Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, October 31, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Tickets Going Fast for the 15th World Congress on ITS “Night in Times Square”
Join fellow 15th World Congress on ITS participants for a truly special evening on Wednesday, November 19 as the World Congress takes over the ESPN Zone in Times Square. Tickets are selling quickly and there may be limited availability once you get to World Congress in November. Located in the heart of Times Square, the ESPN Zone is a world where sport is king. You’ll enjoy a tasty menu featuring generous portions of expertly prepared American grill food, an arena of interactive games and attractions, and an unparalleled sports viewing experience. Don’t miss this exciting networking opportunity. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased at www.itsworldcongress.org.
AVIATION
1) Officials: EU, US Agree on Air Cargo Screening
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j50X92W5lDhP-j1lxqjitZe0xCfAD94555JG1
2) Airport Security Report Lightweight?
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-10-30-screeners_N.htm
Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-90_Sep08.pdf
3) Maryland Medevac Crash: Controller Not Required to Know Procedure, FAA Says
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103004436.html
Link to preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board:
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20081001X14522&key=1
4) Sydney-Bound Qantas Jet ‘Flying Blind’
Air New Zealand jet guides 747 with malfunctioning weather radar.
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/sydneybound-qantas-jet-flying-blind/2008/10/29/1224956143124.html
CAMERAS
5) Amtrak Signs are Creating False Sense of Security, Some Residents Say
Signs advise parking lot has video surveillance, but resident says cameras don’t work and railroad won’t verify camera status.
Link to story in the Auburn Journal:
http://www.auburnjournal.com/detail/97476.html
OTHER
6) Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update
Link to document from US DOT:
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS//REPTS_TE/14412.htm
RAILROADS
7) End to the Mobile Phone Bores: New ‘Quiet’ Train Carriages to Block Mobile Phone Signals
Link to story in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1080866/End-mobile-phone-bores-New-quiet-train-carriages-block-mobile-phone-signals.html
ROADWAYS
8) Emergency Detour Signs to Help Battle Traffic Jams in Ontario
Link to story and video in The London Free Press:
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/10/31/7260946-sun.html
9) Predicting Traffic Jams
Singapore Land Transport Authority working with IBM to develop algorithm to predict traffic flow.
Link to story from The New Straits Times:
http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20081031-97513.html
Link to further information from IBM:
http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.statistics.innovation.traffic.html
TRANSIT
10) BART Wi-Fi Plan Hits Funding Skid
Link to story in The Examiner:http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/BART_Wi-Fi_plan_hits_funding_skid.html
11) Technology Pioneer Finds Its Gravy Train on Public Transit
Advertisers are hopping aboard high-tech system that lights up the dark places.
Link to story in The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081031.RADHOCRACY31/TPStory/Business
Link to further information from Sidetrack Technologies:
http://www.sidetrack.ca/system.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Finnra Starts Digitraffic Service
Link to story from ERTICO-ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/partner_news_finnra_starts_digitraffic_service.htm
VEHICLES
13) New Jersey Mechanics Seek the Keys to Servicing All Cars
Proposed law, a first in US, would give motorists the ability to obtain the manufacturer’s ‘codes’ necessary to diagnose, service and repair their vehicles.
Link to story in NJBIZ:
http://tinyurl.com/6eosyk
News Releases
1) ITS America Announces Finalists for the 2008 Best of ITS Awards
Upcoming Events
Intertraffic China 2009 – March 18-20 – Shanghai
http://www.china.intertraffic.com/intertrafficchina2009/e
Friday Bonuses
With today being Halloween, I have a couple of items appropriate for the occasion.
