Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, April 11, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Budget, Down Overall, Boosts NextGen Funding 7%
Link to article in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_10_2013_p0-567504.xml
2) Texting and Flying: The Rules for Pilots
Link to story on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/travel/texting-flying-rules/
3) Gaelic Signs and a Bilingual Logo Could Be Introduced at Scottish Airports
Link to story on STV:
4) Aireon Patiently Awaits FAA Backing for Navigation Service
Link to article on Space News:
CAMERAS
5) Arizona Governor Signs Bill to Curb Traffic Cameras
Link to article from Capitol Media Services:
http://www.svherald.com/content/news/2013/04/11/351223
6) Laurel, Maryland Police Deploy Speed-Camera Decoys
Link to story on WRC-TV:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Laurel-Police-Deploy-Speed-Camera-Decoys-202428711.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) From DARPA, a Navigation Device that Fits on a Penny and Works When GPS Doesn't
Link to article in Popular Science:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-04/replacement-gps-fits-penny
8) From Hand-Cranked Maps to the Cloud: Charting the History of In-Car Navigation
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/04/history-in-car-navigation/
MARITIME
9) Japan Considers Regional Maritime Surveillance Satellite Constellation
Link to article on Space News:
OTHER
10) Port of Seattle Rolls Out RFID Clean Trucks Program
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/Frq1B
PARKING
11) Technology, Friend or Foe?
Link to article in Parking Today:
http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=609
PEDESTRIANS
12) Countdown Signals Safer for Pedestrians, But Risky for Impatient Drivers
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
13) New Jersey Transit: We're Being More Transparent About Sandy Recovery
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) New Pennsylvania Law Not Yet Putting a Dent in Texting While Driving
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
15) New I-10 Signs in California Aim to Safeguard Workers
Link to article in The Desert Sun:
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130410/NEWS080401/304100023/New-10-signs-aim-safeguard-workers
16) Save Our Lives eMagazine – No. 10
Link to publication:
http://issuu.com/fgm-amor/docs/sol_emagazine_no10/3
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
17) Thailand Launches Voice Recognition App for Traffic Data
Link to article in FutureGov:
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2013/apr/11/thailand-launches-voice-recognition-app-traffic-da/
TRANSIT
18) MBTA Launches Transit Map Design Contest
Link to story on WHDH-TV:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/10010336997615/mbta-launches-transit-map-design-contest/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) AmidRay Technologies Launches Community-Based Traffic Mobile App
Link to article on Kerala IT News:
http://keralaitnews.com/330/amidray-launches-community-based-traffic-mobile-app
20) Online Course on Weather Responsive Traffic Management
Link to further information from FHWA:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=871
21) Road Weather Management Certificate
Link to further information from FHWA:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=870
VEHICLES
22) Self-Driving Cars Aren't Too Far Off
Link to Medill News Service article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/04/10/self-driving-cars/2071607/
News Releases
1) US Navy Oceanographers Win Award for Model that Predicts Likelihood of Pirate Attacks
2) TRW Launches Camera Technology in the US; Makes Further Investments
3) Panasonic Acquires Audio-Streaming Platform Provider Aupeo
4) Transportation Solutions Presented to Guide Seniors Through Driving Retirement
Upcoming Events
National Electronic Tolling Committee Industry Forum – May 22-23 – South Brisbane
https://www.its-australia.com.au/2013/03/netc-2013-registrations/
Today in Transportation History
1898 **115th anniversary** US President William McKinley asked Congress for authority to send troops to Cuba.
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/Spanish_american_war
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