Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, November 19, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) British Airways Apologizes After Retweeting Racial Abuse Against Customer Angered by Flight Cancellation
Link to article in the Daily Mail:
2) SESAR Program Plans Flight Tests of New Procedures
Link to article in Aviation International News:
3) Las Vegas' McCarran Airport Invests in Digital Signage to Engage Travelers
Link to article on AviationPros:
4) Dublin Airport Authority Uses Virtualization to Overhaul IT
Link to article in ComputerWeekly:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) TransCore Patents Seen as Possible Obstacle for National Electronic Toll Interoperability
Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/6282
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) GPS Pioneer Takes Aim at the Future of Navigation
Link to article on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30966_3-57551482-262/gps-pioneer-takes-aim-at-the-future-of-navigation/
MARITIME
7) Port of San Diego PR Staff Has Grown Amid Cuts
Link to article in the North County Times:
8) Maritime Communications Leader Looks to China for Growth
Link to article in China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-11/19/content_15939986.htm
OTHER
9) Why Better Traffic Data Means More Than Just a Faster Commute
Link to article on GigaOM:
http://gigaom.com/data/why-better-traffic-data-means-more-than-just-a-faster-commute/
10) ERTICO Congress Report
Link to report:
http://issuu.com/ertico/docs/vienna_report_final_low
11) Artificial Intelligence Applications to Critical Transportation Issues
Link to circular from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168134.aspx
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
12) 'Dumb Ways to Die' PSA a Viral Hit for Melbourne's Metro
Link to article on Digital Journal:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337025
RAILROADS
13) Railroads Rely on Lightning Protection Equipment to Protect Increasingly Sensitive Wayside Electronics
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
ROADWAYS
14) US Roads and Bridges Are Getting Smarter
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/US-Roads-and-Bridges-Are-Getting-Smarter.html
TRANSIT
15) Now, KSRTC Bus Transport in Mysore Becomes 'Intelligent'
Link to article in The Times of India:
16) San Clarita Transit Adopts 'On-the-Go' Technologies
Link to article in The Santa Clarita Valley Signal:
http://www.the-signal.com/section/33/article/81121/
17) Transit Wireless, Time Warner Cable in Talks on New York Subway
Link to Bloomberg article:
18) Transit Information Systems: Schedules and Headways
Link to Seattle Transit Blog:
http://seattletransitblog.com/2012/11/15/transit-information-systems-schedules/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) Radio Traffic Updates in Malaysia a Definite PLUS
Link to article in The Star:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/11/18/nation/12337246&sec=nation
20) Lucknow, India's Traffic to Be Monitored 24x7
Link to article in The Times of India:
21) Smart Signs will Guide Christchurch Travelers
Link to article in The Press:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7966533/Smart-signs-will-guide-city-travellers
22) Thanksgiving Travel: The Best Way Grandma's
Link to blog on WKXW Radio:
VEHICLES
23) NHTSA Deputy Director to Work for Google's Self-Driving Cars Division
Link to article on DailyTech:
24) Tracking Facial Features to Make Driving Safer and More Comfortable
Link to article on Phys.org:
http://phys.org/news/2012-11-tracking-facial-features-safer-comfortable.html
News Releases
2) New Doha International Airport Deploys TransCore's RFID-Based Access Control Technology
3) UN Chief Spotlights Road Safety as Traffic Accidents Claim 1.2 Million Lives Each Year
4) Gulf Traffic Opens in Dubai
5) Qualcomm Atheros and Cisco Announce Indoor Location Technology Collaboration
6) JetBlue Airways Calls All Customers to Help Design Next Tablet App
7) Iridium Completes Formal Agreement for Global Air Traffic Joint Venture with Nav Canada
Solicitation
- Call for Papers – 21st International Symposium on Electronics in Transport
http://www.ertico.com/21st-international-symposium-on-electronics-in-transport-call-for-papers/
Upcoming Events
ATEC ITS France International Congress – January 30-31 – Paris
http://www.atec-itsfrance.net/evenements.cfm?codrub=EVENTS&codsrub=CONGRES&codssrub=CONGRES&atexpo_id=129 (in French)
Today in Transportation History
1962 **50th anniversary** The USSR sent the word 'MIR' in Morse code to Venus from the Evpatoria Planetary Radar.
http://www.cplire.ru/html/ra&sr/irm/MIR-LENIN-SSSR.html
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