Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Google Mashup Helps You Avoid Traffic Backups
The search engine giant debuts a new add-on to its Google Maps application for a handful of metro areas.
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700147
Link to Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/

2) Further Testing Delays UK Rail Communication System Arrival Time
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2184433/further-testing-delays-rail

3) Satellite Toll-Paying System Demonstrated in Hungary
Link to story in The Budapest Sun:
http://www.budapestsun.com/cikk.php?id=25882

4) Czech Toll System to be 80% Satellite
Link to story in the Prague Daily Monitor:
http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/33/czech_business/2156/

5) Land Transport New Zealand Criticized for Road Signs Policy
Agency criticized over restrictions on the use of Maori words on traffic signs.
Link to New Zealand Press Association story:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3977449a11.html

6) Insurer Will Offer Free Cameras to Let Parents’ See Teens Bad Driving Habits
Link to story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=571405

7) “Black Boxes” to be Added to BC Ferries
Link to Canadian Press story:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070228.BCBRIEFS28-1/TPStory/National

8) Ads on Board
Advertisers look to heavens to get messages off the ground.
Link to story in the Rocky Mountain News:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/airlines/article/0,2777,DRMN_23912_5380754,00.html

9) Automakers Push Technology in New Models
Link to story on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7BF76AF20D%2DC61A%2D48A0%2DB68B%2D9FC4A5507064%7D&dist=rss

10) Caltrans Braced for Disaster
Agency has contingency plans ready if major bridge is damaged.
Link to story in the Record Searchlight:
http://www.redding.com/news/2007/feb/28/caltrans-braced-for-disaster/

11) Site to Offer Truly Local Weather Maps
Link to AP story:
http://www.physorg.com/news91887678.html
Link to interactive weather map from The Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/map/interactive/07016?from=36hour_map_large&zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar

12) Systems Engineering for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/seitsguide/index.htm


News Releases

1) Research Analysis: Driver Assistance Technologies Coming Despite Driver Apathy
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?ID=90577&lk=dm

2) TrafficCast International Dynaflow Traffic Models Validated for Real-Time Speed and Flow Data
http://www.trafficcast.com/news_07.02.28.htm

3) Tele Atlas Commissions J.D. Power and Associates to Conduct Digital Map Accuracy Study
http://www.teleatlas.com/Pub/Press/Press_releases/TA_CT012803

4) Orange County, Florida Partnership Nets Big Exposure for 511
http://www.itsa.org/industry_member_news_content/c219_d1142/News/Industry_amp_Member_News.html


Upcoming Events
ITS Midwest 2007 Annual Meeting – March 21-22 – Chicago
http://www.itsmidwest.org/events/2007/itsmw07.html


Today in Transportation History
1827 **180th anniversary** - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is chartered.
http://www.borail.org/

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