Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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1) BART May Install TVs on Trains, in Stations
Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6339478

2) Rockwell Collins Tests MultiScan Radar on Global Flights
System uses two beams to better track storms.
Link to story in Aviation Week and Space Technology:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/aw070907p1.xml&headline=Rockwell%20Collins%20Tests%20MultiScan%20Radar%20on%20Global%20Flights&channel=comm

3) Cockpit Techs to Aid Runway Incursion Problem
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/07/09/215421/cockpit-techs-to-aid-runway-incursion-problem.html

4) Rhode Island Beachlovers Steamed after Signs Mislead
Electronic signs mistakenly say beaches were closed.
Link to AP story:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/07/10/misleading_road_signs_steam_ri_beachgoers/

5) Roads of the Future Will be Hot-Wired
Link to story in the Quincy Herald-Whig:
http://www.whig.com/289321446267271.php

6) Mobile Phones Don’t Always Sync with Cars
Link to story on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?ID=91908&lk=dm (free registration required)

7) ITIS Holdings in Deal to Get Radio Bandwidth for Traffic Info Services
Link to Thompson Financial story:
http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=46059229821891

8) TomTom Lets Users Map Their Own Roads
Link to story in PC Pro:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/119300/tomtom-lets-users-map-their-own-roads.html#

9) Mississippi Finalizes Contract to Build Statewide Emergency Communications System
Link to story in The Clarion-Ledger:
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070710/NEWS/707100365/1001

10) Articles from June Issue of Airport Business
- The Future of Credentialing - Security specialist shares what the feds, industry groups are doing
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/The-Future-of-Credentialing/1$12440
- FBO Marketing and the Internet
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/FBO-Marketing-and-the-Internet-/1$12434


News Releases

1) Bermuda Deploys World’s First Countrywide Electronic Vehicle Registration System Using TransCore’s RFID Technology
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/transcore/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20070710006263&ndmHsc=v2*A1136120400000*B1184120381000*C3155806799000*DgroupByDate*J2*N1001919&newsLang=en&beanID=2140296326&viewID=news_view

2) American Airlines Launches Special Web Site for Its China Bid
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070710/latu178.html?.v=3
Link to site: http://www.flytochinaonaa.com/


Upcoming Events
SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Information Day – July 27 – Brussels
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air_portal/sesame/events_en.htm


Today in Transportation History
1985 - The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in the harbor of Auckland, New Zealand by French secret service agents.
http://www.police.govt.nz/operation/wharf/

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