Monday, December 8, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, December 8, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) EU Begins Developing New Air Traffic System
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gPBrgd9UpzY_jk909T7vDRzuStmwD94UJVV81
Link to news release from the European Commission:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1906&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Link to memo from the European Commission:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/772&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

2) Media: Probe of 2006 Brazil Plane Crash Points to Transponder
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJZXD5j6vbSQ5qVmWe24cEe8gdzQD94TB8U81

3) The Power of Enterprise GIS
Link to story in Airport Business:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/The-Power-of-Enterprise-GIS/1$24016

4) In-Flight Psychology: Entertainment and the ‘Illusion of Control’
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2008/12/08/in-flight-psychology-entertainment-and-the-illusion-of-control

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS May Support Speeding Ticket
Link to story in The Press Democrat:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081206/NEWS/812060371/1016/SPORTS0401?Title=GPS_may_support_speeding_ticket

MARITIME

6) A Small Device Could Have Averted Mumbai Attack
Low-cost alarm system on fishing boats could have alerted authorities.
Link to story in The Economic Times:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/A_small_device_could_have_averted_Mumbai_attack/articleshow/3803613.cms

OTHER

7) Presentations from Polis (European Cities and Regions Networking for Innovative Transport Solutions) Conference Online
Link to presentations:
http://www.polis-online.org/index.php?id=359
Link to first edition of NICHES+ newsletter:
http://niches-transport.euregio.net/fileadmin/NICHESplus/newsletters/NICHES__D6.3__newsletter_issue01_1108.pdf

ROADWAYS

8) New Publications from US DOT
- Value Pricing Pilot Program: Lessons Learned
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=485
- Lessons Learned from International Experience in Congestion Pricing
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=486

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Group Sues US Government to Release Info on Phone Use in Traffic Deaths
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/120808dclawsuit.html

10) International Trusted Traveler Program Ramps Up in US
Link to story on SecureIDNews:
http://www.secureidnews.com/2008/12/08/international-trusted-traveler-program-ramps-up

11) Adoption of Multiband Radio Technology Advocated to Improve and Enhance First Responder Communications
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/568823

TRANSIT

12) Scotland Transport Bosses in High-Tech Transit Ticket Study
Link to story in the Evening Express:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/974377

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Spokane Commute Information Available Online
Link to story in The Spokesman-Review:
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=18107
Link to Spokane’s Regional Transportation Management Center: http://www.srtmc.org

14) Makeover for Dutch Weather Channel
Channel being rebranded Weer & Verkeer (weather and traffic) with addition of traffic information.
Link to story in Broadband TV News:
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=11723
Link to Weer & Verkeer site: http://www.weerenverkeer.nl (in Dutch)

VEHICLES

15) US Justice Department Issues RFI for National Vehicle Title System
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/34073-1.html
Link to Request for Information:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0e8a5b3524b91990ce12ef00f9c85da8&tab=core&_cview=0&cck=1&au=&ck=

16) A High-Tech Alert System for Motorcycles
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/automobiles/07HANDLE.html
Link to additional information from Honda:
http://world.honda.com/news/2008/2081022Life-Saving-Motorcycle-Technology/
Link to additional information on the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium:
http://www.car-to-car.org/


News Releases
1 In-Car Green Technologies: Chassis and Telematics Systems Compete with Advanced Engine Technologies to Reduce CO2 Emissions


Upcoming Events
ANDINATRAFFIC 2008 – February 23-24 – Bogotá, Columbia
http://www.andinatraffic.com (in Spanish)


Today in Transportation History
1908 **100th anniversary** - John A. Volpe, the first administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and second US Secretary of Transportation, was born.
http://www.volpe.dot.gov/about/volpe.html

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