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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