[TCN] Friday, October 18, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, October 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) UK Air Traffic Control Service Takes Steps to Prevent 4G Interference with Radar

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a03992bc#/a03992bc/14

 

2) Europe Launches Space-Based ADS-B Bid

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/10/europe-launches-spacebased-adsb-bid/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Meet the Man Behind the New MBTA Map

Link to column in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/blogs/starts-and-stops/2013/10/16/meet-the-man-behind-the-new-mbta-map/Nl1LB1AEkzEin28I1SnVLN/blog.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Automation and Big Data Key Themes at ITS World Congress

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319820

 

MARITIME

 

5) Robotic Vessel Helps in Times of Disaster

Link to article from the University of Hawai'i:

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2013/10/17/robotic-vessel-helps-in-times-of-disaster

 

OTHER

 

6) Digital Billboards Face More Opposition

Link to article on Digital Outsider:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/211625/digital-billboards-face-more-opposition.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Charting a Communications and Signals Course

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/digital.asp?id=pr0913&page=28

 

8) Intelligent Rail Transport System to Enhance Gulf Cooperation Council's $250 Billion Rail Projects

Link to article in the Saudi Gazette:

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131019184000

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Wi-Fi Enabled Cars Pose 'Great Concern' to Safety, Says Researcher

Link to article on Global News:

http://globalnews.ca/news/908876/wi-fi-enabled-cars-pose-great-concern-to-safety-says-researcher/

 

10) Copenhagen Airport Security Director: Good Customer Service Aids Security

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/item/3202-good-customer-service-aids-airport-security

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Calgary Transit Launches Awareness Campaign on Role of Peace Officers

Link to article in Metro:

http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/827416/calgary-transit-reminds-riders-about-the-powers-of-peace-officers/

 

12) Corvallis Transit Unveiling System to Tell Riders When Bus Will Arrive

Link to article in the Corvallis Gazette-Times:

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/corvallis-transit-unveiling-system-which-tells-riders-when-their-bus/article_fbfbca12-36c9-11e3-be54-0019bb2963f4.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Exploring Travelers' Behavior in Response to Dynamic Message Signs Using a Driving Simulator

Link to report from the Maryland State Highway Administration:

http://www.roads.maryland.gov/OPR_Research/MD-13-SP209B4K_Exploring-Travelers-Behavior-in-Response-To-DMS_Report.pdf

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Car Hacking: The Next Global Cybercrime?

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101123279

 

15) Augmented Reality System Makes Cars See-Through

Link to article in NewScientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22029394.600-augmented-reality-system-makes-cars-seethrough.html

 

16) Self-Driving Cars: So Many Reasons, So Many Hurdles

Link to video on CNET:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/self-driving-cars-so-many-reasons-so-many/9742-1_53-50156858.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Boston Logan Airport Goes Digital to Improve Customer Service

2) Redmond, Washington Launches New Interactive Traffic Map

3) New Zealand Deploys BlipTrack Bluetooth Sensors on Major Waikato Highway Project

4) Delaware DMV Launches New Mobile App in Support of The Parent's Supervised Driving Program

5) Rio de Janeiro Launches Pilot for Public Transportation NFC Ticketing with Smartphones

6) Port of New York and New Jersey Debuts Online Rail Services Tool

7) Columbus, Ohio Opens New Traffic Management Center

8) Insurers Say Telematics Devices Overcoming Doubters

9) Luxembourg Test Arena for a Sustainable Public Transport System

10) Gibraltar Government Installs New Signposts Following Reports of Tourists Getting Stranded

11) 'Skip the Trip' with West Virginia DMV's New Online Services

 

 

Friday Bonus

A sail-powered river barge is delivering agricultural products from Lake Champlain to New York City.

http://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: OTISS-Innovative Methods in Expediting TIA Process (Online Traffic Impact Study Software) – October 21

http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_OTISS.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1931 Thomas Edison died in West Orange, New Jersey.

http://www.thomasedison.com/

 

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