[TCN] Friday, July 26, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, July 26, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) United Joins ANA in Finding Damaged Wire in 787 Beacon

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021478322_anaeltxml.html

 

2) Virus Attack Strikes at Both Istanbul Airports

Link to article in the Hurriyet Daily News:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/virus-attack-strikes-at-both-istanbul-airports.aspx?pageID=238&nID=51449&NewsCatID=341

 

3) FAA Reaches Out to Industry for Fresh Technology Ideas to Prevent Runway Incursions

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/07/faa-runway-incursion.html

 

4) The Airline Website of the Future – A Concept Design

Link to article and video on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/07/26/news/the-airline-website-of-the-future-a-concept-design-video

 

5) Making the Right Connections Via Social Media

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2713-making-the-right-connections

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Wireless Traffic Cameras in Erie, Pennsylvania-Area Not Yet Operational

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130726/NEWS02/307269951/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) GPS Flaw Could Let Terrorists Hijack Ships, Planes

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/07/26/exclusive-gps-flaw-could-let-terrorists-hijack-ships-planes/

 

8) Green Light for European Satellite Navigation

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/07/green-light-for-european-satellite-navigation/

 

9) OnStar, Garmin Try to Keep Pace with Waze, Other Free Navigation Apps

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-25/onstar-garmin-try-to-keep-pace-with-waze-other-free-navigation-apps

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

10) More Traffic Information Signs Coming to Jacksonville, Florida-Area

Link to story on WJCT Radio:

http://news.wjct.org/post/more-traffic-information-signs-coming-first-coast

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

11) Media Coverage of Spanish Train Crash Obscuring Massive Car Deaths

Link to blog from Media Matters for America:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/07/26/media-coverage-of-spanish-train-crash-obscuring/195088

 

12) New York State Opens Up Transportation Data, But Not Crash Locations

Link to Streetsblog New York:

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/07/26/new-dmv-data-release-includes-detailed-crash-info-but-not-locations/

 

RAILROADS

 

13) Maine Tells Railroad to Report Oil Shipments

Link to AP article:

http://www.kjonline.com/news/Maine-tells-railroad-to-report-oil-shipments-.html

 

14) Spanish High-Speed Train Crash Offers Safety-System Lessons

Link to article in Scientific American:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ish-high-speed-train-crash

 

15) Operation Lifesaver Training in Maine Holds More Significance Following Quebec Tragedy

Link to story on WAGM-TV:

http://wagmtv.com/news/operation-lifesaver-training 

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

16) Abu Dhabi Road Safety Campaign Goes Cyber

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/transport/2013/July/transport_July25.xml&section=transport

 

TELEMATICS

 

17) SiriusXM Talking to Carmakers About In-Car Streaming App

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/siriusxm-talking-to-oems-about-in-car-streaming-app/220547

 

TRANSIT

 

18) NetBus is the Waze for Buses in Israel

Link to article on The Times of Israel:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/dude-wheres-my-bus/

 

19) Full-Wrap Bus Ads in Medicine Hat, Alberta Spark Debate: Distraction or Not?

Link to article in the Medicine Hat News:

http://medicinehatnews.com/2013/07/news/local-news/full-wrap-bus-ads-spark-debate-distraction-or-not/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) FCC Tweaks Travelers' Information Station Rules

Link to CommLawBlog:

http://www.commlawblog.com/2013/07/articles/broadcast/fcc-tweaks-travelers-information-station-rules/

Link to FCC's Proposed Rulemaking: http://goo.gl/nx1hiz

 

21) Indian Government Comes Up with First Wireless Traffic Controller

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-comes-up-with-first-wireless-traffic-controller-113072400638_1.html

 

22) Aircraft Deployed to Monitor Traffic Flow, Security in Mecca

Link to article in the Saudi Gazette:

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130726174808

 

VEHICLES

 

23) California Prepares for a Future of Driverless Cars

Link to story on Capital Public Radio:

http://www.capradio.org/7471

 

24) 'Technology Tsunami' the Hot Topic at I-CAR Conference

Link to article in Collision Repair:

http://www.collisionrepairmag.com/news/training/15932-qtechnology-tsunamiq-the-hot-topic-at-i-car-conference

 

 

News Releases

1) The Sunlight Foundation's Comments on the FAA's Proposed Open Data Policy

2) Penton Media to Acquire Aviation Week

3) BASF Launches New Website for Mass Transit Industry

 

Friday Bonus

Engineering beauty from an aerial perspective.

