Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Transportation Security Administration to Test ID-Only Check of Pilots
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-05-19-pilots_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

2) Controlling Air Traffic's Future: Can Ambitions for Shifting to Satellite-Based ATC be Realized?
Link to story on ATWOnline:
http://www.atwonline.com/channels/indepth/index.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) New Technology Guides First Responders
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2008-05-19-emergencygps_N.htm

MARITIME

4) Port of Houston Seeks Flexibility in Security Funding
Officials tell congressman they want changes in federal grant program so they can replace worn-out technology quickly to help protect key areas.
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5790991.html
Link to news release from the Port of Houston Authority:
http://www.irconnect.com/poha/pages/news_releases.html?d=143096

OTHER

5) North Carolina DOT Paid for Free Advice
Link to story and video report on WRAL-TV:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2908923/

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) North Carolina Officials Urge Motorists to Move Over
Link to story and video report on News 14 Carolina:
http://news14.com/content/top_stories/595869/officials-urge-motorists-to-move-over/Default.aspx
Link to additional information from Families for Roadside Safety: http://www.f-o-r-s.com/home/project/

TRANSIT

7) AVL Systems for Bus Transit: Update
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9051

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Inrix Sees the Future of Traffic Prediction
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9947788-7.html
Link to news release from Inrix:
http://www.inrix.com/pressrelease.asp?ID=54

9) ‘SmartWay’ System Will Give Interstate Traffic Warning in Memphis Area
Link to story in The Commercial Appeal:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/may/20/fast-lane-about-to-get-a-bit-smoother/

VEHICLES

10) Gearing Up for the .car Era
Link to story on Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/gearing-up-for.html


News Releases
1) RFID to Become a $9.7 Billion Industry within Five Years
2) Wind River and Intel to Drive an Open Source Platform for Automotive Industry
3) Wind River Announces Disruptive Infotainment Platform for Automotive Industry
4) Inrix Announces Total Fusion Traffic
5) Inrix Announces World’s First ‘Third Generation’ Routing Engine
6) Navteq Launches Enhanced Traffic Patterns
7) Navteq and MapQuest Expand Business Arrangement


Upcoming Events
2008 Special Summit on Open Road Tolling – July 13-15 – Plano, Texas
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2885


Today in Transportation History
1498 **510th anniversary** - Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gamma, arrived in Calicut, India.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1497degama.html

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