Monday, July 23, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, July 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) FAA Change in Reporting of Plane Incidents Draws Criticism
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4987549.html

2) Pilots See Information Gap
FAA pilot-notification system is often confusing.
Link to story in the Lexington Herald-Leader:
http://www.kentucky.com/169/story/130216.html
NOTAMs Often Hard to Read, Pilots Say
http://www.kentucky.com/169/story/130235.html

3) Local Officials to be Given Access to Connecticut DOT Traffic Cameras
Link to AP story:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/07/20/local_emergency_officials_given_access_to_dot_cameras_on_i_95/

4) Wireless Spectrum for Safety Hits Roadblocks
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/22/AR2007072201023.html

5) Toll Evaders Face High-Tech Nemesis
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-toll0720,0,432183.story

6) Heat-Sensing Cameras Used to Prevent Highway InjuriesLink to story and video report on KING-TV:http://www.king5.com/localnews/north/stories/NW_072007WAB_road_cameras_KS.9526d812.html

7) TomTom Bids for Tele Atlas
Link to AP story:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/23/ap3941541.html
Link to news release from TomTom:
http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&NID=379&Language=1

8) US Coast Guard: Four Options for Loran Future
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/07/23/215633/coast-guard-four-options-for-loran-future.html

9) Google’s View of DC Melds New and Sharp, Old and Fuzzy
Aerial views of Washington include uncensored photos but they are older views and less clear than government-provided photos.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/21/AR2007072101296.html

10) Northwest Airlines Grounds Advertising
Airline is instead focusing on several product initiatives.
Link to story from Finance & Commerce:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=13304


News Releases

1) New Transportation Center Unveiled at Dodger Stadium – Center will provide up-to-date information to baseball fans
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070720&content_id=2098696&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

2) Driving on the Safe Side – Siemens VDO assistance function warns of potential wrong-way driving
http://www.siemensvdo.com/press/releases/chassisandcarbody/2007/SV-200707-003-en.htm

3) Nissan Begins Tests on Preventative Drink-Driving Technology – On-board breathalyzer system to immobilize vehicle
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/070723-01-e.html


Upcoming Events
Transport Science and Technology Congress (TRANSTEC) Prague 2007 – September 13-15 – Prague
http://filip.fd.cvut.cz/transtec/


Today in Transportation History
1877 **130th anniversary** - The Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the first municipally-owned railroad, begins passenger service.
http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/southern.html

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