The Haunted Tugboat in Port of Milwaukee
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/33551734.html
Batman Surprises Speeders
http://www.wpbf.com/news/17841174/detail.html
Today in Transportation History
1913 **95th anniversary** - The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the US, is dedicated.
http://lincolnhighway.jameslin.name/papers/examiner/1913-10-31.html
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Tickets Going Fast for the 15th World Congress on ITS “Night in Times Square”
Join fellow 15th World Congress on ITS participants for a truly special evening on Wednesday, November 19 as the World Congress takes over the ESPN Zone in Times Square. Tickets are selling quickly and there may be limited availability once you get to World Congress in November. Located in the heart of Times Square, the ESPN Zone is a world where sport is king. You’ll enjoy a tasty menu featuring generous portions of expertly prepared American grill food, an arena of interactive games and attractions, and an unparalleled sports viewing experience. Don’t miss this exciting networking opportunity. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased at www.itsworldcongress.org.
AVIATION
1) FAA Convenes Joint-Effort Runway Safety Council
Link to story on the Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=57ade608-dfa0-4d9c-8b41-4adf6f6b0cb2
2) San Francisco International to Test System that Checks Runway Traffic
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/30/BAKU13QL29.DTL
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) TomTom to Offer Off-Board Navigation in First Half of 2009
Link to story in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=1133&TOKEN_RETURN
MARITIME
4) Post September 11 Seaports Security Program has More Problems
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIamqyZEQR62GMgBUJInyZALOKKwD944EJK80
ROADWAYS
5) New Plan for Closures of I-70 Through Colorado’s Vail Pass
The goal of the plan is to reduce gridlock and better provide information to travelers.
Link to story in the Vail Daily:
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20081029/NEWS/810299914/1068
6) Minneapolis Bridge Collapse a Cache of Lessons Learned
New 800 MHz radios and relationships built during five years of exercises allowed for organized communication instead of chaos.
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/426262
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) FCC 700 MHz ‘D Block’ Public Safety Plan Critically Flawed
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/426176
8) Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Phase 3 Test Report on Advanced Portal Monitors Does Not Fully Disclose the Limitations of the Test Results
Link to US Government Accountability Office report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08979.pdf
TELEMATICS
9) Telematics, Rural Carriers Object to Universal Service Fund Plan
ATX Group predicts location-based emergency communications services delivered to vehicles could be cut off.
Link to story in WirelessWeek:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=163972
Link to news release from ATX Group:
http://www.atxg.com/node/164
TRANSIT
10) Dallas Transit Throws All Men Under the Bus in Male-Bashing Ad Campaign
Link to column in The National Post:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/10/29/barbara-kay-the-dallas-area-rapid-transit-dart-is-complicit-in-throwing-all-men-under-the-bus-in-a-vicious-male-bashing-ad-campaign.aspx
VEHICLES
11) Autonet Car-Based Wi-Fi System was Neat but a Bit Bumpy
Link to column in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-10-29-baig-autonet-review_N.htm
12) Articles from New York Times Special Auto Show Section
- Loading Up on TVs and iPhones
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30after.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
- Your 0-to-60 Time? Just Ask Your iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30phone.html?ref=autospecial2
- Gadgets that Improve Life Behind the Wheel
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30gadget.html?ref=autospecial2
- Warning! Traffic Jam Straight Ahead
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30traffic.html
- Keeping Your Eyes on the Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30distract.html?ref=autospecial2
- When the Roads Talk, Your Car Can Listen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30sense.html?ref=autospecial2
- Music, Menus and Directions, Too
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30GPS.html?ref=autospecial2
News Releases
1) Tennessee DOT Unveils New SmartWay Web Site
2) Nissan Syncs with Goggle Maps for Easy Navigation
3) Horizon Navigation Integrates Clear Channel Total Traffic Network Into Software
4) Government, Business and Civic Leaders Unveil Maryland Highway Safety Foundation at Press Conference
Upcoming Events
10th Annual ITS Heartland Annual Meeting – March 31-April 1 – Topeka, Kansas
http://matc.unl.edu/itsheartland/annualmeeting.php
Today in Transportation History
1973 **35th anniversary** - The Bosporus Bridge opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
http://www.wan-press.org/article3122.html
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Dallas/Fort Worth, Shanghai Airports Sign Marketing Agreement
Airports will share information on subjects such as tourism, cargo, environmental issues, airport security, runway safety and operations.
