Thursday, May 29, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Continental’s Pilot Program: Electronic Boarding Pass
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1212035842201940.xml&coll=1

2) In-flight Entertainment in Your Hands
Link to CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/28/db.ipodplanes/index.html

3) Emerging Use of Wireless Ground Support Equipment
Link to story in Airport Business:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Emerging-Use-of-Wireless-GSE/1$19783

MARITIME

4) Port Worker ID Program Could Face More Delays
Workers are not getting help when they apply.
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIamqyZEQR62GMgBUJInyZALOKKwD90UTREG0

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Data Management System Helps Texas DOT Analyze Traffic Accidents
Link to story in Texas Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/tt/articles/298858

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) ‘Secret Weapon’ Will Monitor I-5 Traffic
Wireless cameras will allow Sacramento area officials to monitor traffic, adjust signals.
Link to story and video reports on KCRA-TV:
http://www.kcra.com/survive/16419102/detail.html


News Releases
1) Microsoft Virtual Earth Platform Selected by Leading State and Regional Agencies in the US – Texas and Ohio DOTs Use to Provide Traffic Information
2) Ecall Provider ATX Group Among Organizations Uniting to Improve European Emergency Response
3) Court Dismisses TransCore Lawsuit Against ETC Corporation


Job Posting
- Manager of Toll System Development – MTA Bridges and Tunnels – New York City
http://www.mta.info/bandt/employ/jobp741.htm


Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar: Freight Planning - Impacts on Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions – June 18
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=430


Today in Transportation History
1955 **55th anniversary** - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/Concepts/Imaging_Everest/-75.html

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