Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, December 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Names Six Sites for Testing Drones
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/30/drone-test-sites/4248771/
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/vGhD14
2) Maine Aviation Startup Markets Recording Device for Small Airports
Link to article in Mainebiz:
http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20131223/CURRENTEDITION/312199993/1088
Link to additional information on G.A.R.D.: http://goo.gl/iKbq5t
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Ex-Google Engineer Reveals How Google Maps Figures Out Destination Times
Link to article on Business Insider:
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-maps-times-2013-12
4) VisaMapper Shows You Which Countries Require Visas to Visit
Link to article on The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/visamapper_n_4508343.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) New Law All But Bars Russian GPS Sites in US
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/new-law-all-but-bars-russian-gps-sites-in-us.html
6) China's Beidou Satellite Network Aims for 'Centimeters' Accuracy
Link to article on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/cn/chinas-satellite-network-aims-for-centimeters-accuracy-7000024668/
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) Des Algorithmes Pour Lutter Contre Les Embouteillages
Link to article in Atlantico:
http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/algorithmes-pour-lutter-contre-embouteillages-alain-bonnafous-937564.html (in French)
MARITIME
8) Apps to Alert Indian Fishermen About Sri Lanka Maritime Border
Link to article in The Hindu:
ROADWAYS
9) South Australia Government to Review Roadwork Signs
Link to article in The Times:
http://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/1996057/state-labor-government-reviews-roadwork-signs
10) Robot Cop Directs Traffic in Kinshasa, Congo
Link to story on WPEC-TV:
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_12146.shtml
11) Colorado Researcher Designs 'Smart Plow' Technology for Pilot Program
Link to article in the Daily Camera:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
12) Inside Virginia DOT's Operations Center: Responding to Problems on the Roadways
Link to story on WTKR-TV:
http://wtkr.com/2013/12/27/inside-vdots-operations-center-responding-to-problems-on-the-roadways/
13) Washington State Traffic Center Keeps Eyes, Ears on the Road
Link to article in The Columbian:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/dec/30/traffic-center-keeps-eyes-ears-on-the-road/
VEHICLES
14) Michigan Governor OKs Self-Driving Vehicles on State's Roads
Link to article in The Detroit News:
15) Google to Compete with Apple Over Smart Dashboards
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:
16) Online Showrooms and Digital Dealerships Revolutionize Car Buying
Link to article in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d13c6b1e-6e51-11e3-ac2a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2oxDQLRbw
News Releases
1) Michigan DOT Asks Public for Feedback on ITS Technology
2) Blue Water Bridge Now on Twitter @MDOT_BWB
Upcoming Events
Southwestern Rail Conference – January 23-24 – Dallas
http://texasrailadvocates.org/conference/
Today in Transportation History
1853 **160th anniversary** The US and Mexico signed a treaty for the US to pay $15 million for 45,000 square miles of territory. A major reason for the purchase was to obtain territory to build a southern transcontinental railroad.
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/gadsden-purchase
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