[TCN] Monday, December 16, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, December 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airports Are Most Frequently Checked Into US Places on Foursquare

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2013/12/13/airports-are-the-most-frequently-checked-into-u-s-places-on-foursquare/

 

2) Northrop Grumman Reinvents Satellite Communications for Aircraft

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/12/northrop-grumman-reinvents-satcomms/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) French GPS Service Coyote to Take Waze to Court Over 'Unfair Competition'

Link to blog on Rude Baguette:

http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/12/16/french-gps-service-coyote-to-take-waze-to-court-over-unfair-competition/

Link to article in Les Echos: http://goo.gl/OMHjy9 (in French)

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ITS Institute Sensor – Fall 2013

Link to newsletter from the University of Minnesota:

http://goo.gl/rQGQm4

 

MARITIME

 

5) The Shipping Forecast: From Britain's Seas Into Its Soul

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered

http://www.npr.org/2013/12/16/249722733/the-shipping-forecast-from-britains-seas-into-its-soul

Link to the Shipping Forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qfvv

 

OTHER

 

6) Audit: West Virginia DMV Needs More Online Services

Link to AP article:

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201312140027

 

7) E-Transactions and SMS to Be Introduced in Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department

Link to article on Greater Kashmir:

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Dec/14/e-transaction-to-be-introduced-in-transport-department-soon-17.asp

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Louisiana State University Studies Cellphone Use While Driving

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://theadvocate.com/home/7775093-125/lsu-finds-texting-while-driving

 

TRANSIT

 

9) An App to Cut Short the Long Wait at the Bus Stop in Bangalore

Link to article in The New Indian Express:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/An-App-to-Cut-Short-the-Long-Wait-at-the-Bus-Stop/2013/12/16/article1947987.ece

 

10) Reaching Riders: New Jersey Transit Hopes to Extend South Jersey Rail Use

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/reaching-for-riders---nj-transit-hopes-to-extend/article_d03967e5-cc73-5004-a3a7-b9d5405bbce7.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) South Florida Traffic May Soon Be Run By a Wireless Command Center that Communicates with Cars

Link to article from the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/south-florida-traffic_n_4447283.html

 

12) Real-Time Traffic Updates Planned in Davao, Philippines

Link to article on Minda News:

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/12/16/real-time-traffic-update-planned-in-davao/

 

13) Moscow and Mumbai Seek 'Magical Formula' to Tackle Traffic Jams

Link to article on Russia & India Report:

http://indrus.in/world/2013/12/16/moscow_and_mumbai_seek_magical_formula_to_tackle_traffic_jams_31661.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Intelligent Transport Systems for Auto Industry Tested in Demanding Weather Conditions in Finland

 

 

Upcoming Events

M2M Evolution Conference & Expo – January 28-31 – Miami

http://www.m2mevolution.com/conference/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1773 **240^th anniversary** Protestors boarded ships in Boston Harbor to throw their cargo of tea overboard in what came to be known as the Boston Tea Party.

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/

 

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