Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Train Control SCADA Associate Program Manager

ARINC's Marina del Rey, CA office seeks a highly motivated Train Control SCADA Associate Program Manager to support its Surface Transportation & Security Systems Division. This position will assist with the oversight and management of train control and SCADA system development and implementation projects. Heavy customer interface is required. This position will assist managing day-to-day activities concerning subcontractor and project team's tasks. This position will also be expected to participate in marketing efforts, develop new business, assist with proposal development and generate contractual letters. The goals for the first 6 months to a year are as follows: ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and with customer satisfaction; complete ARINC PM training in accordance with PM system requirements; and ensure all ARINC ISO, CMMI, and TSSEP policies and procedures are implemented on all projects. Additional information, including qualifications and requirements can be found at www.arinc.com/careers/benefits.html. Enter job code 9144BR.


AVIATION

1) Bush Trying Again to Stem Holiday Flight Delays
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hHQfT1QVT7CiYpe9TqLps7tWmNjQD94H7OEG4

2) FAA Taking a Steady Approach to Defining a Safety Management System
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/11/18/318958/a-steady-approach.html

CAMERAS

3) Eye in the Sky Watches Iowa Traffic
'Highway geeks' seeing more with proliferation of camera systems.
Link to story in the Telegraph Herald:
http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=222959

4) Singapore Traffic Cameras to Also Watch for Flooding
Link to story from The Straits Times:
http://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20081118-101358.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) E-ZPass to Mitigate Toll Hike on Ohio Turnpike
Link to story in The Blade:
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081118/NEWS24/811180394/-1/NEWS

OTHER

6) News Coverage of ITS World Congress in New York
Link to story in EETimes:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212100311
Link to story on WCBS-TV:
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/new.car.technology.2.866944.html
Link to story in The Epoch Times:
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/united-states/transportation-javits-center-7312.html
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/17/2008-11-17_the_volkswagon_junior_takes_itself_on_a_.html
Link to blog from Cascadia Prospectus:
http://www.cascadiaprospectus.org/2008/11/caltrans_is_king_nyc_goes_wire.php
Link to story on Newsmax:
http://www.newsmax.com/us/car_safety_devices_fuel/2008/11/17/152119.html

7) Transport TV
Numerous video options offered on aircraft and other modes of transportation.
Link to story on World Screen:
http://www.worldscreen.com/featurescurrent.php?filename=transport1008.htm

ROADWAYS

8) Project Lets Computer Do the Commuting
Telework project established during bridge closure.
Link to story in the Peninsula Daily News:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081117/news/311179991

9) In This Together: Collaboration and Communication During the Marquette Interchange Project
Link to article in TR News:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9678

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Transportation Security Administration’s ‘Behavior Detection’ Leads to Few Arrests
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-11-17-behavior-detection_N.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Kansas DOT Offers New Traveler Information Resources
Link to story in The Capital-Journal:
http://cjonline.com/stories/111808/bre_kdot.shtml

12) Sensors Get Los Angeles Up to Speed
Traffic monitoring system compiles data from thousands of sources to deliver a detailed picture of the area’s highways.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/27_28/47567-1.html

VEHICLES

13) True IBOC Car Penetration by 2010, 2011?
Link to story in Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.16254.html


News Releases
1) Best of ITS Award Winners Announced
2) Navteq Launches Enhanced Traffic Patterns - Historic Traffic Database Improves Travel Time Estimation by an Average of 41 Percent
3) Boingo Acquires Washington State DOT Ferries Division Wi-Fi Network
4) Redflex Traffic Systems Releases Statement Regarding Lawsuit Filed by Local Competitor
5) Predictive Traffic Data Will Bring Much Needed Value to the Navigation Market
6) New ‘Transit is Lifeblood’ Ad Campaign Calls for Renewed Transit Investment for Difficult Times
7) SEPTA to Provide Customer Service Assistance at New Jersey’s Trenton Transit Center to Enhance Service and Communications
8) Telvent Wins Contract to Implement 511 System in Pennsylvania
9) Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Video-Processing Technology Enabling World's First Wraparound View of Vehicles in Real-Time


Upcoming Events
New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Presentation on New 511 System for New York State – November 20 – New York City
http://www.nymtc.org (scroll down)


Today in Transportation History
1883 **125th anniversary** - Railroads in the US and Canada adopted five time zones across North America.

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