Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Obama Warns of Vulnerabilities in Air Traffic Control System
Link to article in The Hill:
2) UK Study to Look at Using Digital TV Signals to Locate and Track Aircraft
Link to UPI article:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/3IBqH
BICYCLES
3) Boston and Minneapolis-St. Paul Maps Show Bike-Share's Transportation Impact
Link to blog on Mobility Lab:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Spanish Scientists Develop More Accurate Sat-Nav System
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21442095
OTHER
5) When Tradition Meets GPS-Enabled Rickshaws and Biometric Scans
Link to blog in Forbes:
6) Using New Technology to Upgrade Tulsa's Transportation
Link to column in Urban Tulsa Weekly:
http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A56845
TAXIS
7) New York City Taxi Commission Orders Black-Car Owners to Provide Trip Data
Link to blog in Crain's New York Business:
TELEMATICS
8) Telematics, Data Privacy and Usage-Based Insurance
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/telematics-data-privacy-and-ubi
TRANSIT
9) Oregon's TriMet Quietly Adds Always-Recording Microphones with New Buses
Link to blog in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2013/02/trimet_quietly_adds_microphone.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) New Alberta 511 Road Line Already Getting Heavy Traffic
Link to article in the Calgary Herald:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Road+line+getting+heavy+traffic/7956931/story.html
11) Dothan, Alabama Eyes Traffic System Upgrades
Link to article in the Dothan Eagle:
http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/article_895c92f2-7563-11e2-b1d5-001a4bcf6878.html
News Releases
1) Austrian State Uses GEWI's TIC for Winter Road Conditions and Work Zones
3) European Air Traffic Management Master Plan 2012 Wins HIS Jane's ATC Award
4) North Star Group Debuts Free FAA Acronyms Mobile App
5) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Unveils New Logo, Marketing Campaign
6) Harris Corporation Launches IP-Based Air Traffic Control Communications System
8) Arizona's Valley Metro Uses Animated Video to Promote Website
9) Volvo Group Invests in DriveCam
10) Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract to Continue GPS Modernization
11) Arizona DOT Enhances Online Camera Images as Part of Operations Center Upgrade
Upcoming Events
ITS Heartland Annual Meeting – March 25-27 – Topeka, Kansas
http://www.itsheartland.org/mtg_2013.html
Today in Transportation History
1923 **90th anniversary** Chuck Yeager, the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound, was born in Myra, West Virginia.
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