[TCN] Friday, March 29, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, March 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Travel Made Easier for Families Living with Autism

Link to story on KMSP-TV:

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/21818166/msp-intl-airport-takes-part-in

Link to further information: http://www.ausm.org/index.php/navigating-autism.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Has Google's Street View Changed the Way We Behave?

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21880217

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Indian Government: All National Highways to Have Electronic Toll Collection System by 2014

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/all-national-highways-to-have-electronic-toll-collection-system-by-2014-government/articleshow/19280192.cms

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Expert Advice: Galileo Looking Forward – An Interview with Paul Flament

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/expert-advice-galileo-looking-forward-an-interview-with-paul-flament/

 

5) Indoor GPS: Why Tech Companies Want to Track You Inside

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2013/0328/Indoor-GPS-Why-tech-companies-want-to-track-you-inside

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) State DOTs Recognized for Innovation in 2013 Best of ITS Awards

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/032913ITSBestOf.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

7) US Coast Guard National Maritime Security Advisory Committee to Discuss Cyber Security

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28810

 

OTHER

 

8) Inrix Traffic Data Shows Improving Economy, Big Data Possibilities

Link to article on Xconomy:

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2013/03/29/inrix-traffic-data-shows-improving-economy-big-data-possibilities/

 

9) News from ERTICO

 -  First Mobility Challenge Newsletter Available

http://goo.gl/B3cce

 -  Transport Research Arena Announces 5^th Conference to Be Held in April 2014 in Paris

http://goo.gl/ucP0N

 -  iMobility Support and FOTNET Launch Call for Tender on Probe Data

http://goo.gl/C99JC

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Residents of Grimsby, UK Join Online Debate to Discuss Development Project

Link to article in the Grimsby Telegraph:

http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Talking-transport-online/story-18554760-detail/story.html

 

RAILROADS

 

11) Amtrak for iOS Updates with iPhone 5 Support and Train Status Redesign

Link to blog on 9to5Mac:

http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/28/amtrak-for-ios-updates-with-iphone-5-support-and-train-status-redesign/

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) Avery Dennison, 3M Settle Antitrust Litigation Involving Reflective Sheeting on Signs

Link to article in the Los Angeles Business Journal:

http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2013/mar/29/avery-dennison-3m-settle-antitrust-litigation/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) Google Expands Emergency Alerts to Millions of People

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/28/google-alerts-nixle-emergency/2028799/

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Can Telematics Convince Generation Y to Buy Cars?

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/can-telematics-convince-generation-y-buy-cars

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Branding Individual Routes: Too Many Colors, or the Gold Standard of Legibility?

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2013/03/branding-individual-routes-too-many-colors-or-the-gold-standard-of-legibility.html

 

VEHICLES

 

16) A Safety-First Message Aimed at Getting More Youths Behind the Wheel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/business/media/automotive-industry-ad-campaign-focuses-on-young-drivers.html

 

17) App Will Plug Into Your Car to Save Gas and Dial 911 in Event of Crash

Link to column in Inc.:

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/this-start-up-wants-to-get-in-your-car.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Backpack-Sized Mini-Mapper Captures Intel in Tight Spots

2) Maryland Transit Administration Unveils Online Ticketing Service for MARC Train and Commuter Bus Patrons

 

 

Friday Bonus

He did it his way.

http://youtu.be/9adUVUogc8E

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Highway Preservation Starts with Effective Communication – April 18

http://www.burnsmcdmedia.com/registration/livestreaming/index.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1883 **130^th anniversary** Enea Bossi, Sr., an aircraft designer, was born in Milan, Italy.

http://www.usaonrace.com/setting-it-straight/enea-bossi-father-stainless-steel-aircraft

 

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