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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