Friday, June 29, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 29, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Smart Cars Communicate with Road
Link to story in the Bradenton Herald:
http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/86036.html

2) Weather Disrupts Flights, Airlines Demand Systems Upgrade
Link to story in Modern Agent:
http://www.modernagent.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=27159

3) ‘Drive Speed Limit Day’ Catches on Throughout California
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6258960

4) Does ‘Google Earth’ Help Terrorists?
Link to story and video report on WABC-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5430695
Link to news release from New York State Comptroller:
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/june07/062807.htm

5) Oakland Port Uses GPS to Track Cargo Trucks
Link to story on KCBS Radio:
http://www.kcbs.com/pages/628171.php?contentType=4&contentId=648666

6) Eurocontrol Pushes Air Traffic Control Surveillance by Multilateration
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/06/28/215276/eurocontrol-pushes-surveillance-by-multilateration.html

7) In-Dash GPS: Overprices and Overrated
Link to column in Conde Nast Traveler:
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/perrinpost/2007/06/incar_nav_syste.html

8) Reports of SUPREME (SUmmary and publication of best Practices in Road safety in the Eu MEmber States) Project Now Available Online
Link to reports from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/publications/projectfiles/supreme_en.htm

9) Audible Signals for Pedestrian Safety in LRT Environments
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7846 (report)
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7847 (appendixes)

10) ITS Lessons Learned - Managed Lanes Project: Traveler Information and Decision-Making for Managed Lanes (2005)Link to report from US DOT:
http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&0249FDF9B68300C2852572BF0067FA5F^Home


News Releases

1) Pseudo-Satellites Allow Accurate Navigation in Helsinki Harbor
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPKL9OY2F_index_0.html

2) Cooperation Agreement for Satellite Navigation in Africa
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOOA9OY2F_Improving_0.html


Upcoming Events
17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT17) – July 23-25 - London
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/isttt17/


Friday Bonus
US DOT initiates new low-cost traffic congestion solution.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/tired_of_traffic_a_new_dot_report


Today in Transportation History
1995 – The Russian space station Mir and the US space shuttle Atlantis, docked to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/mission-sts-71.html

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