Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

GEWI to offer “sneak preview” of next generation TMC software platform at ITS World Congress

GEWI will announce the next phase of functionality for its new TIC3 product generation at the ITS World Congress. TIC is a highly configurable commercial off the shelf software platform for live and historical data processing. TIC offers a new scalable enterprise-class foundation and easily interfaces with existing systems and is a smart choice when considering upgrades to elements of DOT and 511 systems. With TIC, the only limitation…is your imagination. See GEWI at booth #1025 at the ITS World Congress. To discuss your requirements, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com


AVIATION

1) Docking System at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Lets Jets Park Themselves
Link to story in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/arlington_news/story/956731.html

2) Porn Filters on In-Flight Wi-Fi May be Just the Start
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/100608-porn-filters-on-in-flight-wi-fi.html

OTHER

3) Queensland Police Chief Rethinks Squad Car Ads
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://news.smh.com.au/national/qld-police-chief-rethinks-squad-car-ads-20081007-4vdj.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Red Light Camera Deployments Continue Despite Mixed Reactions
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/419876?topic=117680

5) Kyiv, Ukraine Estimates ‘Smart’ Traffic Control System at Hr 286 Million
Link to story in the Kyiv Post:
http://www.kyivpost.com/city/30143

TRANSIT

6) D-Day for RFID-Based Transit Card Systems
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10059605-83.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

7) 12 Resources for Navigating Your Local Mass Transit
Link to story on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2008/10/06/local-mass-transit/

8) iPhone Apps for Public Transport Users is Next Big Thing
Link to story on SiliconRepublic:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11565/comms/iphone-apps-for-public-transport-users-is-next-big-thing

9) Dutch Public Transport Card Way Over Budget
Link to story on DutchNews.nl:
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2008/10/public_transport_card_way_over.php

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Bangalore Traffic Management Will Soon Go High-Tech
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Traffic_management_will_soon_go_hi-tech/articleshow/3567922.cms

11) Traffic Incident Management Plans in Southeast Michigan and Southeastern Wisconsin: Institutional and Technical Challenges to Managing Congestion and Improving Responder Safety
Link to presentations in the Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar Archives:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080911/s080911_tim_intro.asp

12) Digital Radio Makes First Broadcast in Australia
Sentinel Content and Commercial Radio Australia revealed they have successfully begun live demonstration broadcasts of real-time traffic information on digital radio.
Link to story in Smarthouse:
http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Real_Sound/Radio/N3A6C2R7

News Releases
1) Titan Worldwide, Leaders in Transit Advertising, to Create World's Most Ambitious Digital Out-of-Home Offering
2) BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phone – NFC Trial a Success
3) NTSB Acting Chairman Calls on Rail Industry to Employ New Technologies to Improve Safety


Upcoming Events
2nd International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations – June 21-24 – Honolulu, Hawaii
http://2isfo.eng.hawaii.edu/


Today in Transportation History
1958 **50th anniversary** - The US manned space flight program is approved by the NASA administrator.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/mercury/mercury.htm

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