Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) GPS Devices Vulnerable to ‘Spoofing,’ Researchers Say
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/23/spoofing.html

OTHER

2) Google Android Father Says Our Mobile Future is Steeped in Sensors
Link to story in eWeek:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Google-Android-Father-Says-Our-Mobile-Future-is-Steeped-in-Sensors/

3) Industry Experts: RFID Policy Must be Measured
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10049086-38.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

4) September Issue of Florida DOT’s SMART Moves Newsletter Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART_Moves_September_Issue_FINAL.pdf

RAILROADS

5) Oral Statement of Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman on the Status of Positive Train Control Technology
Link to statement from the FRA:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/PubAffairs/09-23-08OralStatementFRAAdministratorPTC_Sen_Boxer_Meeting.pdf

ROADWAYS

6) Gibberish on Gantries Baffles Drivers
Highways chiefs have been left powerless to change gibberish messages stuck on £10million electronic signs across a motorway.
Link to story in The News:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/Gibberish-on-gantries-baffles-drivers.4516772.jp

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Expanded Powers to Search Travelers at US Border Detailed
The US government has quietly recast policies that affect the way information is gathered from US citizens and others crossing the border and what is done with it.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202843.html

8) Deer Radios?
Video and wireless technology should be deployed to lower the highway death toll.
Link to commentary in W2i Wireless Government Report:
http://w2i.com/resource_center/the_w2i_report__weekly_newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_230

9) New from Federal Highway Administration: Highway Infrastructure Security and Emergency Management (HIS/EM) Professional Capacity Building (PCB)
Link to Web site:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/security/emergencymgmt/profcapacitybldg/

TRANSIT

10) Chicago Transit Authority Test Drives Digital Ad Screen on Side of Bus
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-cta-bus-digital-23-sep23,0,2990805.column

11) Google Transit Expands to New York
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/google-tool-gives-new-york-transit-help/?hp

12) Googling a Suburban Transit Plan
Using advanced route-planning software and real-time wireless schedule updates, Yahoo, eBay and especially Google have pioneered “smart bus” services.
Link to guest commentary in the Twin Cities Daily Planet:
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/09/18/googling-suburban-transit-plan.html#

VEHICLES

13) Public Registry for Wrecks in US Back on Track
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/public-registry-for-wrecks-is-back-on-track/?nl=wheels&emc=wheelsa1


News Releases
1) FlightView Releases Newest Visual Displays for Airport Terminals
2) Dubai RTA Launches QHSE Intranet Page to Enhance Communication Between Public Transport Employees


Upcoming Events
Aviation Industry Expo – March 10-12 – Las Vegas
http://aviationindustryexpo.com/as3gse/index.po


Today in Transportation History
1861 – Industrialist Robert Bosch was born in Albeck, Germany.
http://www.bosch.com/content/language2/html/2859.htm

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