Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, January 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Athens International Airport Introduces 'Internet Island' and Virtual Assistants
Link to article in Airport World:
2) The Future of Airport Customer Service
Link to article on AviationPros:
http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10858911/online-exclusive-the-future-of-airport-customer-service
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) US DOT's ITS JPO Posts Descriptions of Dynamic Mobility Applications Selected for Development
Link to further information:
http://www.its.dot.gov/dma/dma_development.htm
OTHER
4) Intelligent Vehicles, Tools and Collaboration Hot Topics at Transportation Research Board Meeting
Link to article in Engineering News-Record:
5) Thinking Aloud Podcast
Link to podcast from Thinking Highways:
RAILROADS
6) Operation Lifesaver Adjusts Communication Methods to Reach 21st Century Audience
Link to story on Transportation Radio:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Majority of Americans Support Ban on Hand-Held Cell Use and Texting, Survey Finds
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:
http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/012513RITAreport.aspx
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
8) ResponderSafety Learning Network Offers Online News and Training to First Responders
Link to site:
http://learning.respondersafety.com/
TRANSIT
9) BART Upgrade Could Boost Riders' Wi-Fi
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-upgrade-could-boost-riders-Wi-Fi-4221828.php
10) Wi-Fi Network Planned for New York's Grand Central Terminal
Link to article in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414632,00.asp
11) Why Talking Cars Will Be Good for Buses
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/01/why-talking-cars-will-be-good-buses/4484/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Swapping Smarts for Asphalt
Virginia DOT uses smart traffic signals as a tool to cut congestion.
Link to article on Bacon's Rebellion:
http://www.baconsrebellion.com/articles/2013/01/traffic_lights.html
VEHICLES
13) Concern Mounts Over 5.9 GHz Band Spectrum Sharing, Future of Connected Vehicle Program
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:
http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/0125135-9GHzBand.aspx
News Releases
1) Safety and Security Telematics Installed in One Out of Every Seven Cars Shipping Globally in 2013
2) Trapeze Group Enters Agreement to Acquire Mentor Engineering
Friday Bonus
Next time you go for a drive bring along Aerosmith, Elton John and Norah Jones.
Solicitation
- Call for Abstracts – National Rural ITS Conference
http://nritsconference.org/agenda.html
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Ten Year Impacts of Technology on Traffic Management Centers – February 6
Today in Transportation History
1953 **60th anniversary** The RMS Empress of Canada caught fire and heeled over while docked in Liverpool. The ship was re-floated and scrapped.
http://www.liverpoolships.org/empress_of_canada_loss_by_fire.html
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