Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Updates Notam Format for Airport Operators to Meet International Standards
Link to article in AINSafety:
CAMERAS
2) Cities, Iowa DOT Battle Over Proposed Rules Regulating Automated Speed Cameras, Red-Light Devices
Link to article in The Des Moines Register:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Boston School Bus Strike Prompted, in Part, by GPS Tracking
Link to story on WBUR Radio:
http://www.wbur.org/2013/10/08/boston-schools-bus-strike
MARITIME
4) After Sandy Hit, US Coast Guard Communications Got … Better
Link to article in GCN:
http://gcn.com/articles/2013/10/07/gcn-award-coast-guard-trident.aspx
OTHER
5) University of Queensland Begins Fleet Management Data Research
Link to article in CIO Australia:
http://www.cio.com.au/article/528484/university_queensland_begins_fleet_management_data_research_/
ROADWAYS
6) Smartphones, Social Media Blamed for Beijing Traffic Jams
Link to article in the South China Morning Post:
7) Can a Highway Pit Stop be a Spiritual Experience? Germany is Trying to Make It One
Link to story on PRI's The World:
http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-10-08/pit-stop-along-germanys-autobahn-gas-and-spiritual-refreshment
TRANSIT
8) South Australia to Roll Out Real-Time Updates for Public Transport Services
Link to article in The Advertiser:
9) Ventra Rollout: Jammed Phone Lines, Email Confusion
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cta-ventra-card-20131007,0,7687404,full.story
VEHICLES
10) Connected Services: Do They Sell Cars?
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/connected-services-do-they-sell-cars
11) Wisconsin DMV Photographs License Plates to Research Compliance
Link to story on Wisconsin Public Radio:
http://news.wpr.org/post/dmv-photographs-license-plates-research-compliance
News Releases
1) Cubic Completes Bus Hardware Subsystem for Launch of MTA Bus Time in Manhattan
3) Wave Buoy Deployed off Kauai, Hawaii Will Impact Surf Forecasts, Maritime Transit
4) Citizens Assist Aarhus, Denmark in Cutting 20% of Travel Times
5) FDOT to Begin Work on New Intelligent Transportation System in Northwest Florida
6) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Announces Winner of Map Competition
7) bustripping to Add More Europe Destinations Starting in December
8) Digital Payment Technologies' New Mobile App Enables Parking Industry's Mobile Workforce
9) Garmin Announces D2 Pilot Watch, First GPS Watch Designed for Aviators
10) Cloud Computing: Transforming Cities
11) Global Connected Car Market Expected to Reach $131.9 Billion by 2019
Job Posting
- Research Transportation Specialist – FHWA Office of Operations Research and Development – McLean, Virginia (Pre-Announcement)
Upcoming Events
2013 Annual Polis Conference – December 4-5 – Brussels
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/2013conference
Today in Transportation History
1978 **35th anniversary** The current world water speed record of 317.6 mph was set by Ken Warby in Australia.
http://www.warbymotorsport.com/
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