Link to story in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1003851.html
2) Airports Propose Biometric Framework
Link to story on AviationNews.net:
http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=160806
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Harris Seeks Piece of $1 Billion GPS Job
Link to story in Florida Today:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081029/BUSINESS/810290312/1003/business
4) Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for Turn-by-Turn Directions on the iPhone
Link to blog in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/10/dont_hold_your.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Utah Officials Roll Out Public Education Plan to Encourage Alternative Transportation
Link to story in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_10841523
Link to TravelWise Utah: http://www.travelwise.utah.gov
RAILROADS
6) India’s Central Railway has Its Own Way to Monitor Trains Without GPS
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Rlys_has_its_own_way_to_monitor_trains_without_GPS_/articleshow/3649720.cms
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Ontario Cell Phone Ban Hits iPods
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/526513
8) Emergency Response Official Credentials: Attaining Trust in Credentials Across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster Response and Recovery
Link to story in Smart Card Talk:
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200810-feature?issue=200810
TRANSIT
9) Transit Smart Cards Targeted for 2010 in Ottawa
Link to story in The Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/bustech/story.html?id=2b52119c-df53-4c58-8ed9-2350ebc2d20e
10) Ontario’s London Transit Leading High-Tech Transit Revolution
Link to story in The London Free Press:
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/10/29/7235581-sun.html
11) South Korea Uses Web Technology to Boost Public Transit Use
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/418675
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Mobile TrafficTV Service Upgraded
Link to story in Mobile Entertainment:
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/31825/Mobile-TrafficTV-service-upgraded
VEHICLES
13) Ford Hybrids’ Gauges Sprout Leaves, Highlight Fuel-Efficient Driving
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/environment/2008-10-28-Ford-hybrid-fuel-efficiency_N.htm
Link to news release from Ford:
http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-ford26rsquos-smartgauge-with-29300
News Releases
1) Raytheon Conducts High-Security Maritime Experiment with US Coast Guard Research and Development Center
2) NTSB Adds Restricted Cell Phone Use, EMS Safety to 2009 Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements
Job Postings
- Economists – The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=76871796&AVSDM=10%2F29%2F2008+2%3A53%3A43+PM
Upcoming Events
Third US–Asia Airport Issues Conference and Exposition – December 9-11 – Tamuning, Guam
http://events.aaae.org/sites/081009/
Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - STS-95, carrying astronaut John Glenn, launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-95/OVR22.htm
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
GEWI's TIC Provides Complete Solution for US DOT's
The new TIC3 architecture will be demonstrated at ITS World Congress in New York by GEWI in booth #1025. TIC3 is a complete re-engineering of GEWI's internationally acclaimed TIC software platform. TIC is used in over 70 projects worldwide for many purposes, and in the US, for condition and incident collection and distribution. TIC is a proven commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution and can be used for traffic management centers and 511 services. Contact jim.oneill@gewi.com to discuss your requirements.
