Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Registration for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop Now Open -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1-3, 2008

Centered on the theme Partnership and Performance – Connecting People and Ideas, IBTTA heads to Philly to explore generational factors as they pertain to internal and external communications. Workplace ethics and performance measurement will be explored along with an array of other timely issues surrounding the management of your organization. This workshop is hosted by The Delaware River and Bay Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Registration deadline is May 23, 2008. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) FAA Exerts Greater Control Over Joint Planning and Development Office
JPDO was created to coordinate air traffic control modernization among several government agencies.
Link to story in Aviation Daily:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aviationdaily&id=news/JPDO05128.xml&headline=FAA%20Exerts%20Greater%20Control%20Over%20JPDO

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Yahoo Offers Geographic Data to Web Sites
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9942397-7.html?tag=nefd.top

3) Google Begins Blurring Faces in Street View
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943140-7.html?tag=nefd.lede

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Galileo and GPS Systems to Work Together
Link to story in Techworld:
http://www.techworld.com/mobility/news/index.cfm?newsid=101485

5) UK Sat-Nav Regulations Aim to Keep Lorries Off Country Lanes
Link to story in The Times:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article3926885.ece

MARITIME

6) Canadian Port Workers and Their Spouses Face More Scrutiny than Cabinet Ministers
Link to story in The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080513.SECURITY13/TPStory/National

OTHER

7) Microsoft Offers Space Tours on the Web
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9942586-7.html?tag=nefd.top

8) Anger Over ‘Peeping’ Traffic Camera in Shenzhen, China
Link to story in the China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/13/content_6679877.htm

9) Traffic Cam Company Prospers in Slow Economy
Link to story on KPHO-TV:
http://www.kpho.com/news/16253782/detail.html

10) Missouri House Vote Limits Traffic Cameras
Link to AP story:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/May/20080513News003.asp

RAILROADS

11) Amtrak’s Choice: Wi-Fi or Die
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/05/amtraks_choice_1.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Westchester County, New York ‘Blurs’ Out Terror Targets on Google Maps
Sites such as White Plains train station and county airport are obscured on Google Maps but clearly visible on Yahoo Maps.
Link to story and video report on WCBS-TV:
http://wcbstv.com/technology/google.maps.westchester.2.719388.html

13) Iris Scans, Fingerprints System Updated at Canadian Airports
Link to story in The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080512.wgtbiometrics10/BNStory/Technology/home

14) Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They’re Security Threats
Applicants for Transportation Worker Identification Credential rejected by US Transportation Security Administration.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/washington/13tsa.html?adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1210677735-bHktho4WV18Ba3wMzBRlhA

TELEMATICS

15) UPS’s New Telematics System Cuts Fuel Costs and Makes Drivers More Efficient
Link to story in CIO:
http://www.cio.com/article/355913

TRANSIT

16) Working in Wiki
In the San Francisco Bay Area, wikis go live to tackle a transit problem.
Link to article in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/0805wiki.htm (scroll down about 2/3 of the way for article)
Link to additional information on TransitCamp:
http://barcamp.org/TransitCampBayArea (scroll down)

17) Transport Card for Foreigners Unused in South Korea
Card remains unnoticed by foreign visitors due to the lack of promotional campaigns and distribution channels.
Link to story in The Korea Times:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/05/117_24073.html

18) New York MTA’s Cell-ing Point
Agency offers $25 bonus for answering survey.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05132008/news/regionalnews/mtas_cell_ing_point_110614.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Mississippi DOT Plans Traffic Alert System
Link to story and video report on WAPT-TV:
http://www.wapt.com/news/16246803/detail.html

VEHICLES

20) Internet TV Will Let You be a Couch Potato in Traffic
Link to story on Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/in-car-live-tv.html


News Releases
1) National Transportation Safety Board News Releases, Safety Recommendations Now Available Through RSS Feeds
2) Managing Risk in an Increasingly Hazardous World – New Book Published
3) Laser Atlanta Unveils New wiDAR Remote Vehicle Detection Technology
4) Free-Flowing Traffic with ORINOKO


Job Posting
- ITS Area Manager – Telvent Farradyne – Orlando, Florida
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPath=QHKGCV&ff=21&APath=2.21.0.0.0&job_did=J8B6JX68T55C7V97N5L


Upcoming Events
Transportation Research Forum 50th Anniversary Celebration – May 15 – New York City
http://www.trforum.org/chapters/newyork/anniversary/


Today in Transportation History
1880 – Thomas Edison performed the first test of an electric locomotive in Menlo Park, New Jersey. The experimental line was located only a short distance from today’s electrified Northeast Corridor rail line.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/edison/ed_a01.htm

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