Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA to Improve Aircraft Black Boxes
Link to CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/10/black.boxes/

2) Mixed Reviews for Mandatory ADS-B
Link to story in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=businessweekly&id=news/ADSB03108.xml&headline=Mixed%20Reviews%20for%20Mandatory%20ADS-B

OTHER

3) More Digital Ads to be Shown in Seattle Taxis
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/354472_cabads11.html
Link to further information from Seattle Digital Signage: http://www.buytaxiads.com/

4) US Department of Transportation Denies WorldNetDaily Reporter Access to News Conference
Link to story on WorldNetDaily:
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58532

RAILROADS

5) British Rail Operator Points Wi-Fi Way
Link to story in Inflight:
http://www.shephard.co.uk/Inflight/Default.aspx?Action=-1000945703&ID=ce760776-7b1f-4eb3-8fbd-a41a2d33d96e

6) Australian Transport Groups Explore Alert System for Rail Crossings
Link to story in ATN:
http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/index.cfm?storyid=34371&cp=displaystory&type=s

ROADWAYS

7) Wireless Sensors May Help Governments Monitor Health of Aging Infrastructure
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/261440?topic=117693

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Traffic Camera Case in Front of Iowa Supreme Court
Link to AP story:
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/03/11/news/latest_news/1aa28361e4d0e7a086257409006699a1.txt

TELEMATICS

9) Sync to Offer Over-the-Phone Telematics
Link to story in RCR Wireless News:
http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/FREE/248755428/1017

TRANSIT

10) As the Wheel Turns, Ratings Spike for GRTC Transit TV
Link to story in Style:
http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=16508

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) High-Tech Bid to Beat Traffic Jams
UK authorities will use GPS technology to get traffic moving after serious crashes.
Link to story on This is Lancashire:
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2109478.0.hitech_bid_to_beat_traffic_jams.php
Link to news release from the UK Highways Agency:
http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=158588

12) UK Government Invests in New Transport Technology Research
Link to Thompson Financial story:
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/03/10/afx4751288.html
Link to news release from the UK Department for Transport:
http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=358985&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False


News Releases
1) Airbiquity’s VIAaq Technology Used by Ford Sync
2) Sydney Commuters Get In-Bus Wi-Fi Over 3G HSDPA from Hillsbus and Moovera
3) TeleType Releases Commercial Truckers GPS with Hazmat Routing
4) American Airlines Enhances Mobile AA.com Site to Include Even More Customer-Friendly Features
5) Econolite Unveils DCMS.2, the First ‘Rich Internet Application’ for the Traffic Industry


Upcoming Events
7th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference & 21st ICTPA Annual Meeting – May 25-28 – Nanjing, China
http://www.ictpa.org/Conferences/21annual/21thannual.htm


Today in Transportation History
1888 **120th anniversary** - The Blizzard of 1888 began on the East Coast of the US. The storm shutdown virtually all transportation.
http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/1888-blizzard.html

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