AVIATION
1) Germany Rejects Full-Body Scans at Airports
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/24/germany-xray.html
2) InMotion Offers Music in Airports for the Forgetful Traveler
Free travel podcasts and other audio material also available.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/10/music-in-airpor.html
Link to news release from EMI Music:
http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2008/press109.htm
3) Florida Airports Launch New Redesigned Web Sites
Link to story in The News-Press:
http://www.news-press.com/article/20081028/COLUMNISTS14/810280345/1014/business
Link to Southwest Florida International Airport site: http://www.flylcpa.com/
BICYCLES
4) Dots Mark the Spot for Bicyclists to Trigger Traffic Lights
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/525643
CAMERAS
5) Proposal Would Suspend Jefferson Parish Traffic Cameras During Evacuations
Link to story in The Times-Picayune:
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/storms_may_shutter_traffic_cam.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) E-ZPass at Rhode Island Bridge Get Federal Funding Boost
Link to story on WJAR-TV:
http://www.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/e_z_pass_gets_funding_for_bridge_toll/6728/
OTHER
7) iPhone 2.2 Map Add-Ons: Public Transit, Location Sharing, Street Views
Link to story on TG Daily:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39920/145/
8) Transport in Tomorrow’s Wireless World
Link to story on Public Service:
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=10770
ROADWAYS
9) Welsh Language Road Sign ‘Dangerous and Shameful’
Link to story in the Daily Post:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/10/28/welsh-language-road-sign-dangerous-and-shameful-55578-22130152/
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) US Navy Encourages Use of Web 2.0 Tools
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154217-1.html
News Releases
1) Sensys Launches the Fourth Dimension in Traffic Management
2) Harris Touts Continuity of Service for FAA Communications During Hurricane Season
3) Transportation Insight Joins US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
4) Tele Atlas Releases Industry’s First Global Digital Map Database to Use Community-Provided Data to Identify and Validate Changes
5) Networkcar Becomes Networkfleet; Moves to Expanded Headquarters
6) Information Exchange Between Vehicles for More Safety in Road Traffic
7) Cape Town Invests in Traffic Safety
Job Postings
- IP Video Salesperson – TrafficLand – Fairfax, Virginia
http://corporate.trafficland.com/employment.html
Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - An Air China jet was hijacked by its own pilot and flown to Taiwan.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/28/hijack.china.taiwan.02/index.html
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, October 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) US Transportation Security Administration Passenger Screening Plan Needs New IT
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154188-1.html
CAMERAS
2) Regional Officials in Connecticut Delaying Providing Video of I-95 to Emergency Workers
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_10825197
CARTOGRAPHY
3) In Satellite Photo Resolution Race, Who's Winning?
Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth each tout key deals.
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118079&intsrc=hm_list
4) Tele Atlas Relies Upon End-User Communities to Create Mobile GPS Maps
Link to story on TMCnet:
http://fixed-mobile-convergence.tmcnet.com/topics/mobile-communications/articles/43991-tele-atlas-relies-end-user-communities-create-mobile.htm
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) US-European Meeting Reaffirms GPS/Galileo Cooperation
Link to story in Inside GNSS:
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/894
6) Siberian Bridge to be Tracked by 'Russian GPS'
Link to story on Russia Today:
http://www.russiatoday.com/scitech/news/32189
7) Pennsylvania GPS Project Aims to Reduce Billboard Clutter
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_595178.html
OTHER
8) Google Earth Brings Virtual Tourism to iPhone
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10075543-37.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0
9) Secrecy Over $500 Million in Transport Money in Victoria
Link to story in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/secrecy-over-500m-in-transport-money-20081026-5937.html
10) Notice to Next of Kin Faster in Ohio
Link to story in the Akron Beacon Journal:
http://www.ohio.com/news/33321589.html
ROADWAYS
11) New Signage Aids Bicyclists in California City
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/New_road_rules_expand_bike_lanes_in_San_Carlos.html
12) Wyoming Finds a Place for Crash-Site Memorials
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/26roadside.html
13) Speed Trap Warning Site May Have Merit
Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1243904,CST-NWS-ride27b.article
Link to the Speed Trap Exchange: http://www.speedtrap.org
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Twitter the New Tool of Terrorists?
