Friday, July 4, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) GPS Might Help Monitor Fuel Usage
Link to story in The Oklahoman:
http://newsok.com/gps-might-help-monitor-fuel-usage/article/3265877/?tm=1215142583

OTHER

2) University of Virginia Traffic Operations Class has Students Create Podcasts on Sustainable Transportation
Link to story from U.Va. Engineer:
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5625

3) Texas Transportation Researcher Online
- Innovation Through Research
- Integrating Advanced Technology
- The Sound of Safety - When Hearing is Seeing
- Managed Lanes Research Shows Broad Reach
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=44&issue=1&article=0

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) ESC Symposium Calls for Commitment in Promoting Safety Technologies
Link to story from ERTICO-ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/esc_symposium_calls_for_commitment_in_promoting_safety_technologies.htm

TELEMATICS

5) India to Track Fast Growth in Telematics
Link to story on Sify:
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14708623

6) Trick Out Your Fleet with Fuel Consumption Monitors from Networkcar
Link to column on ZDNet:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1187


News Releases
1) New Agreement to Accelerate Deployment of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS)


Upcoming Events
IBTTA 76th Annual Meeting & Exhibition – September 20-24 – Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2886


Friday Bonus
Many TV stations are combining news, traffic and weather together but this station’s approach is unique.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UoME0qdmOS0


Today in Transportation History
1837 – Construction began on the Grand Junction Railway in England.
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/railways/GJR.htm

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