Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) FCC Rules on Responder Spectrum
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31132-1.html
Link to news release from the Federal Communications Commission:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-275669A1.pdf

2) US Government Accountability Office Raps E-Passport Use
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31134-1.html
Link to GAO report: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071006.pdf

3) GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=445691

4) American Airlines to Test In-Flight Wi-Fi
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028639&intsrc=news_ts_head
Link to news release from American Airlines:
http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_08/01_connectivity.jhtml

5) High-Tech Answer to Beijing Traffic Jams
Link to story and video report on China Central Television:
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070801/112763.shtml

6) GPS to Predict Caltrain Arrivals
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://origin.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6516808 (may require free registration)

7) New York MTA Puts Elevator and Escalator Outages Online
Link to story in amNew York:
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-mta0801,0,1287447.story?coll=am-local-headlines
Link to site: http://advisory.mtanyct.info/ADAOutage/ADAoutage.html

8) Texas to List Gas Stations Shorting Consumers on Web
Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/080107dntexgaspumps.cc6e62ae.html
Link to list from the Texas Department of Agriculture:
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/vgn/tda/files/1848/stations_out_of_order.html

9) Experts Tackle Traffic Congestion at RAND Forum
Link to story in The LookOut News:
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2007/July-2007/07_31_07_Experts_Tackle_Traffic_Congestion.htm

10) Sydney Central Business District to Get Emergency Loudspeakers
A siren/PA system and a number of variable message signs will be erected by the Roads and Traffic Authority at strategic city locations.
Link to Australian Associated Press story:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Sydney-CBD-to-get-emergency-loudspeakers/2007/08/01/1185647944755.html

11) Automakers Can Learn from Computer Industry’s Mistakes
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/07/automakers_can.html

12) Japanese Automakers Rev Up New Car Operating System
Link to story in PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135348-c,nonwindowsoss/article.html

13) Got a Problem with Mass Highway? Call #321
Link to story in the Somerville Journal:
http://www.townonline.com/somerville/homepage/x1575046920
Link to news release from the Massachusetts Highway Department:
http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/releases/pr073107_hotline&sid=release

14) Motorists May Find Rhode Island Bridge Crossing Easier Some Day
E-ZPass would end use of tokens on Pell-Newport Bridge.
Link to story in The Jamestown Press:
http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2007/0802/Front_Page/003.html

15) Cheeky Signs Aim to Reduce Accidents on Edmonton Avenue
Link to story in the Edmonton Journal:
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=d09603c6-b656-46fe-845a-1b0bafed5098&k=89302

16) Is Transportation Weathering the Storm?
Third National Surface Transportation Weather Symposium maps out future solutions for weather-transportation information challenges.
Link to story from ITS America:
http://www.itsa.org/industry_member_news_content/c219_d1585/News/Industry_amp_Member_News.html

17) Highlights from the ITS America Session on High Performance System Operations
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/highperformance.php


News Releases

1) Improved Virginia 511 Phone System Makes Traffic Info More Accessible
http://virginiadot.org/news/newsrelease.asp?ID=CO-0736

2) AutoTrader Launches One-of-a-Kind New Magazine for 'Green' Automobiles
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-31-2007/0004636060&EDATE

3) C.J. Driscoll Releases Comprehensive Study on US Fleet Operator Interest and Satisfaction with Mobile Resource Management Systems and Services
http://www.cjdriscoll.com/images/2007_Fleet_Survey_PR.pdf

4) Long Island Rail Road Launches ‘Be TrainSmart’ Safety Campaign
http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=070731-LIRR70

5) IFLYPA.COM Helps Pennsylvania Air Travelers - Web Site Promotes Flying Out of Commonwealth Airports
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/pdNews.nsf/772afb60d785515285256bf1004a1be6/47572bcc850067f58525732a0052135e?OpenDocument
Link to site: http://www.iflypa.com/

6) Nissan’s Carwings Offers Total Drive and Travel Services
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/070801-02-e.html

7) Tele Atlas Launches Tele Atlas Connect – Provides digital map coverage for more than 170 countries and territories
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-01-2007/0004636729&EDATE

8) Industry Experts Will Discuss the Future of 'Talking' Cars and the Digital Highway at the 2007 Management Briefing Seminars
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,151230.shtml

9) IBM and Singapore's Land Transport Authority Pilot Innovative Traffic Prediction Tool
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0285029.htm


Upcoming Events
GTC (Government Technology Conference) East 2007 – September 24-27 – Albany, New York
http://www.govtech.com/events/silo.php?id=122172


Today in Transportation History
1997 **10th anniversary** - McDonnell-Douglas becomes part of Boeing.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1997/07/boeing.shtm

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