[TCN] Thursday, January 31, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, January 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Houston Airports to Get Connected with Free Wi-Fi

Link to article in the Houston Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/01/30/houston-airports-to-get-connected-with.html

 

2) Airport-Centric Magazine Takes Flight in Special Niche

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/business/smooth-landing-airportcentric-magazine-started-after-its-founder-was-laid-off-5-years-ago-takes-flight-in-special-niche-6187bc3-189131081.html 

 

3) An End in Sight to the Paper Documents for Air Cargo?

Link to article in Air Cargo World:

http://www.aircargoworld-digital.com/aircargoworld/201302#pg26

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) North Carolina's Triangle Toll Road Double-Billing Drivers with Two Tags

Link to story on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/nc-quick-pass-to-link-with-widely-used-e-zpass/12045440/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Smartphones Can Solve the Map Update Challenge Now

Link to Strategy Analytics blog:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/01/31/Outdated-maps-are-a-driver-distraction-hazard-and-a-customer-satisfaction-point-of-failure.aspx

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) News from ERTICO

 -  EDITS (European Digital Traffic Infrastructure Network for Intelligent Transport Systems) Launched

 -  New EU Project, Compass4D, Starts Deploying Road Safety and Energy Efficiency Services in Seven European Cities

 -  Easy-OBU – Robust Positioning Made Easy

 -  Taxistars Project is Launched

 -  smartCEM Newsletter

 

MARITIME

 

7) Articles from IMO News – Issue 4 2012

 -  IT Systems Handover Brings Marine Electronic Highway Closer to Fruition (page 28)

 -  Tanzania Maritime Surveillance System Completed (page 30)

http://goo.gl/wWgs4

 

PARKING

 

8) Easing Regulations Via a Parking Web Portal?

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://parkingtoday.com/3D/parkingtodayfebruary2013/index.html (page 32)

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Is There a Future for Usage-Based Insurance?

Link to blog on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/there-future-usage-based-insurance

 

10) Uncertainty About the Best Way to Adopt Telematics

Link to article on Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2013/1/31/uncertainty-about-the-best-way-to-adopt-telematics/46085/

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Utah Bill Would Protect Data On Mass Transit Travel

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55732770-90/bill-fares-travel-uta.html.csp

 

12) New York MTA Loses Billboard Battle with NYC Agency

Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130131/TRANSPORTATION/130139968#utm_source=Daily%20Alert&utm_medium=alert-html&utm_campaign=Newsletters

 

13) This is How You Respond to Bigoted Bus Ads

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/01/how-you-respond-bigoted-bus-ads/4550/#

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Drones to Watch Over US Highways

Link to article on TechNewsDaily:

http://www.livescience.com/26707-drones-watch-over-highways.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/0LEy8

 

15) Traffic Management to Get 'Smarter' in Hyderabad

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/traffic-management-to-get-smarter-in-city/article4366138.ece

 

16) Alberta Transportation to Launch New 511 Services Monday

Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/official+road+reports+service+launch+Monday/7890304/story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Carhacking

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/magazine/features/2013/02/carhacking/60957/

 

 

News Releases

1) Theme Announced for 2013 National Work Zone Awareness Week

2) FCC Adopts Sweeping Changes to Experimental Rules

3) New Web Tool Steers Airport Sponsors Through Washington State Capital Improvement Program

4) Online Service Helps Iowa CDL Holders Comply with FMCSA Regulations

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITE 2013 Technical Conference and Exhibit – March 3-6 – San Diego

http://ite.cvent.com/events/ite-2013-technical-conference-and-exhibit/event-summary-8aa0a03fcb254e669b8d60db5c3c8fe5.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** Explorer 1, the first successful US satellite, was launched.

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Explorer_01

 

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