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10075487-83.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
15) US Plans $7.6 Billion Super Storm Tracker
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-23-satellite_N.htm
16) Cellphones Drive Jump in 911 Use
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR2008102502052.html
17) Indonesia Transport Ministry Officials Need Access to Road Accident Data
Link to story in The Jakarta Post:
http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20081027.I04&irec=3
TELEMATICS
18) For iDrive 4.0, BMW Decides to Bring Back a Few Buttons
Link to story from The New York Times:
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081026/ZNYT05/810263000/1042/NEWS?Title=For_iDrive_4_0__BMW_Decides_to_Bring_Back_a_Few_Buttons
TRANSIT
19) Police Deploy Spies on Buses in Uganda
Detectives will watch how buses are driven to check rising number of deadly road accidents.
Link to story in The New Vision:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/656555
VEHICLES
20) Behind the Scenes, Auto Industry Works to Cut Accidents
Link to story on BNET:
http://industry.bnet.com/auto/1000315/behind-the-scenes-auto-industry-works-to-cut-accidents
News Releases
1) TransitTV Adds V-me to Programming Lineup Presents Original Music Content to 11 Million Weekly Viewers
Job Posting
- Construction Project Control Specialist-Scheduler – KMJ Consulting, Inc. – New York, New York
http://kmjinc.com/?pg=22
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Fall Technology Workshop – November 2-4 – Avignon, France
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2888
Today in Transportation History
1904 – The first rapid transit subway line in New York City opened.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1027.html#article
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, October 24, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1) Arizona Department of Public Safety Tweaking Photo-Radar Enforcement
Link to AP story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/263943
2) Wilmington, North Carolina May Get Rid of Red-Light Cameras in Budget MoveLink to story on WECT-TV:
http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=9228987&nav=menu157_2
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) A Sneak Peak at TomTom HD Traffic Control Center
Link to story in GPS Business World:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=1120
MARITIME
4) US Coast Guard Search and Rescue Network Joins Facebook
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154179-1.html
Link to Amver Maritime Relations’ Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Amver_Maritime_Relations/1220194211
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Newest Source of Teen Ire: Webcams in Their Cars
Link to story and video in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102303821.html
Link to additional information from DriveCam: http://www.drivecam.com/
6) New US Law Brings 911 Services Into Internet Age
FCC issues rules implementing 911 requirements for wireless VOIP.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/47432-1.html
Link to report and order from the Federal Communications Commission:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-249A1.pdf
7) New US Government Border-Crossing Identification Cards Easily Cloned, Study Says
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154180-1.html
Link to report from RSA Laboratories:
http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/staff/bios/ajuels/publications/EPC_RFID/Gen2authentication--22Oct08a.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Should Caltrans be Twittering?
Link to column in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/10/should-caltrans.html
9) Municipal Technology Takes Center State During 2008 Democratic National Convention
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/424291
VEHICLES
10) Honda Debuts Pioneering Motorcycle Safety Technology
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=8766
News Releases
1) Consumer Navigation Still Facing Many Challenges on Its Way to Mass Market Adoption
2) Global Traffic Technologies Wins $6.75 Million Jury Verdict in Patent Infringement Suit Against Competitor
Upcoming Events
NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) – April 17-23 – Las Vegas
http://www.nabshow.com/
Friday Bonus
The highway to hell?
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iamAyqb-XfLiVtmiQbKh-fypDL8gD93GITDG1
Today in Transportation History
2003 **5th anniversary** - Concorde made its last commercial flight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/24/newsid_3701000/3701490.stm
Saturday, October 24
1848 **160th anniversary** - The first train to operate in Chicago was run by the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad.
