[TCN] Wednesday, March 13, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Start Move to New Shopping, Ticketing System

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/03/12/airline-tickets/1982745/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Coca-Cola Accused of Illegal Mapping in China

Link to AFP article:

http://www.industryweek.com/operations/coca-cola-accused-illegal-mapping-china

 

3) How LIDAR is Revolutionizing Maps, Geospatial Data

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/03/12/lidar-revolutionizing-maps-geospatial-data.aspx

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Why It's Nearly Impossible to Make GPS Work for India

Link to The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/03/why-its-nearly-impossible-make-gps-work-india/4934/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) NHTSA, Safety Partners Encourage Young Filmmakers to Send a Safety Message

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2013/03/spring-is-coming-and-in-addition-to-flowers-popping-up-in-the-garden-it-also-means-better-weather-for-teens-to-you-guesse.html

 

RAILROADS

 

6) NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations for Signal Maintenance

Link to article in Railway Track & Structures:

http://www.rtands.com/index.php/cs/ntsb-issues-safety-recommendations-for-signal-maintenance.html

 

7) Articles from Progressive Railroading – March 2013

 -  Progress with Positive Train Control Gauged at NTSB Forum

http://goo.gl/5zLfg

 -  Class I Railroads Rate the State of Positive Train Control

http://goo.gl/6gQN7

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Chevrolet to Accelerate Dealer Telematics Training

Link to article in Marketing Daily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/195548/chevrolet-to-accelerate-dealer-telematics-training.html

 

9) Q&A: Telematics, India and In-Vehicle Infotainment

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-india-and-vehicle-infotainment

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) 'Real-Time' Travel Times Come to the Big Screens Over New Jersey Highways

Link to article in the Daily Record:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20130312/NJNEWS10/303120036/-Real-time-travel-times-come-big-screens-over-highways

 

11) Twitter Trafficwatch Service Launched in Northern Ireland

Link to story on UTV:

http://www.u.tv/News/Twitter-trafficwatch-service-launched/6c014cc3-73d0-4abc-ad5a-3bc9c4e5a70e

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Car Infotainment to Expand After Soft Growth in 2013

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/design/automotive-design/4409761/Car-infotainment-to-expand-after-soft-growth-in-2013

 

 

News Releases

1) Connected Automotive Infotainment System Shipments to Exceed 62 Million by 2018 as Feature Set Explodes

2) New York MTA Announces Bus Time Roll-Out Sequence

3) New York MTA to Add More On the Go! Touch-Screen Travel Stations

4) Windermere Real Estate and Inrix Partner to Help Home Buyers Find Properties with the Actual Drive Times

5) Air Berlin Clinches Inaugural Atlantic Award 2013 for Navigational Excellence

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Information – Surface Transportation System Automation – Research and Innovative Technology Administration

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6f5183f951d8cb19930fc049cae8ed3c&tab=core&_cview=0

 

 

Upcoming Events

Information Session on TMC and TPEG Technology – March 19 – Kirkland, Washington

http://www.tisa.org/assets/Uploads/Public/EO13002-Invitation-Seattle-Open-Session-v3.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1988 **25^th anniversary** The Seikan Tunnel, the longest and deepest undersea rail tunnel in the world, opened between Hokkaido and Honshu in Japan.

http://web.archive.org/web/20060503142919/http://www.pref.aomori.jp/newline/shinkan/shinkan/newline-e/sin-e08.html

 

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