Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Indonesia to Invest $250 Million in Air Traffic Management System
Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/indonesia-to-invest-us/747096.html
2) Google's Futuristic Airport Billboards Are Interactive, Allow You to Download Content
Link to article in Fast Company:
3) Inflight – July/August 2013
Issue has a number of articles about onboard communications.
Link to magazine:
http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/inflightjulyaugust2013/
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) GPS Reveals Hurricane Wind Speed
Link to article in National Geographic:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130717-gps-hurricane-wind-speeds-remote-sensing/
5) States Not Waiting on Congress for GPS Tracking Laws
Link to article in Roll Call:
http://www.rollcall.com/news/states_not_waiting_for_congress_on_gps_tracking_laws-226435-1.html
MARITIME
6) UK Deploys eLoran to Protect Shipping Against GPS Jamming
Link to article on PocketGPSWorld:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/UK-deploys-eLoran-to-protect-shipping-against-GPS-jamming-9545.php
RAILROADS
7) Amtrak Blocked Hypnotist Site, Netflix from Wi-Fi
Link to blog in U.S. News & World Report:
TRANSIT
8) A Novel Transit Rider Satisfaction Metric: Rider Sentiments Measured from Online Social Media Data
Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16.2_ukkusuri.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Electronic Signs Fail to Alert Drivers of Florida Bridge Closure
Link to story on WFTX-TV:
10) A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169243.aspx
VEHICLES
11) UK Government Approves Autonomous Cars on Public Roads Before Year's End
Link to article on Ars Technica:
12) US Driver Safety Group Sues Ford Over Touch-Screen Systems
Link to Reuters article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-driver-safety-group-sues-235510827.html
13) Future Nissans Will Get AT&T Connectivity Thanks to SiriusXM Deal
Link to article on GigaOM:
http://gigaom.com/2013/07/17/future-nissans-will-get-att-connectivity-thanks-to-siriusxm-deal/
Upcoming Events
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Conference – October 1-3 – Amarillo, Texas
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1237327
Today in Transportation History
1938 **75th anniversary** Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan took off from Brooklyn on a flight he said he planned to end in California. Instead, he landed in Ireland.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Wrong_Way_Corrigan.jpg
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