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/6376.html
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 23, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Human Error Stubborn Snag in Airline Safety
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-10-22-insidecrash_N.htm
2) Full Names Required to Fly in 2009
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-10-22-secureflight_N.htm
3) JetBlue Twitters Its New Terminal
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/jetblue-twitters-its-new-terminal/?hp
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Florida Drivers’ Satisfaction with E-Pass Slipping, Poll Finds
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-tolls2308oct23,0,979539.story
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Podcast: Navteq's Mapping Positioning Engine – ‘The Heartbeat in the Car’
Link to podcast from Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2889&trv=1
OTHER
6) Enhanced Drivers’ ID a ‘Privacy Nightmare’ Says Canadian Liberties Watchdog
Link to story in Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=20562&login=i95berniew%40aol%2Ecom&datalogin=%269A6%3BNX%241%0A
TRANSIT
7) Maybe There is Another Train Right Behind this One
New York City Transit to install monitors in subway station showing location of trains.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/nyregion/23maps.html?_r=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Saudi Arabia to Begin Implementing Intelligent Transportation System Next Year
Link to story in the Saudi Gazette:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008102319946
9) Traffic Cameras that Can ‘Hear’ Accidents Part of New Listening Technology
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/3246349/Traffic-cameras-that-can-hear-accidents-part-of-new-listening-technology.html
10) Twitter is a Continuity of Operations Tool, Washington State DOT Discovers
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/423688?topic=117673
VEHICLES
11) View of Safety Technology Must Change Before Use Grows, Fleet Executives Say
Link to story in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=20723
News Releases
1) First 5.9 GHz DSRC VII Network and Toll System Established on New York City Streets and Highways
2) Nissan to Pilot Intelligent Transport System Model
Job Postings
- Operations Research Analyst – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=76315014&AVSDM=10%2F23%2F2008+2%3A38%3A56+PM
Upcoming Events
Polis Conference – November 25-26 – Barcelona
http://www.polis-online.org/index.php?id=359
Today in Transportation History
1983 **25th anniversary** - Truck bombs destroy barracks housing US Marines and French paratroopers in Lebanon. Two hundred ninety-nine troops died.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1023.html#article
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Pilots Report Spike in Laser Incidents at Canadian Airports
Link to CTV story:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081021/laser_incidents_081021/20081021?hub=CTVNewsAt11
2) Clearing the Air for the Space Shuttle
Canadian air-traffic controllers will assist NASA's next launch, but country's space program faces uncertain future.
Link to story in The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081022.NASA22/TPStory/National
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) GPS to be Banned in Russia?
Link to story on Russia-InfoCentre:
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7268/
MARITIME
4) Battelle Develops New Technology for Port Security
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/33770-1.html
RAILROADS
5) Positive Train Control Ran Successfully in Years-Long Burlington Northern Railroad Trial
Link to story in Design News:
http://www.designnews.com/article/48843-Positive_Train_Control_Ran_Successfully_in_Years_Long_Burlington_Northern_Railroad_Trial.php
ROADWAYS
6) Washington State Winter Freeway Closures Cost Freight Industry $75 Million
State department of transportation says it's using study to improve highways, detours and communications.
Link to AP story:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/384262_freeway22.html
Link to news release from Washington State DOT:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2008/10/16_freighteconomicimpactreport.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) US Transportation Security Administration to Expand Paperless Boarding Pass Program
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-10-21-tsa-pda_N.htm
8) EU Lawmakers Criticize Virtual Strip Search
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j6aLeHGjRhPaZHs9gEp6mX05CUggD93V8A3G0
9) Los Angeles Fire Department’s One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
Link to story in the Wired:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_firefight
10) Idaho State University Researchers Aiming to Detect Nuclear Bombs
Link to story in the Times-News:
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/10/22/ap-state-id/d93v34080.txt
TELEMATICS
11) Convergence 2008 Draws Automotive Electronics Giants to Detroit
Link to story in Design News:
http://www.designnews.com/article/48858-Convergence_2008_Draws_Automotive_Electronics_Giants_to_Detroit.php
12) A Spin Around the Convergence Show Floor
Link to story on WWJ Radio:http://www.wwj.com/A-Spin-Around-The-Convergence-Show-Floor/3177198
News Releases
1) US Transportation Security Administration to Assume Watch List Vetting with Secure Flight Program
2) Nav N Go, Clear Channel Radio Speed Development Time for Makers of Personal Navigation Devices
3) Inrix National Traffic Scorecard Special Report Reveals the Impact of Changing Fuel Costs on Traffic and Consumer Driving Habits in 2008
4) Former State IT Executive Joins Citrix State and Local Government Team
5) American Airlines Cargo Division Announces the US Launch of E-Freight
Upcoming Events
EuroFreight 2008 – November 12-13 – Paris
http://www.groupeactis.com/spip.php?rubrique49
Today in Transportation History
1968 **40th anniversary** - Apollo 7 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-7/apollo-7.htm
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Does Your Traffic Management Software offer Traffic Simulation?
