Thursday, October 18, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, October 18, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) House Passes Rail Safety Bill by Wide Margin
Measure would foster the implementation of positive train control by 2014
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11570

2) Airlines Seek Unified Air Traffic System for Europe
Link to Bloomberg story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aKjeDVqtQOx0&refer=europe

3) US Air Force Launches Improved GPS II Satellite
Link to story in the Air Force Times:
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/10/defense_GPSlaunch_071017air/
Link to news release from the United States Air Force:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123072338

4) US Department of Homeland Security to Issue Plan for US-VISIT Exit Program by January
Piece of the exit program will require airlines to collect biometric data of visitors leaving the country when they check-in at the airport.
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/150554-1.html

5) How Ballparks are Easing Traffic Tie-Ups
Link to story on TheStreet:
http://www.thestreet.com/s/how-ballparks-are-easing-traffic-tie-ups/funds/goodlife/10376804.html

6) TransLink Lets You Plan Vancouver, British Columbia Travel Online
Link to story in The Tri-City News:
http://www.tricitynews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=74&cat=23&id=1084574&more=0
Link to iMove: http://www.i-move.ca

7) Ohio Experiment Will Take Snowplows High-Tech
Link to story in The Columbus Dispatch:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/10/18/GPSplow.ART_ART_10-18-07_B1_8E87B5R.html?sid=101

8) Safety Improves on Montana’s Beartooth Pass as Emergency Phone Installed
Link to story in the Billings Gazette:
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/18/news/state/24-pass.txt

9) Oregon DOT Turns to Oregon State University for Traffic Management System
Link to story in the Portland Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/10/15/daily31.html

10) Navigating with Feedback from Fellow Drivers
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/technology/circuits/18basics.html?ex=1350360000&en=788b2c4937539d23&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

11) Microsoft Joins Free 411 Scene
Weather and traffic reports among options.
Link to story on BetaNews:
http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Joins_Free_411_Scene/1192723055


News Releases

1) Clarkson University Researchers Develop Wireless Bridge Sensors Without Batteries
http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=1884


Upcoming Events
ITS Belgium Congress 2007 – October 24 – Brussels
http://www.telematicscluster.be/ITSBelgiumCongress2007/tabid/161/Default.aspx


Today in Transportation History
1967 **40th anniversary** - Soviet spaceship Venera 4, penetrates Venus’ atmosphere and sends data on gases making up the cloud cover for the first time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/exploration/missiontimeline/venera4.shtml

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