Monday, January 7, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) High-Tech New Terminal for Singapore’s Changi Airport
Link to story in The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2008/01/05/et-changi-news-105.xml
Link to additional information from Changi Airport: http://www.changiairport.com/t3/

2) Dolphins Play with Robotic Seaplane
New unmanned craft can take off and land autonomously in moderate seas.
Link to story from LiveScience:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22509081/
Link to additional information from the University of Michigan:
http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/name/facilities/mhl/projects/flying_fish.html

CAR POOLING

3) Web Site Offers Easy Way to Plan Car Pool
Families enter drivers, where kids need to be and create calendar.
Link to column in The Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/433964.html
Link to Divide the Ride: http://www.dividetheride.com

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Magellan Partners with Google for Local Listings on Connected GPS Device
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7890923?nclick_check=1

5) GLONASS – The Way Ahead
Link to story in Inside GNSS:
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/468

6) MSN Direct: The Future of Connected Personal Navigation Devices in the US?
Link to story in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=573

7) A World at Your Fingertips
A host of Internet links are taking online maps in new directions.
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-id.mapping06jan06,0,3959853.story (may require free registration)

8) Wireless in Vegas
Writer comments on in-car Wi-Fi.
Link to BBC News commentary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/01/wireless_in_vegas.html

MARITIME

9) Tracking Chips May Expose Ports to Attack
Report: US has ignored warnings that radio technology can trigger bombs.
Link to story from the San Antonio Express-News:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5431158.html

10) In Shortage of Maritime Officers, Philippine Seafaring Industry Turns to Image Building
Link to OFW Journalism Consortium story:
http://www.ofwjournalism.net/latestories1.php

ROADWAYS

11) Taking a Heavy Toll
Illinois Tollway aggressively chases accused scofflaws, regardless of cracks in enforcement system.
Link to story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=106951&src=109

SAFETY / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

12) Helping Hands During Time of Disaster
Tennessee DOT works with other agencies during emergencies.
Link to commentary by Tennessee DOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely in The Chattanoogan:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_119557.asp

13) New Tech Could Help Bolster Borders
Critics attack US State Department's decision to use long-range RFID in passport cards.
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151215-1.html

14) In Response to New York MTA’s ‘Say Something’ Ads, a Glimpse of Modern Fears
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/nyregion/07see.html?ex=1357362000&en=786b7b9ca0dc7ad9&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

15) Use Technology to End New Jersey Road Carnage
Link to editorial in the Asbury Park Press:
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/OPINION01/80106012/1029/OPINION

TELEMATICS

16) GM Envisions Driverless Cars on Horizon
Cars that drive and even park themselves may be on market within decade, General Motors says.
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080107/gadget_show_driverless_cars.html?.v=3

17) In-Car Sync System Gets Free 911 Calls
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-01-06-microsoft-sync_N.htm
Link to news release from Ford:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080106/clsu024.html?.v=1

18) Internet Radio/Video Enters Autos
Link to story in This Week in Consumer Electronics:
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6517498.html?nid=3189

19) Q&A with Egil Juliussen Telematics Research Group
Link to interview in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=574

TRANSIT

20) World-Class Transport Facility to be Setup in Mysore
Link to story in The Hindu:
http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/05/stories/2008010560600400.htm

21) Online System Will Let Long Island Rail Road Riders Report Lost Items
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/06Rlirr.html?ref=nyregionspecial2 (may require free registration)

22) Does the MetroCard Need a Makeover?
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/does-the-metrocard-need-a-makeover/ (may require free registration)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

23) Traffic Director Focuses on Street Solutions
An interview with Murfreesboro, Tennessee traffic director Dana Richardson.
Link to story in The Daily News Journal:
http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/NEWS01/801060321/1002
Link to Murfreesboro traffic cameras: http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/traffic/traffic_cams.php

24) West Virginia Department of Transportation Spreading the Word about Travel Safety
Link to story in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph:
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_004203808.html

25) South African Cops Not Amused by Speed-Trap Web Site
Link to story from The Star:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=181&art_id=vn20080105091515384C652995
Link to Speedtraps site: http://www.speedtraps.co.za


News Releases
1) XM to Debut XM NavWeather Featuring Exclusive Threat Matrix Technology for Vehicles at the 2008 NAIAS
2) Two Suburban Atlanta Moms Create Layoverguru.com, a Web Site Dedicated to Helping Travelers Cope with Planned and Unplanned Layovers at Over 100 US Airports
3) Volvo to Offer Subscription-Free Real-Time Traffic from Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network
4) Connexis Supports Development of Next Generation Telematics Protocol (NGTP)
5) SAFESPOT Workshop on Next Generation Car Safety Systems
6) Navteq and Yahoo Expand Relationship Globally – Agreement Provides Access to Navteq Map Data for 72 Counties
7) Avis Introduces Next Generation of Where2 GPS System
8) Pay Less at the Pump with ‘TomTom Fuel Prices Service’
9) Traffic.com and Skyward Mobile Launch Traffic.com2GO


Solicitation
- Call for Abstracts – 2008 Freeway and Tollway Operations Conference
http://www.smartsunguide.com/PDF/2008_Freeway_and_Tollway_Operations_Conference_Call_for_Abstracts.pdf


Upcoming Events
European Conference on Human Centered Design for Intelligent Transport Systems – April 3-4 – Lyon, France
http://www.conference.noehumanist.org/conference_scope.html


Today in Transportation History
1976 – British and Icelandic military ships hit in the Atlantic Ocean. The collision occurred during the Cod War, a fishing dispute between the two nations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/7/newsid_2506000/2506347.stm

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