GEWI’s new TIC3 can be used to check multiple scenarios and recommend the best alternative based on current real-time conditions. TIC3’s new architecture provides the most flexible, user friendly, easily configurable software platform in the world for Traffic Management and 511 operations. Visit GEWI at ITS World Congress, booth #1025. With TIC3, the only limitation is your imagination. To discuss your requirements, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com
AVIATION
1) FAA Splits Controller Duties, Streamlines Training
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j83o7kR9VgY1ORelvpyBW0mmIcWgD93UE3280
2) Meeting the Airport Customer Service Challenge
Link to story in Business Travel News:
http://www.btnmag.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875464
3) Check Out Your Future Check-In
Link to CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/20/future.airports/
4) American Airlines Sues Yahoo Over Search Terms
Link to AP story:
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/263/story/480162.html
5) Project Runway: Testing How Tarmac Handles Jet-Plane Traffic
Link to story in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-11/st_landinggear
6) Responses to Questions for the Record; September 2008 Hearing on the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status and Issues
US Government Accountability Office provides written responses to Congress.
Link to responses from GAO:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09130r.pdf
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) Service Providers Boost GPS Navigation Data
Link to story in PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/152512/service_providers_boost_gps_navigation_data.html
MARITIME
8) 2010 US Deadline to Scan All Port Cargo Won’t be Met
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-10-20-cargo_N.htm
OTHER
9) Group to Share Patents for Radio Tracking
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=3e8b4065-4b4a-4cb1-8c1b-60675956c6c0
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Australia to Launch Border Control Biometrics
Link to story on ZDNet Australia:
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62047463,00.htm
11) Nassau County, New York Takes Down ‘Wall of Shame’
County says it will post photos and names only of those convicted of DWI.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/nassau/ny-lisham2112086751oct21,0,4751988.story
12) US Transportation Security Administration Administrator Kip Hawley Preps His Final Initiatives
Link to interview in Business Travel News:
http://www.btnmag.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875473
TRANSIT
13) Stuck on the Toronto Transit Commission
Transit lovers satisfy their need to celebrate subway system with trendy homemade decals.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/520895
14) Next Stop: Digital Ads
New York MTA test drives GPS bus screens.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10212008/news/regionalnews/next_stop__digital_ads_134589.htm
15) Honolulu Ending Rail Transit Advertising Campaign
Link to story in The Honolulu Advertiser:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081021/NEWS09/810210334/1001/localnewsfront
16) ‘No God’ Slogans for London’s Buses
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7681914.stm
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) UK Highways Agency Feeds Traffic Data to Google Maps
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2228742/highways-agency-feeds-google
News Releases
1) First and Only Spanish-Language Alternative Transportation News Blog Debuts
2) Free Audio Tours Spotlight Bay Area's Transit-Oriented Developments
3) New Jersey Introduces Personalized Real-Time Traffic Alerts
Upcoming Events
ITS California Annual Meeting – December 8-9 – Sacramento, California
http://www.itscalifornia.org/
Today in Transportation History
1797 – The USS Constitution was launched in Boston Harbor.
http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, October 20, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Tickets Going Fast for the Night in Times Square Event at the ESPN Zone
This may be your last chance to get tickets for the Night in Times Square event at the ESPN Zone. Tickets are selling quickly and there may be limited availability once you get to the World Congress in November. On Wednesday, November 19 at the Night in Times Square event, you will join fellow 15th World Congress participants for a truly special evening that is sure to be a hit! Located in the heart of Times Square, the ESPN zone is a world where sport is king. You’ll enjoy a tasty menu featuring generous portions of expertly prepared American grill food, an arena of interactive games and attractions, and an unparalleled sports viewing experience. Tickets can be purchased when you register for the World Congress. Don’t miss this exciting networking opportunity. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased at www.itsworldcongress.org.
