[TCN] Tuesday, December 25, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, December 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Merry Christmas!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) San Diego Airport Weather Station a Link to the 1800s

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/25/tp-airport-weather-station-a-link-to-1800s/

 

2) Avoiding the Turbulence: The Benefits to Airports of Accurate Weather Forecasting

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2054-avoiding-the-turbulance

 

3) Piano Helps Fill Busy Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport with Holiday Joy

Link to story on WCCO-TV:

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/12/24/piano-helps-fill-busy-airport-with-holiday-joy/

 

OTHER

 

4) NORAD's Santa Trackers Have Record-Breaking Night

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/24/norad-track-santa/1789259/

 

5) The Transportation Workers Who Get You Home for the Holidays

Link to story on NPR's Talk of the Nation:

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/24/167977414/the-folks-who-get-you-home-for-the-holidays

 

PARKING

 

6) The Learning Curve of Smart Parking

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/technology/smart-parking-has-a-learning-curve-too.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) West Bengal Gets Stick for Poor Rail Traffic Management on Key Route

Link to article in Business Line:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/bengal-gets-stick-for-poor-rail-traffic-management-on-key-route/article4235651.ece

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Thermal Camera Prevents Deer Collisions

Link to article in Vision Systems Design:

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/print/volume-17/issue-11/departments/snapshots/thermal-camera-prevents-deer-collisions.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

9^th International Freight Forwarders Conference – March 16-18 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://www.fnc-group.com/Fnc-Kul-Conference-Welcome

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1642 **370^th anniversary** Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.

http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/

 

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