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/07/peter-andrew-aerial-freeways/?viewall=true

 

Solicitation

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Upcoming Events

ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibition – August 4-7 – Boston

http://ite.cvent.com/events/ite-2013-annual-meeting-and-exhibit/event-summary-62fee01c848a4cada7084e7b931f9e8d.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1803 **210^th anniversary** The Surrey Iron Railway opened in Britain.  It may have been the first public railway in the world.

http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/surreyiron.asp

 

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[TCN] Thursday, July 25, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Real-Time Sky Shopping Taxies to the Runway

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/24/travel-airlines-costs-idUSL1N0FT1UK20130724

 

2) Australian Research Will Track Pilots' Eyes in Study of Cockpit Information Overload

Link to article in The Australian:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/research-will-track-pilots-eyes-in-study-of-cockpit-information-overload/story-e6frg95x-1226685126621

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ds2zho

 

3) Gogo Lays Out Which Airports See Greatest Uptake of In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to infographic on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/07/24/news/gogo-lays-out-which-airports-see-the-highest-uptake-of-in-flight-wifi-infographic/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/H7MDIR

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Next-Gen GPS III Testbed Delivered to US Air Force

Link to article in Defense Systems:

http://defensesystems.com/articles/2013/07/24/gps-iii-testbed-air-force-delivery.aspx

 

5) Satellite Positioning-Data Are Vital – But the Signal is Surprisingly Easy to Disrupt

Link to article in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21582288-satellite-positioning-data-are-vitalbut-signal-surprisingly-easy-disrupt-out

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – July 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://sites.ieee.org/itss/files/2013/07/v15n3July2013.pdf

 

MARITIME

 

7) Cruise Ship Crime to Receive More Public Scrutiny

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20130724/NJBIZ/307240105/Cruise-ship-crime-receive-more-public-scrutiny

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Expert Baffled Why Safety System Did Not Slow Down Spanish Train

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10201880/Spain-train-crash-Expert-baffled-why-safety-system-did-not-slow-down-Spanish-train.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Former US Secretary of Transportation Says Companies Must Wake Up to Distracted Driving

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/lahood-says-companies-must-wake-up-to-distracted-driving

 

10) Safety Campaign to Display Number of Traffic Deaths on Michigan Roadways on Electronic Signs

Link to story on WDIV-TV:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/safety-campaign-to-display-number-of-traffic-deaths-on-michigan-roadways-on-electronic-signs/-/1719418/21141012/-/bmb4uh/-/index.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Blurring the Line Between Cars and Consumer Electronics

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/blurring-line-between-cars-and-consumer-electronics

 

TRANSIT

 

12) New York City Subway Stations to Get Wireless Coverage from Sprint

Link to article from Bloomberg:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-24/new-york-subway-stations-to-get-wireless-coverage-from-sprint.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Illinois Congresswoman Pushes Delayed Car Rearview Camera Rule

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/313215-schakowsky-pushes-delayed-car-rearview-camera-rule

 

14) SiriusXM Moves Into Auto Service Departments

Link to article in CEoutlook:

http://www.ceoutlook.com/2013/07/25/siriusxm-moves-into-auto-service-departments/

 

15) Are Mobile Devices Ready to Revolutionize Truck Inspections?

Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/are-mobile-devices-ready-to-revolutionize-truck-inspections/?full-article=true

 

16) Your Car's Contribution to the 'Big Data' Cloud

Link to blog in Motor Trend:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/your-cars-contribution-to-the-big-data-cloud-29837.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Harnessing Innovation for Smart Transport Networks in Europe

2) Open.NY.Gov Expanded with Addition of Over 100 Transportation Datasets

3) Louisiana Highway Safety Officials Inaugurate New Information Program

4) TomTom Traffic Powers Maps App in BlackBerry 10

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems – November 17-20 – Paris

www.asce.org/utsconference

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1898 **115^th anniversary** The US invasion of Puerto Rico began during the Spanish-American War.

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/spanwar9.htm

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 24, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

1) TomTom Data Shows Benefits of Upgraded Gauteng Freeways

Link to article in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/tomtom-data-shows-benefits-of-upgraded-gauteng-freeways-2013-07-24

 

OTHER

 

2) Intersection of Transport Technology and Communication

Link to podcast interview withy Andy Palanisamy on Urbanism Speakeasy:

http://www.urbanismspeakeasy.com/podcast/intersection-of-transport-technology-and-communication-with-andy-palanisamy/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

3) Oklahoma in Minority Without Texting-While-Driving Ban

Link to article from eCapitol:

http://www.kgou.org/post/oklahoma-minority-without-texting-while-driving-ban

 

TELEMATICS

 

4) No Kidding, 2G for E-Call in EU

Link to blog in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319019

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

5) High-Tech Features Aim to Keep Drivers Safe in H-3 Freeway Tunnel in Hawaii

Link to story on KHON-TV:

http://www.khon2.com/2013/07/23/high-tech-features-aim-to-keep-drivers-safe-on-the-h-3-freeway/

 

TRANSIT

 

6) Delhi Transit Bus Info App Launched

Link to article on Tech2:

http://tech2.in.com/news/apps/dimts-launches-delhi-transit-bus-info-app-for-smoother-travel/908738