AVIATION
1) Airlines Expect Trouble with Passenger Screening Program
Link to story on NextGov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081017_7773.php?zone=ngtoday
2) French Polynesia’s Five Major Airports to be Renamed After Tahitian Politicians
Link to Tahitipresse story:
http://www.tahitipresse.pf/index.cfm?snav=see&presse=25683&lang=2
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Lawsuit Claims Mapmaking Firm Owns Your Neighborhood
Link to story in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/10/neighborhood
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) New Jersey Electronic Toll Discount for Seniors Discriminates, Some Say
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20081020_N_J__toll_discount_for_seniors_discriminates__some_say.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Putin Tries Satellite Navigation Device on His Dog
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfCMhGHJUJoEzPp-2Dqwoq5m7l_gD93SETT80
6) No Sense of Direction? On the Road to Recognizing What’s Behind It
Link column in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2008-10-19-your-health_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
7) Acura RDX GPS Navigation Linked to Climate Control System
Link to story in Mobile Magazine:
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/354/C16436/
OTHER
8) Baltimore to Test-Drive Gasoline Tax Alternative
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-te.md.roads20oct20,0,5923667.story
9) Overhaul of Disabled Parking System in UK
Link to Press Association story:
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gTOrOH3qMaPSoBzQgCXpTstNmnFA
10) Dubai Roads and Transport Authority Launches New Electronic Services
Link to story in Emirates Business:
http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2008/10/pages/10202008_7ad58273fccf41b8bce77c268e2973dc.aspx
ROADWAYS
11) California Brings Back Music-Making Asphalt
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-10-18-musical-asphault_N.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) British Government Faces Fight from Within for Spy Database
System that would create a central database on every phone call, could tie mobile phone calls to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system of cameras.
Link to story in The Sunday Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4969361.ece
TRANSIT
13) Tampa to Create Transit-Themed Web Site
Link to story in The Tampa Tribune:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/20/na-city-to-create-transit-web-site/
14) More New York City Subway Ads on the Way, from Tunnels to Turnstiles
Link to AP story:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20081017/NEWS05/810170404/1021
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Hawaii Making Plans for Larger, Modernized Emergency Center
Building will also house traffic management center.
Link to story in The Honolulu Advertiser:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081020/NEWS01/810200343/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT
16) Veteran Radio Newsman Keeps Traffic Reports Flowing from Home Studio Despite Cancer Fight
Link to story in the Bristol Herald Courier:
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/veteran_radio_newsman_keeps_info_flowing_from_home_studio_despite_cancer_fi/15236/
VEHICLES
17) Congestion Fee Referendum Question Drafted for Greater Manchester Area
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7678908.stm
18) Pushing Fleet Emissions Towards Vanishing Point
Technology, such as telematics, can reduce pollution.
Link to story in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbc19ed0-888e-11dd-a179-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1 (free registration required)
News Releases
1) Real Pilots and 'Virtual Flyers' Go Head-to-Head
2) FHWA Names Excellence in Highway Design 2008 Award Winners
3) San Francisco Will Receive $87 Million for Easier Parking, Bay Area Ferry Service, and Rehabilitation of Doyle Drive
Upcoming Events
Government Video Technology Expo – December 2-4 – Washington, DC
http://www.gvexpo.com/
Today in Transportation History
1910 – The RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was launched at a Belfast shipyard.
http://www.maritimequest.com/liners/olympic_page_1.htm
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