIT
14) York Region Transit Partners with Google and INIT for Real-Time Tracking
Link to article in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2012/10/Canadian-agency-partners-with-INIT-Google.aspx
15) TriMet MAX Riders Wonder How Single Car Could Knock Out TransitTracker System
Link to column in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/10/trimet_max_riders_wonder_how_s.html
Link to news release from TriMet: http://goo.gl/iwKAO
VEHICLES
16) Web Tool Streamlines Oversize Vehicle Permitting in Texas
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/geospatial/Web-Tool-Streamlines-Oversize-Vehicle-Permitting-.html
17) New Car Tech Helps Drivers Keep Eyes on the Road
Link to column in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2012/10/05/ipod-bmw-honda/1600373/
News Releases
1) New Publication Takes In-Depth Look at Improving Teen Driver Safety
2) Hitachi Europe Launches European Rail Research Center
Job Postings
- IT Traffic Management Systems Engineer/Systems Programmer – University of Wisconsin-Madison – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=71786
- Traffic Operations Researcher – University of Wisconsin-Madison – Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=74775
Upcoming Events
SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo – October 24-26 – Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.snameexpo.com/2012/
Today in Transportation History
1967 **45th anniversary** The Outer Space Treaty went into effect. The treaty provides the basis for international space law and restricts military use of space, the moon and other celestial bodies.
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html
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