[TCN] Thursday, June 12, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, June 12, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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LAST CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

IBTTA Global Summit – October 19-21, 2014 – Prague, Czech Republic

 

Submit your presentation ideas for the 2014 IBTTA Global Summit: Innovations & Technologies for Sustainable Mobility, Environment and Road Safety, which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, October 19-21, 2014. Visit www.IBTTA.org/prague for additional information and to download the submission form.

 

The deadline for submissions is close of business tomorrow, June 13, 2014. It's a quick and easy process – submit your presentation ideas today!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Aviation Tool to Prevent Stall-Related Crashes Grows in Popularity

Link to story on KTUU-TV:

http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/aviation-tool-to-prevent-stallrelated-crashes-grows-in-popularity/26452054

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Tunnel Vision Uses Augmented Reality to Animate NYC Subway Maps

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2014/05/24/tunnel-vision-app/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Lockheed Misses GPS III Deadline, Air Force Shops Future Satellite Contracts

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_25949775/lockheed-misses-gps-iii-deadline-air-force-shops

 

4) Applying GPS Data to Understand Travel Behavior

Link to reports from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170873.aspx (Volume I: Background, Methods, and Tests)

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170874.aspx (Volume II: Guidelines)

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Center for Smart Transport Technology Opens in UK

Link to article in Fleet World:

http://fleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/Jun/Vince-Cable-opens-UK-centre-for-smart-transport-technology/0434014923

 

MARITIME

 

6) Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Oldest in US, Celebrates 250^th Anniversary

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/njs_oldest_lighthouse_burning_bright_at_sandy_hook.html

 

PARKING

 

7) UK Transport Minister Says Using CCTV to Monitor Parking 'Not Acceptable'

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10893507/Transport-minister-vows-to-restore-public-confidence-in-parking-industry.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Carmageddon in Los Angeles: The Sizzle and the Fizzle

Link to article in Access:

http://www.uctc.net/access/44/access44_carmageddon.shtml

 

9) North Carolina DOT Opens Education Office to Engage Youth in Transportation Careers

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/article/North-Carolina-DOT-opens-education-office-to-engage-youth-in-transportation-careers--40631

 

10) Idaho 21's Scenic Byway Now Has a Viewer's Guide

Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/12/3230644/idaho-21s-scenic-byway-now-has.html

 

RAILROADS

 

11) All Aboard Florida's CMO Focuses Marketing Efforts to Address Education, Service Launch Strategies

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article.asp?id=40730

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) Bridge Monitoring System Can Offer Advance Warning of Problems

Link to article in Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2014/june/advancewarning/index.html

 

13) Forget Glow-in-the-Dark Roads – Here's an Interactive Highway

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/220175/forget-glow-in-the-dark-roads-heres-an-interactive-highway/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) Montana Only State Without Statewide Driver Texting Ban

Link to AP article:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/06/12/montana-state-without-statewide-driver-texting-ban/10365081/

 

15) Arab Traffic Chiefs Call for Public Awareness Campaign for Traffic Safety

Link to article from Kuwait News Agency:

http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2382329&language=en

 

16) FHWA Research Could Improve Visibility, Safety for Snowplow Operators

Link to article in Better Roads:

http://www.betterroads.com/fhwa-research-could-improve-visibility-safety-for-snowplow-operators/

 

17) TSA Looks to Cloud Providers for Disaster Recovery

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2014/06/11/tsa-cloud-rfi.aspx

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Embedded Telematics and the Art of Future-Proofing

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/embedded-telematics-and-art-future-proofing

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

19) Seattle Mayor: City Working with State After Massive Traffic Jam

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/Mayor-Seattle-working-with-state-after-massive-traffic-jam-262803531.html

 

20) Delaware DOT Has Emergency Plans in Place for Almost Everything

Link to article in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/06/11/del-emergency-plans-place-almost-everything/10351585/

 

TRANSIT

 

21) Canadian Cities Take Note of TransLink Smartcard Program's Successes, Growing Pains

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/other-cities-take-note-of-smart-card-programs-successes-growing-pains/article19131226/

 

22) Halifax's Metro Transit Mulls Credit Card, Smartphone Payment Options

Link to story on CBC News:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/metro-transit-mulls-credit-card-smartphone-payment-options-1.2671503

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

23) Virginia Beach Finishes Model to Predict Traffic Effects

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/va-beach-finishes-model-predict-traffic-effects

 

24) Putting Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's Traffic Problem in Context

Link to article in The UB Post:

http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=9712

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA: NextGen is Now for General Aviation

2) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport First to Install Airport Passenger Management System from Lockheed Martin

3) Daktronics Responds to ICS-CERT Vanguard Default Credentials Alert

4) American Planning Association Gives National Planning Excellence Award for a Communications Initiative to Access Magazine

5) San Jose, California Implements Intel Technology for a Smarter City

6) Airports Company South Africa Launches Innovative App to Enhance Passenger Experience

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Director of Business Development – Iteris – Location Open

https://rew11.ultipro.com/ITE1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*7752570003DE35C5

 -  Associate VP, Iteris Transportation Systems Northeast Region – Sterling, Virginia

https://rew11.ultipro.com/ITE1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*AFB4455D5CE8ACB7

 -  Associate VP Iteris Transportation Systems MI/Great Lakes Region – Troy, Michigan

https://rew11.ultipro.com/ITE1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*E759D5E901CD2742

 -  VP Corporate Development – Iteris – Santa Ana, California

https://rew11.ultipro.com/ITE1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*2DA3DAC03EC556BB

 -  VP Business Development-Corporate – Iteris – Santa Ana, California

https://rew11.ultipro.com/ITE1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*4ED0C4A02635CF31

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Speakers – 2014 Annual Polis Conference

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/uploads/Modules/PublicDocuments/first-announcement-and-call-for-speakers-2014-v2.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Webinar: Understanding Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Companies and What They Do – June 18

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=926

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1889 **125^th anniversary** The Armagh rail disaster happened in Ireland. The crash caused 80 deaths, many of them children.

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Armagh1889.pdf

 

1979 **35^th anniversary** The Gossamer Albatross became the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel.

http://youtu.be/ketusOFabb4

 

1994 **20^th anniversary** The Boeing 777 made its first flight.

http://youtu.be/8erXQGgr7VE

 

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