[TCN] Thursday, August 1, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, August 1, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Families from Flight 3407 Crash Push US Transportation Secretary for Pilot Database

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130731/CITYANDREGION/130739839/1010

 

2) Airports Turn to Apps to Improve Customer Service

Link to article in Airport Magazine:

http://www.airportmagazine-digital.com/airportmagazine/june_july_2013?pg=21#pg21

 

3) Article on Future Travel Experience

 -  Customer Service Robots Becoming a Reality for Airports and Airlines

http://goo.gl/6Ryy3c

 -  Ryanair CEO Discusses Mobile Services, Social Media and Offering Wi-Fi

http://goo.gl/8143cN

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Next-Gen ITS and Systems Life-Cycle Management

Link to blog on Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2013/07/31/next-gen-its-and-systems-life-cycle-management/

 

MARITIME

 

5) US Coast Guard Further Streamlines Maritime Domain Awareness Data

Link to story on WFED Radio:

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/474/3407166/Coast-Guard-further-streamlines-maritime-domain-awareness-data

 

OTHER

 

6) Cellphone Data Could Help in Developing Moore County, North Carolina Transportation Plan

Link to article in The Pilot:

http://www.thepilot.com/news/article_fefd73be-fa3d-11e2-9c43-0019bb30f31a.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) The Problem with #hastags: @BAFuture's #Imstuck

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/the-problem-with-hashtags-bafutures-imstuck/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Federal Rules Forbid Proper Punctuation on Wichita's Flood-Warning Signs

Link to article in The Wichita Eagle:

http://www.kansas.com/2013/08/01/2919157/federal-rules-forbid-proper-punctuation.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) UK Government in Discussion to Outlaw Google Glass for Drivers

Link to article on Stuff:

http://www.stuff.tv/glass/exclusive-government-outlaw-google-glass-drivers/news

 

10) US DOT Not Eyeing Google Glass – Yet

Link to article on TechHive:

http://www.techhive.com/article/2045683/u-s-department-of-transportation-not-eyeing-google-glass-yet.html

 

11) TSA Expects to Receive 25,000 Completed Customer Satisfaction Surveys from Airline Passengers this Year

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/31308?c=airport_aviation_security

 

TRANSIT

 

12) The COMET Launches Website to Show Rebranding of South Carolina's CMRTA

Link to article in The State:

http://www.thestate.com/2013/07/31/2892890/the-comet-launches-website-to.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169296.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) CNN Airport Network Launches Live Streaming in Miami International Airport

2) Iowa DOT Revamps Website

3) TomTom Acquires Spanish Leader in Fleet Management Solutions, Coordina

4) New Web App and Signage to Help Visitors Find Parking in Seattle's Pioneer Square and Waterfront Neighborhoods

5) Toward Harmonized Aircraft Communication in EU

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Project/Contract Manager for 511 Traffic – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California

http://goo.gl/8wddWz

Project/Contract Manager for 511 Transit – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California

http://goo.gl/QUYLD4

 

 

Upcoming Events

IBTTA Annual Meeting and Exhibition – September 22-25 – Vancouver, British Columbia

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/EventDetailWithVideo.cfm?ItemNumber=6534

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1798 **215^th anniversary** The French and British navies began the Battle of the Nile.

http://www.britishbattles.com/waterloo/battle-nile.htm

 

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