Monday, September 24, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 24, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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1) Galileo Satellite Navigation Network Hit by Another Delay
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEsw_rcUouR0N2MBicHO1eTr-Rlw

2) Big Bro’s Coming to Massachusetts Transport Hubs
Security plan ups cameras.
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033650

3) Cyprus Traffic Enforcement Cameras to Come Down
Link to story in the Cyprus Mail:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34816&cat_id=1

4) Ad Plan for Golden Gate Bridge Met with DemurReport says sponsorship could generate as much as $4 million annually, but the public has not shown interest.
Link to MediaNews story:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_6983254?nclick_check=1

5) Navigating the Harbor
Marine Exchange of Southern California works to prevent ship collisions.
Link to story and video in the Press-Telegram:
http://origin.presstelegram.com/business/ci_6979542

6) Satellite-Based System to Help Indian Fishermen in Distress
Link to story in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/24/stories/2007092450180202.htm

7) Synchronized Signals No Match for 'Oversaturation'
Coordination can't effectively combat 'oversaturation'
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-gettingaround24sep24,1,2075592.column (may require free registration)

8) ‘Open Road Tolling’ Could Spell End to Toll Booths
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033576

9) Trust, Skills Crucial to Sharing Information in Emergencies, Report States
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article103844-09-24-07-Web
Link to report from the Center for Technology in Government:
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/reports/exploring_regional

10) Wrap and Roll
Advertisers find new vehicles for mobile messages.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Business Journal:
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/article.asp?aID=83206904.35642202.1529918.8048915.7985635.782&aID2=117677

11) Mapping Out a Niche
By combining maps and computer databases, Roger Tomlinson founded the field known best by its acronym GIS.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/259471

12) Smart Car, Smart Driver?
The iCar quiz is designed to inform drivers how new technologies can make their car safer, cleaner and smarter.
Link to quiz from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/intelligentcar/quiz/index_en.htm

13) Smart Parking Management to Boost Transit, Ease Congestion: Oakland, California Field Test Shows Promise
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8131


News Releases

1) Delaware DOT Scores High Marks in National Transportation Survey on Crash Investigations and Reconstruction
http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=2792

2) US, India to Cooperate on Urban Transportation
http://www.indiaprwire.com/businessnews/20070924/24636.htm


Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar – October 17 – Urban Congestion and Freight
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=377


Today in Transportation History
1948 – The Honda Technical Research Institute becomes the Honda Motor Company.
http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/doyouremember/index.html

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