Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

CARTOGRAPHY

1) Shared GIS Helps Texas Cities Create Rich Online Maps
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/260240?topic=117676

MARITIME

2) Japan Defense Ministry Held Back Info on Ship Collision
Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080227TDY01302.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Electronic Citations Help Law Enforcement Reduce Traffic-Ticket Errors
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/260243

TRANSIT

4) Transit Core Suite of Technologies Fact Sheets Now Available from the FTA
Link to fact sheets from the Federal Transit Administration:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/factsheets/factsheets.asp

5) New York MTA Text Message Service Will Alert Riders to Disruptions
Will send messages for up to one million riders.
Link to story in amNew York:
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-textalerts0226,0,7042273.story

VEHICLES

6) HD Radio: Going Digital on the Cheap
Link to story in the Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/blog/?p=797 (scroll down)

7) Office on Wheels
More fleets are likely to adopt mobile communications tools as hardware, software and airtime costs decrease, experts say.
Link to story in Light & Medium Truck:
http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=63


News Releases
1) New Cameras Available for All Four Washington State Border Crossings


Solicitation
- Request for Proposal – Smart Transportation and Land Use Planning – Montana Department of Transportation
ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/bids/308603rfp.pdf


Upcoming Events
2008 Iowa Aviation Conference – April 23-24 – West Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.iowaairports.org/conference/index.htm


Today in Transportation History
2002 – A fire onboard a train kills 59 Hindu pilgrims in India.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/17/news/india.php

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