[TCN] Wednesday, April 10, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) New Website Launched to Help Passengers Claim Compensation

Link to article on TravelMole:

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=2&m_id=_rnvY!nn&w_id=8852&news_id=2005931

 

2) Avidyne Unveils New Traffic-Alert Technology Being Developed with FAA and MIT

Link to article from AOPA:

http://www.aopa.org/sunnfun/2013/130409avidyne-unveils-new-traffic-alert-technology.html

 

FREIGHT

 

3) Iraqi Ports to Monitor Cargo Truck Traffic

Link to article on Al-Shorfa:

http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/iii/features/2013/04/09/feature-02         

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) South Korea to Beef Up GPS Surveillance System

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/south-korea-to-beef-up-gps-surveillance-system-7000013778/

 

5) Smithsonian to Open Exhibit Focused on Navigation

Link to AP article:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/smithsonian-navigates-history-from-galileo-to-gps/article/feed/2087550

Link to further information: http://goo.gl/a2HsX

 

MARITIME

 

6) US Navy Trying to Keep Up with Fast-Evolving Cyber Threats

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2013/04/10/navy-cyber-war.aspx

 

7) Safe Navigation in the US Arctic

Link to conference proceeding from TRB:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168726.aspx

 

OTHER

 

8) Louisiana House Transportation Committee OKs Bill Allowing Sponsorship on State-Owned Assets

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/house_transportation_committee.html

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

9) Elaborate Drive-By Photo Studio Takes Pedestrians By Surprise

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/04/johnny-tergo-drive-by-portraits/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Using Social Media to Tell the TTI Story

Link to article from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute:

http://tti.tamu.edu/2013/04/01/using-social-media-to-tell-the-tti-story/

 

11) The Deal with Those Traffic Death Highway Signs in Illinois

Link to story on WBEZ Radio:

http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/deal-those-traffic-death-highway-signs-106569

 

12) Secrecy Frustrates Transport Scrutiny in Auckland, New Zealand

Link to commentary on Stuff.co.nz:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/8531293/Secrecy-frustrates-transport-scrutiny

 

ROADWAYS

 

13) New York State, Westchester County to Inspect Neglected Overhead Highway Signs

Signs were not inspected or maintained for years because sides couldn't agree whose job it is.

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20130410/NEWS/304100088/State-county-inspect-neglected-overhead-highway-signs

 

14) Lost Cause in New York

Writer laments difficulty with wayfinding while leaving New York's JFK Airport.

Link to commentary in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324504704578412812842732982.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Does Classical Music at Train Stations Really Deter Crime?

Link to story on WQXR Radio:

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/articles/conducting-business/2013/apr/08/does-classical-music-train-stations-really-deter-crime

 

16) Has British Columbia's Queensborough Bridge Gone Too Far with Billboard?

Link to article in The Providence:

http://www.theprovince.com/bridge+gone/8220560/story.html

 

17) Safety & Security for Road Infrastructure

Link to publication:

http://www.ropl.com/digital/supps/safetysecurityapril/flipviewerxpress.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Telematics May Transform Trucking's View of Trailers

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/telematics-may-transform-trucking-s-view-trailers

 

TRANSIT

 

19) New App in Sydney to Use GPS Technology to Show Train's Location

Link to story on 7News:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/local/16661143/new-train-app-to-use-gps-technology/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) Jaipur, India Traffic Police Log into Facebook for Locals' Feedback

Link to article on Daily Bhaskar:

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-traffic-dept-logs-into-fb-for-locals----feedback-4231100-NOR.html

 

VEHICLES

 

21) Advocates Urge Regulators to Mandate Rear Cameras in New Cars

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130408/AUTO01/304080424

 

22) FLIR Looks to Automobile Market to Reduce Production Costs for Infrared Cameras

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28884?c=perimeter_protection

 

 

News Releases

1) Boingo Announces Global Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement with AT&T for Airports

2) As Distracted Driving Becomes an Increasing Threat on Texas Roadways, TxDOT Ramps Up Public Education

3) Harman Acquires Award-Winning Vehicle Safety Company iOnRoad

4) Freight and Goods Movement Industry Leaders Assemble to Champion 'Every Day is Freight Day'

 

 

Upcoming Events

2013 Freeway and Managed Lane Operations Meeting and Conference – June 23-26 – Atlanta

http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-freeway-managed-lane-operations-meeting-and-conference/event-summary-2a07c39837304bdeb1a79c633770ca59.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1933 **80^th anniversary** Peter Pan Bus Lines was founded.

http://peterpanbus.com/about-peter-pan/company-history/

 

1963 **50^th anniversary** The USS Thresher, a US Navy nuclear submarine, sank in the North Atlantic during a deep-diving test.  All 129 people aboard died.

http://www.submarinehistory.com/Thresher.html

 

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