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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