Monday, April 7, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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

AVIATION

1) Eurocontrol Reveals Results of Air Traffic Control Mistake Analysis
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/07/222749/eurocontrol-reveals-results-of-atc-mistake-analysis.html

2) Raleigh Durham Airport Puts Customer Care in Writing
Link to story from The News & Observer:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1328392/rdu_puts_customer_care_in_writing/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Yahoo Maps India Go Vernacular
Now available in nine Indian languages.
Link to story in ChannelTimes:
http://www.channeltimes.com/India/News/Yahoo_India_Maps_Go_Vernacular/551-88238-752.html

4) Miami Firm Maps Cities with 360-Degree Photos
Link to story in the Herald-Tribune:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080407/APF/804071375

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) EU Ministers Give Final Go-Ahead to GPS Rival
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL0776056420080407

6) GPS Switch Silences Long Island Rail Road Station Announcements
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lilirr0408,0,442478.story

OTHER

7) US National Reconnaissance Office Cancels Contracts for Proposed Space Radar Project
Link to story from CongressDaily:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080404_4891.php?zone=ngtoday

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Emergency Text Messaging System Rolled Out for Philadelphia Area
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080405_Emergency_system_rolled_out_for_Philadelphia_area.html

TRANSIT

9) Florida’s Tri-Rail Enlists Riders to Lobby for Money
Link to story in the Palm Beach Post:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/04/07/s1b_trirail_0407.html

10) Washington Metro Considering High-Tech Ads
Link to story and video in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/05/AR2008040502122.html (may require free registration)

11) Transit: Marketing, Bus, and Paratransit
Journal articles explore topics such as video transit training for older travelers and predicting bus arrival time on the basis of GPS data.
Link to publication from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8903

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) UK Highways Bosses Criticized
New weather alert system for trucks did not close motorways to high-profile vehicles during high winds.
Link to story on This is Cheshire:
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/display.var.2171327.0.highways_bosses_crticised.php

13) India Mega Cities Set to Have Intelligent Transport Cells
Link to story in the Business Standard:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=8&subLeft=2&chklogin=N&autono=319080&tab=r

14) Traffic Tie-Ups
Can smarter transportation systems ease gridlock?
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/hightech/traffic.html


News Releases
1) US DOT Seeks Business Models for Vehicle-Infrastructure Communications Network
2) Garmin Receives FAA Certification for G1000 Synthetic Vision System
3) TrafficLand Announces National Expansion to Traffic Camera Network Coverage
4) Transport for London’s iBus Wins Innovation Award


Job Postings
- Assistant/Associate Development Engineer – California Center for Innovation Transportation – Berkeley, California
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/sof/619733612.html


Upcoming Events
Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition – June 2-6 – Athens, Greece
http://www.posidonia-events.com/online/content.asp?pid=51&mid=89


Today in Transportation History
1968 **40th anniversary** - British race driver, Jim Clark, was killed during a race at Hockenheim, Germany.
http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/clark_bio.htm

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