Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) EU Approves Passenger Data Deal
Link to story in Aviation Daily:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aviationdaily&id=news/EUAP07247.xml&headline=EU%20Approves%20PNR%20Deal;%20Formal%20Letters%20Next

2) Senator Pans Federal Contract for Traffic Information Site
Link to story in National Journal’s Technology Daily:
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37550&dcn=todaysnews
Link to agreements between transportation agencies and Traffic.com via Jerry Werner:
http://www.itsonline.com/ttid/ttid_agreement_table.html

3) Brazil Urged to Seek Foreign Help to Fix Aviation System
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-07-23-brazil-aviation_N.htm

4) US Transportation Security Administration Screened Comair Crash Documents for Sensitive Data
Link to AP story:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/17532017.htm

5) Oregon to Use Face Recognition Software for Driver’s Licenses
Link to AP story:
http://www.theolympian.com/377/story/170143.html

6) End of Flight Delays? FAA's GPS Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock
Link to story in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4219569.html?page=1

7) TomTom to Buy Tele Altas – Shock Waves Surge through Navigation Market
Link to story in Telematics Journal:
http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/topstories/2081.html

8) Germans Hack at Forest of Signs Distracting Drivers
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118521616798775228.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

9) Lack of English Blamed for Train-Truck Wreck in North Carolina
Link to story in Land Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/Jul07/072307/072307-03.htm

10) New Emergency Operations Center Said to be Unique in Florida
Building will also house traffic management center for Manatee County area.
Link to story in the Bradenton Herald:
http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/104915.html

11) Vibrating Rings Guide City Tourists
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6905286.stm


News Releases

1) Cellular is Strangling Telematics Deployment - A New White Paper from EZURiO
http://www.ezurio.com/news/24072007/

2) OnStar's Telematics-Based Insurance Will Set Industry Trends
http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=509942&ref=g_sitelink


Upcoming Events
Web Seminar: Talking Freight - Virtual Weigh Stations – August 15
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=10710


Today in Transportation History
1915 – The steamer Eastland rolls over in the Chicago River. Over 800 people headed to a picnic drowned in the disaster.
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/sseastland.html

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