 

7) Indian Buses Stay Ahead of the Technology Curve

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fd9b3438-dce3-11e2-b52b-00144feab7de.html#axzz2Zzf9LHSu (free registration required)

 

8) Transit Screen Wants to Keep DC Public Transportation Running on Time

Link to blog on InTheCapital:

http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2013/07/23/transit-screen-wants-to-keep-dc-public-transportation-running-on-time/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) UK Highway Agency Begins Testing on New Managed Motorway System

Link to article in the Telegraph & Argus:

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/10566533.Testing_to_begin_on_M62_managed_motorway_system/

 

10) Travel Time on Arterials and Rural Highways: State-of-the-Practice Synthesis on Rural Data Collection Technology

Link to report from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=885

 

11) Travel Time on Arterials and Rural Highways: State-of-the-Practice Synthesis on Arterial Data Collection Technology

Link to report from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=886

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Technology for Cars to Talk to Each Other Urged

Link to AP article:

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021453510_apusschoolbuscrashntsb.html

 

13) Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1GB of Data a Second

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240992/Self_driving_cars_could_create_1GB_of_data_a_second

 

14) Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks -- With Me Behind the Wheel

Link to story and video in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/07/24/hackers-reveal-nasty-new-car-attacks-with-me-behind-the-wheel-video

 

15) Older Drivers and Emerging Vehicle Safety Technologies

Link to blog on The Legal Examiner:

http://www.legalexaminer.com/automobile-accidents/older-drivers-and-emerging-vehicle-safety-technologies/

 

 

News Releases

1) Dubai Roads and Transport Authority Develops Awareness Raising Messages Through Social Media

2) North Carolina DOT Launches 'Watch for Me NC' 2013 Campaign with Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Advertising Campaign and Law Enforcement Training

 

 

Upcoming Events

Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition – October 15-17 – Las Vegas

http://www.digitaldealerconference.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The Bluenose II, a replica of an iconic Canadian schooner, was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

http://bluenose.novascotia.ca/

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, July 23, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) What's Keeping FAA's NextGen Air Traffic Control on the Runway?

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/07/22/faa-next-generation-air-transportation-system.aspx

 

2) US Senator Jeanne Shaheen Tours Nashua, New Hampshire Air Traffic Center to Stress Needs

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130723/NEWS06/130729744

 

3) 'Go Team' from Boston's Logan Airport Goes to Crash Sites to Bring Home Lessons

Link to story on WBZ Radio:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/07/22/all-things-travel-go-team-helps-keep-logan-airport-travelers-safe/

 

4) High-Tech Video Displays Put Denver International at Forefront of Digital Advertising

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00489

 

5) Aboard America's Doomsday Command and Control Plane

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57594992-315/aboard-americas-doomsday-command-and-control-plane/

 

PARKING

 

6) Parking Moves to the Digital Realm, and Your Driveway

Link to blog in the Houston Chronicle:

http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2013/07/parking-follows-food-to-the-digital-realm-and-to-your-driveway/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Show Your Work: Transportation Behind the Scenes

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/show-your-work-transportation-behind-the-scenes/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Arizona DOT to Auction Off Ad Space on Metro Traveler Services Signs

Link to article in the Phoenix Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/07/22/adot-to-auction-off-ad-sapce-on.html?page=all

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Phone is Just the Ticket for Transport in Beijing

Link to article in the China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-07/22/content_16812759.htm

 

10) Riders at Unmanned New York City Subway Station Entrances to Get Remote Assistance

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/unmanned-subways-remote-article-1.1406379#ixzz2Zs41blLq

 

11) Thai Advertisers Move Toward Digital Screens, Transit Displays

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Advertisers-move-towards-digital-screens-transit-d-30210965.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Tolling Industry Announces Major Advancement on Nationwide Interoperability and All Electronic Tolling at Denver Summit

2) SITA Named 'Aviation IT Service Provider of the Year' By African Airlines Association AFRAA

3) JOC Group Launches Port Productivity Database

4) QNX and Windows Embedded Automotive Market Share to Drop to 69% with Open Source Linux/GENIVI Grabbing 20% of Automotive OS Shipments by End of 2018

5) Iteris Selected on Team to Operate Virginia's Transportation Operations Centers

6) App Developers Geeked to Engage with GM

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Qualifications – Consultant to Assess the Feasibility and Develop an Implementation Plan for Consolidation of the Three Fixed Route Bus Services in Greater Portland, Maine Region – Greater Portland Council of Governments

http://www.pactsplan.org/documents/Final%20SMART%20RFQ.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Pennsylvania Annual Workshop and Conference – August 12-13 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

http://www.itspennsylvania.com/Portals/0/2013%20ITSPA%20Annual%20Meeting%20Registration%20Form.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The Rochester 400, a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway, ceased operation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_400

 

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