Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) 911 Centers Struggle to Keep Up with New Technology
Link to story from ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3026710&page=1

2) Anti-Drunken-Driving Efforts Aimed at Latinos
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-10-hispanic-dui_N.htm

3) What’s Wrong With A One-Size Fits All Identity?
Plenty. A private market in identity services is long overdue.
Link to commentary in The American:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/april-0407/what2019s-wrong-with-a-one-size-fits-all-identity

4) Satnav, GPS, LBS: Where are We Going?
Link to story in Mobile Business:
http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2150&Itemid=46

5) Interview with Richard Beaubien, President of ITS Michigan
Link to interview in Spinal Column:
http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-04-11&-token.story=52695.113117&-nothing

6) April Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/ITS/Projects_Deploy/Newsletters/2007/04_2007/04_2007.htm


News Releases

1) FCC Announces Agenda for First Responders Summit
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-272214A1.pdf

2) Iowa DOT Launches New Web Site Featuring Iowa’s Historic Auto Trails
Link to site: http://www.dot.iowa.gov/autotrails/indexauto.htm

3) Texas Governor Praises Progress of Statewide Radio Communications Capabilities
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2007-04-11.1648

4) AIG Auto Insurance Launches GPS-Based Teen Driver Pilot Program
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070409005004&newsLang=en

5) Caltrans Wins Safety Award for ''Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911'' Campaign
http://digital50.com/news/items/BW/2001/07/14/20070411005828/caltrans-wins-safety-award-for-report-drunk-drivers-call-911-campaign.html


Upcoming Events
17th World Conference on Disaster Management – July 8-11 – Toronto
http://www.wcdm.org


Today in Transportation History
1970 – Apollo 13 is launched.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS13/a13.htm

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